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Interesting. Why would the german media censor the car brand? Arent consumers meant to know which one flopped this badly?
by yrgulation 4y ago
Interesting. Why would the german media censor the car brand? Arent consumers meant to know which one flopped this badly?
- throwaway4good 4y agoI doubt there is any censorship wrt that as you can see in the photo that the electric car involved is obviously a black BMW i3.
- ethanbond 4y agoProbably for the exact reason that your comment substantiates: we have little to no reason at all to suspect the car flopped.
- yunohn 4y agoThat still doesn’t mean the company needs to be censored? The media doesn’t answer to BMW shareholders.
- ethanbond 4y agoMy understanding is that in most of the civilized world (not in the US), the norm for media is not to report defaming information before its veracity has been established. It’s a good thing when media shows some restraint not to make unsubstantiated claims that are impossible to fully retract in the public consciousness. Note: This doesn’t mean media shouldn’t report on anything short of a conviction, but it probably shouldn’t report in a defaming way on something that may not even be reportable news at all (i.e. an ordinary fatal car crash)
- yunohn 4y agoI’m sorry, but you’re blowing this out of proportion. Wanting the media to include the brand of the car involved in the crash (totally normal thing to do), is not equivalent to avoiding names of murder suspects. The brand is a fact, regardless of whether the self driving nature caused the crash.
- kuschku 4y agoThe way facts are framed can make them dangerous nonetheless. Just because something is a fact doesn’t mean reporting it is harmless.
- yrgulation 4y ago> The media doesn’t answer to BMW shareholders. Oh but it does. Corruption is alive and well and often so are the laws to facilitate it.
- Markoff 4y agoWhy would German media living of BMW ads censor BMW autonomous car accident details? Hmm, that's tough one...