{"id":7076,"date":"2016-10-21T01:05:56","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T01:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/media.am\/questions-that-do-not-have-to-be-asked\/"},"modified":"2016-10-21T01:05:56","modified_gmt":"2016-10-21T01:05:56","slug":"questions-that-do-not-have-to-be-asked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/vox-populi-en\/2016\/10\/21\/7076\/","title":{"rendered":"Questions That Do Not Have to Be Asked"},"content":{"rendered":"

Public TV has launched a new segment with the headline \u201cIf Only Everyone\u2026\u201d Social advertising prompts the segment\u2019s philosophy<\/a>: there is no unsolvable problem, if everyone joins in together.<\/p>\n

The program structure is as follows: a young person with disabilities comes with his\/her parents or relatives to the TV stand. In the auditorium there are people in the first row, the child\u2019s doctor, the child\u2019s rehabilitation training professionals, a priest, when appropriate…<\/p>\n

Pre-shot footage presents the child\u2019s daily routine, the parents speaking. After presenting the story of the child\u2019s sickness, and during the program, the broadcasters urge those watching the show to send messages to the number 7000, which is equivalent to a 500 dram donation. The collected money is gathered for the child\u2019s treatment.<\/p>\n

The problems that children with disabilities face are covered by almost all TV stations, in different formats. Of course, if this coverage helps even one child recover, it can be considered justified. Especially if the topic of children\u2019s disabilities is presented in the utmost gentlest manner, which is somewhat lacking on \u201cIf Only Everyone\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

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This segment, with its pastel colors, alarming music introduction, anxious facial expressions of the broadcasters, automatically cuts off the participating child from his\/her familiar environment, from reality, which perhaps for the child is not as shocking as it turns out during the program.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Example: The case of Manuel, who has Hodgkin’s lymphoma<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The broadcasters begin the show like this: \u201cThere are many examples, when misfortunes that happen on large families make them even stronger\u201d (0.33). The sick child is then introduced as a \u201cfamily\u2019s misfortune?\u201d…<\/p>\n

Manuel is sitting in the booth, and the host is interested in the presence of a doctor, \u201cIf we take into account that it is the fourth stage (of Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma), was there a fight against death?\u201d (5.58). The doctor confirms that there has been a battle with death. The host again becomes interested, \u201cIs this considered a deadly disease?\u201d (8.00). The answer is affirmative.<\/p>\n

In order to create intrigue, the host announces the fact that Manuel\u2019s sisters and brothers have just learned during the program that their brother is dealing with this complex disease, \u201cI simply cannot omit that Sose\u2019s (Manuel\u2019s sister) eyes are glistening, and the tears are gathered, but she is bravely fighting them,\u201d – observes the host (8.44).<\/p>\n

And this, without an explanation of on what basis such a thing is done. Is there instruction from an expert about this unpolished, unprepared announcement to Manuel, his sisters and brothers? If an improvised and shocking way of announcing an illness is done with the advice of an expert, then there must be an expert opinion on what will help parents in similar situations.<\/p>\n

The host involves the mother<\/a>, who for the entire duration of the program is carrying the child who cannot sit or walk. This is difficult for a parent not only psychologically, but also physically.<\/p>\n

It is not worth for the program to become more emotional or shocking at the expense of the guest\u2019s emotions or their inconvenience, perhaps not. Consequently, the child\u2019s story presented to the audience, without the child and the parent\u2019s presence in the booth, will free the parent from the repeated and inevitable fidgeting, from the inconvenience of carrying the child.<\/p>\n

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It is desirable to structure the program in such a way that the highlight is not showing the situation of the child with disabilities or his\/her parents and their emotions, but rather the journalistic work, the target logo.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

One more observation about the program\u2019s guests, \u201cbeautiful family\u201d, \u201cstrong woman\u201d, \u201cbeautiful Mane\u201d, \u201cshe is how everyone else is\u201d, \u201ca person who does not lose hope\u201d and similar expressions overemphasize the inequality between the people who they have asked to come to the studio, and those sitting in the studio.<\/p>\n

Children with disabilities (and not only children) will be helped by TV with their integration issues not only with pretty words, fundraisers, but also by providing the opportunity, for example, of children with disabilities to be featured on children\u2019s programs. Screen, as a rule, successful parents or children who have won this or that song competition (\u201cPlanet of Whys\u201d). The child on these children programs will not be perceived as if they are pitiful or expecting care, but he or she will become a role model of success for many other children.<\/p>\n

Lilit Avagyan<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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