Comments on: The Death of Heath Ledger: Why Can’t News Sources Get It Right?

By: clare

clare — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:08:32 +0000

We are F****D

By: Gina

Gina — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:23:27 +0000

If you think the papers are bad, TV has been even worse! On Entertainment Tonight, they spent the first five minutes of the show interviewing a close friend of Heath’s who basically said Heath was NOT depressed, NOT on drugs, and that what happened was most likely an accident…and then went on to expound on how Heath was depressed after breaking up with Michelle and implying that it was the reason he died. Now, I realize ET is hardly the bastion of journalistic ethics, but they reached a new low in skewing the facts to suit their angle.

By: laura

laura — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:51:53 +0000

I feel as though the wording could have been a lot better. They hardly used the terms “allegedly” or “according to XYZ source” or “so-and-so said.” I feel as though they presented a lot of the “info” as pure fact when even the police hadn’t really sorted out what was going on. I guess news waits for no one these days–even if it’s all misinformation.

By: Henry

Henry — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:27:25 +0000

Wow Eugene, you sure know how to put people at ease with your comparisons.

By: Insano

Insano — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:12:24 +0000

I’m still in shock about it. I don’t really care how/why, only that it happened in the first place. Sad, Sad, Sad!

By: eugene

eugene — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:25:30 +0000

I think the NY Times probably did their best with the resources they had at the time. Just like every other magazine/newspaper/blog at the time. Look on the bright side: at least it wasn’t Johnny Depp.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:28:12 +0000

in australia mk olsen has hardly been mentioned…

By: audim

audim — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:39:03 +0000

That´s weird and sad. Here in Brazil most of websites and even popular newspaper are saying and pounding at the connection between Heath and Olsen…

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:23:03 +0000

God, I agree so much. Over here in Holland newspapers and even the national news channel has taken these things from the internet without even checking the fact, thus all dutch people now think he was a junkie who killed himself. Such a damn shame. I’m glad I know better and that there are other people out there just as outraged as I am.

By: brittany

brittany — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:49:26 +0000

leave mk alone!!!
no but seriously i am also pissed off by how crazy the story has been handled.