http://patricksperceptions.blogspot.com/2016/10/wdrb-story-observation_23.htm
After reading Patrick's post on a bullying story that WDRB covered, I felt the need to respond. He discussed many of the elements included in this story to back up his point that WDRB did a nice job on it, and he even included why this story had an affect on him. Patrick's post really stood out to me because I have noticed that we tend to critique our station's stories in a negative way, and that is not at all what Patrick did. His critique gave me more respect for WDRB as well and I completely agree that it was a wise choice to write a story devoted to the issue of bullying in JCPS schools.
I have witnessed bullying in schools that I have gone to in the past and know that it has a massive effect on kids and can even lead to suicide and depression. The grandmother of a student at the middle school I attended just sued the school because her grandson was hospitalized due to his mental and physical state because of bullying. These kind of problems could be avoided if we made people more aware of the impacts and I think that both Patrick and WDRB are doing that by sharing this story. I think we can all agree that these kinds of stories are a step in the right direction for news stations, much more important than another story about a shooting or an upcoming football game. Well done Patrick!
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