By ROXANNE YU<\/p>\n
With the presidential campaign underway, the news media have placed a lot of focus on updating their audiences on the latest polls and debates. It\u2019s no longer a shock to see Donald Trump\u2019s face streamed across headline pages of different news websites. One story, however, has been leading topic for the past few days, catching the attention of the public and overshadowing news about the presidential candidates.<\/p>\n
The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has recently been the talk of the nation. Scalia, the longest serving justice on the court, was found dead in a resort in West Texas.<\/p>\n
It has been confirmed that the 79-year-old Italian-American, died from a heart attack. Scalia\u2019s family and colleagues grieve for his death, but it\u2019s also worth taking a closer look with regards to how the news media presented his passing.<\/p>\n
Hours after the public was informed of Scalia\u2019s death, articles on the vacancy of the late\u00a0 justice\u2019s position were published online. It makes perfect sense to fill an empty seat, but was it so urgent to have the need to look for a replacement almost as soon as the spot was empty?<\/p>\n
I find it insensitive on the news media\u2019s part to have rushed the publication of finding Scalia\u2019s new successor. The least the news media could have done was give Scalia\u2019s family more time to grieve for its loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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