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Six Chinese Students Dead After Falling Into Flotation Tank During Mine Visit
After six students drowned in a mine tank, social media users question safety precautions and media framing.
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Ben
December 7, 2018 at 12:20 pm
Is it really necessary to provide video of a child being killed? It does not add any value to the reporting and seems to only provide satisfaction of people’s darkest and most voyeuristic instincts.
What's on Weibo
December 7, 2018 at 12:39 pm
Understand your concern. The text does warn that viewer discretion is advised. We report what’s trending on Weibo, and many of today’s discussions evolve around who bears responsibility for this tragic incident. Without the footage, it would be hard to understand. Same goes for the recent discussions around other traffic safety incidents, such as that of the bus crash in Chongqing. We would not add embedded content if it was not relevant to understand the context of a trending story.