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| Shrinks and Naomi Leong |
| 05.24.05 (6:27 pm) [edit] |
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I find it interesting that while there was no shortage of shrinks to condemn the Government for keeping three year old Naomi Leong in detention, now, upon her release - even though, as the story states "freedom frightens" her - there are none willing to counsel that her introduction to the outside world be handled extremely carefully. Last night I saw several stories about her on the teev. One retarded hack (on the 7.30 Report as far as I can recall) seemed so overjoyed for the toddler that she said Naomi spent the day "enjoying her new found celebrity". Crikey. What shithouse reporting. The poor little thing probably doesn't even know what a tree is, let alone a celebrity. Which is why it is inadvisable to follow her around with cameras all day. When will a shrink actually offer this opinion, which I think is entirely reasonable (and advisable)? And, if they do, when will a mainstream hack report that they have? It might happen eventually, but don't hold your breath. UPDATE: The reporter was Jo McKenna. The transcript is here. The quote: Although Virginia Leong is a Malaysian citizen, Naomi Leong is currently stateless. Like her mother, Naomi Leong has a temporary bridging visa. But as [b]she enjoys her new celebrity status[/b], her future is still uncertain. For now, she has a whole new world to explore. Also, if you read through the transcript you'll see a clear anti-Government bias. The only view supporting the mandatory detention policy comes from John Howard himself in a snippet lazily taken from Question Time. Just one more point, on the role of journalism: It's also interesting that you have two diametrically opposed views here. The [i]7.30 Report[/i] says that the rug rat is having a great time while the [i]SMH[/i] concludes that she's frightened and bewildered. If journalism were actually about reporting the truth and not advocating an ideology, then surely you wouldn't see such a wide difference in the description of the child's mental state. |
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