Sky News Apologises After Presenter Rifles Though MH17 Passenger’s Luggage Live On Air

[jakeXT]

Today whilst presenting from the site of the MH17 air crash Colin Brazier reflected on the human tragedy of the event and showed audiences the content of one of the victims’ bags. Colin immediately recognised that this was inappropriate and said so on air. Both Colin and Sky News apologise profusely for any offence caused.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/lukelewis/sky-news-apologises-after-presenter-rifled-though-mh17-passe



Josh Halliday reports: Sky News has apologised after one of its presenters was shown rifling through the personal belongings of a dead passenger at the MH17 crash site.

In a live broadcast on Sunday afternoon, Colin Brazier was shown picking items out of the opened luggage, including a set of keys and toothbrush, before saying: "We shouldn't really be doing this, I suppose."

BBC Sport presenter Jacqui Oatley said she was "absolutely astonished" by Brazier's actions, which others said showed a complete lack of respect for victims of the disaster and their families.

BBC radio presenter Shelagh Fogarty added: "Sky!!! Get your reporter to STOP rummaging thru belongings at #mH17 crash site. "We shouldn't really be doing this" NO S**T Sherlock !! Those items are essentially sacred things now for the relatives. Just appalling."

A spokeswoman for Sky News said: "Today whilst presenting from the site of the MH17 air crash Colin Brazier reflected on the human tragedy of the event and showed audiences the content of one of the victims' bags. Colin immediately recognised that this was inappropriate and said so on air. Both Colin and Sky News apologise profusely for any offence caused."

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/20/mh17-bodies-passengers-recovered-pressure-russia-live-updates

[CBGLuthier]

1. In some cases, a person would be shot on sight for what he did. Looting.

That would, of course, be wrong but only slightly more wrong than what this person did.

[nxylas]

2. Stay classy, Rupert

I guess such behavior is so instinctive to Murdoch employees (see also: phone hacking) that he probably didn't even realise he was doing it.