After the fire has passed

Many of us have had family members involved in the recent Victorian bushfires. And the media has played no small part in keeping us all informed. Even google jumped on board by providing a dedicated Victorian Bushfires map.

Online journalism peaks with excitement whenever a tragedy befalls a nation. As the fires unfolded the online chatter increased at almost the same rate as the fires themselves.

It’s all part of informing the public and creating relevant content … and of course remaining popular for the sake of advertising. But at what point is the line drawn when so-called analysis is used to discuss a certain catastrophic event? When is the right moment to start making comments on what could have been done better?

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Published on February 10th, 2009 | Leave a comment