This is not the first time that I face the serious problem of the "starving
journalism" and
disastrous effects of "hunger" typical of those journalists ever to hunt for "scoops "which, in the rush to" devour " le notizie e di "vomitarle" addosso agli spettatori, non si curano delle persone che mettono quotidianamente alla gogna, che espongono al pubblico ludibrio come "mostri in prima pagina". Il caso di cui voglio occuparmi oggi è quello del famoso "Luca" di "Luca era gay" e della trasmissione di Striscia in cui siamo stati informati di chi fosse veramente il protagonista della canzone di Povia.
Il caso di "Luca" è il tormentone che ci assilla (nostro malgrado) da diversi mesi: proteste, manifestazioni, minacce per la partecipazione della canzone di Povia "Luca era gay" al festival di Sanremo, azioni di "riparazione" durante il festival con una bella vetrina a disposizione di un esponente di spicco tra i gay militanti avversari di Povia (ne avremmo fatto volentieri a meno), polemiche a non finire durante e dopo il festival.
Nel frattempo c'era chi si adoperava a cercare di scoprire l'identità di questo "luca" per fare, al momento opportuno, il suo "scoop". A questo genere di "investigatori" non interessa affatto nè la canzone di Povia, nè Povia, nè Luca, nè il problema se l'omosessualità sia un fatto naturale oppure no, non interessa neanche il problema della presunta o effettiva persecuzione contro gli omosessuali.
this form of investigative journalism junk only interested in capturing the attention and say they have discovered a "secret" that meets the perverse curiosity of a bored audience who likes to end the meal evening with a "fresh food", for those who swallows juicy, but very indigestible and bitter for those who are involuntary protagonist
.
In this kind of "meals" have fun only cannibals, not sure who acts as his "food."
I've seen pictures of Strip deferred, in some hours after the live, because (my choice) I never see this kind of broadcast. Those images struck me. I was impressed in particular the huge discrepancy between what I saw on the screen and audio.
I've seen pictures of a family (a couple and a very small child) in a moment of apparent "confidentiality" while talking about very personal issues and live a moment of life family who was destined to remain so, that is intimate and confined to a limited circle of people.
These images were occasionally highlighted with laughter and fake artificial Striscia la Notizia and breaks that were intended to demonstrate, taking a few moments of song Povia, that the "luke" in the story was none other than what you could see in the pictures with his wife and son: the
the whole course, "seasoned" with appreciation and phrases triumphant unveiling of the public who is a big secret and made a sensational scoop!
Immediately after the broadcast, the news is taken up by
Republic (
Povia: Strip, "Luke was gay" nata da nostra inchiesta
), che, a sua volta, riporta una news dell'Agenzia AGI. Si nota anche un tentativo di rivendicare il diritto di essere stati i primi a risolvere quello che sembra ormai il rebus del millennio: la vera identità dell' ex gay Luca.
Dopo aver assistito a un simile scempio ho provato una profonda tristezza per la miseria emersa da questa trasmissione, la miseria di chi si serve dell'intimità altrui per attirare la curiosità del pubblico e tristezza per le persone che si nutrono di questa "informazione spazzatura".
E poi ho provato una grande indignazione the injustice of which the family has been pilloried. The innocence and the intimacy of unsuspecting people have been unnecessarily exposed, without any valid reasons and using a form of psychological violence that has made victims of those three people, those who are victims of psychological abuse which is discussed so much and you can see just where it suits you to see.
But, back to the scoop, at least this strip has revealed the secret?
It 'just what the "luke" mentioned in his song Povia?
Povia Judging from the letter that same law during a subsequent transmission of these facts, it looks like Strip has hit a brick wall, based on unreliable informants who, perhaps, had other goals to achieve just that by displaying on the screen " luca.
As it happens, in fact, that "Luke" in the video claims to have attended Arkeon
, an anthropological and spiritual path accused of trying to "cure the gay."
The conclusion of the Strip is the scoop:
" Non è che Povia ha frequentato Arkeon e lì ha conosciuto Luca? Forse ... ".
E invece sembra proprio di no. Durante la trasmissione "Festa Italiana" Povia ha letto la lettera indirizzata a lui dal vero "Luca" della sua storia che potete ascoltare voi stessi.
La notizia viene ripresa dal giornale
Leggo Weekend
online today, February 28, 2009 of which I quote the final sentence:
"Luke wrote in Povia: After controversy and triumph, or almost Povia in San Remo, arrived at the singer also thanked by the protagonist of the story. In fact, a heartfelt letter, read by Povia guest on TV Cathy bailiff to "Italian Festival", Luke speaks of his experience: 58 years old, a wife and a child. Povia also said he had met "Luke" in 2004 on a train, with the family: the spunto di conversazione tra i due sarebbe stata la canzone”Mia sorella” che, particolarmente apprezzata da Luca, era stata scritta dal cantante per affrontare il tema della bulimia ".
Vorrei concludere con alcune domande e una speranza.
Chi ha dato a Striscia le preziose informazioni che hanno portato allo scoop bufala dell'anno?
E perchè lo ha fatto?
Chi trae vantaggi nello sbattere in prima serata e denigrare una famiglia in un momento di intimità, di commozione e di serenità affettiva solo per poter associare a quella famiglia il nome di Arkeon?
A chi giova questa azione con l'inevitabile rimbalzo mediatico che riporta in primo piano il caso giudiziario che coinvolge 11 membri di Arkeon?
Chi sono questi informatori che perseguono finalità non troppo oscure e che, al contempo, procurano scoop-bufale a Striscia?
Dopo le domande ecco la mia speranza: mi auguro che chi passa le informazioni e i video privati a Striscia per le sue "Investigations" is limited to this activity, already grim enough, and does not give his "services" for activities far more serious and full of dire consequences not only on a personal level, but also socially.
Chance, fate and providence in Biblical thought , organized by CIB (Biblical Information Center). The interview was conducted before the conference
The Ball and the Cross: magicians, fortune tellers, fortune tellers: the fate of à la carte held February 15, 2009. We feel Raffaella Di Marzio, the latest rapporteur, and Salvarani Brunetta, one of the curators of the 'organization of the cycle.
The year 2008 had left us with alarm to Scientology, the critical site so popular in the Italian critics.
The story of the closing of the alarm I commented on in the seventh wedge which are also shown motivations that led Simonetta Po to make a gesture as "extreme" reasons linked to strong contrasts and conduct prejudicial gravemene against him by persons engaged in the same face: that of the critics of the "seven".
In particular, among these, spiccava il nome di Maria Pia Gardini, esponente molto conosciuta tra gli ex- membri della Chiesa di Scientology.
Non intendo ripercorrere oggi la vicenda descritta nel Settimo Tassello , ma, piuttosto, sottolineare il ritorno, nel nuovo anno, di Allarme Scientology che ha rivisto la "luce" alcuni giorni fa. Cos'era accaduto nei giorni precedenti?
In estrema sintesi: la chiusura di Allarme aveva suscitato un furioso dibattito su F.I.R.S. , ma i fatti rilevanti che si possono segnalare sono sostanzialmente due:
1) Le dimissioni di Maria Pia Gardini from 'Tuscany ARIS (Association for Research and Information on the Sects) published FIRS:
DALL'ARIS RESIGNATION AND TUSCANY SO NOW I DO NOT GET MORE ' PART NO LONGER' IT 'ASSOCIATION AS A spokeswoman NE'TANTOMENO WRONG SEVERAL TIMES ARE DEFINED BY THE FACT THAT FAILED IN SOME OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR JOURNALS I said PART of ARIS TUSCANY. I felt compelled to do this because the two are Aris been brought into play on discussions that should have covered
just what I had or had not said, and were blamed unfairly. I did this with great regret the years of data collaboration, but I had to leave for work in peace who did so much and I hope that it continues to do. What I say or not say from now on will be only my external, imputable
not only to me and took me to altri.Attraverso hit people who have had the sole blame for not wanting to take to the streets in sterile and useless diatribes. . reiterate my regret over the closure Alarm, but I disagree totally the idea that it is because of the associations that this is happened, and I do not think even the words of a gossip, as I defined Martini may have had an effect so disastroso.Vorrei know what was the real cause. greetings Maria Pia ----------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------
2)
Press Release dell'A.R.I.S. Toscana
COMUNICATO DELL'ASSOCIAZIONE “A.R.I.S. TOSCANA” - 25 gennaio 2009
Si informa che dalla data del 14 gennaio 2009 la sig.ra Maria Pia Gardini non è più socia dell'A.R.I.S. TOSCANA, a seguito
dell'accoglimento delle dimissioni presentate dalla medesima il 13 gennaio 2009 Si precisa, pertanto, che d'ora in poi la sig.ra Maria Pia Gardini risponderà personalmente of any subsequent statement made in
any form, in order all'ARIS Tuscany and its activity statutes. It also states that as previously stated by itself and be published on the website
http://groups.google.it/group/free. it.religioni.scientology belongs to autonomous initiatives of Mrs Maria Pia Gardini, which ARIS Tuscany has never given the according to the spokesman. In accepting the resignation, we thank Ms. Maria Pia Gardini
for his work in recent years. January 15, 2009 The President of ARIS TUSCANY
Mario Pierotti --------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------
The reopening of Scientology has been hailed Alarm all with great relief as the site for years is a source of critical information much appreciated.
In keeping with its reputation Simonetta Po makes a nice New Year gift to his readers with the first update of 2009 I've just finished reading: This is an interesting and useful study on the E-meter that really missing in the information sector.
's article Leonardo Serni
pad my hands Ohm Ohm: autopsy of an E-meter . Technical evaluation of an electrometer Hubbard, the device used in Scientology auditing , is especially interesting, especially in the last part where the author explains how the device and draw its conclusions. ------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------- In essence, the author states that : -
" [...] The instrument measures the resistance of the human body between the two palms .
- " this approach is conceptually wrong
because the electrical resistance is not only a priori maximum on the palms, and the more resistance [...] is given by the goodness of the contact, and then how much a person shakes the electrodes . - " depending on whether a person tends to sweat or not [...] the resistance will change dramatically and since variations of resistance are in percentages, the same bodily response can produce a small change on rainy days and a greater variation in the days of good weather . - "even in the hands a qualified operator, instruments such as the polygraph (the so-called "lie detector") are not always accepted as evidence in its own courts, despite being very conceptually more advanced than a trivial measurement of resistance alone [...] . " He concludes:
" The "claim" of the unit - of power in the hands of a skilled operator, provide guidance on the internal state of a subject - is theoretically sustainable for such equipment
[...]
but completely unfounded in practice for this model of appliance " The main reasons are, from the point of view pratico, nella misurazione presa nel punto e nel modo sbagliato. Dal punto di vista teorico, dal fatto che l'interpretazione è inaffidabile in una misura tale che non può essere compensata da un operatore comunque esperto. Potrà senz'altro accadere che un operatore dotato di sufficiente esperienza e sensibilità possa intuire lo stato interiore del soggetto
in modo del tutto indipendente dalla lettura E-meter, e possa quindi "interpretare" il comportamento ohmico del soggetto in modo da dare autorità alla propria interpretazione. Purtroppo è altrettanto probabile che un operatore si inganni e faccia avallare in buona fede una lettura sbagliata [...]
"
----------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- invite all interested parties to read ' article in its entirety and to appreciate a truly rare phenomenon in the landscape and Italian anti-cult critics in the world of "cults" in general: the commitment seriously, consistently and intelligently to disseminate reliable and scientifically sound in order to prevent a misleading affiliations groups that promise benefits illusory and unreal benefits.
What is striking is the fact that one person, armed with good intentions, intelligence and will, assisted by the action of a few friends with the same and competent in a specific area such as the above, is able to do very well what they study and research centers have sponsorships and recognition of institutions and universities, not even remotely dream of doing.
I wonder what (just to name a few examples) Simonetta and Leonardo Po Serni that members of these organizations "scientific"
NOT have?
your choice among the alternatives: - 1) good intentions?
- 2) intelligence?
- 3) the good will?
- 4) the competence?
We open officially the first survey of RDM ilblog.
All interested parties, through the comments to this article, may cast their vote or their votes and even add a few more choice to the list proposed.