The news and entertainment spaces have seen their content change to focus on the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma. Since the lava began to be released, television networks have been on site to inform the entire audience of the latest events. Nevertheless, Televisión Canaria has made a drastic decision: do not cast images where they can be seen landslides or evacuations of people.
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Paco luis quintana, presenter of ‘Telenoticias 1’ on the regional chain of the archipelago, shared with viewers the reason for this determination: “The neighbors asked us and, of course, it would be missing more “, began exposing in front of the camera.” Always we will respect integrity and feelings one of those people who have lost everything. “Radio Televisión Canarias shared the video clip through its Twitter profile, receiving almost unanimous applause.
The inhabitants of El Paso, Los Llanos de Aridane and Tazacorte have seen that their lives changed completely in a matter of hours, living “dramatic moments”. In the same way, “images of the evacuated people who are on the football field have not been recorded,” either. seeking to preserve their privacy. A change of focus within the impeccable work that RTVC has been doing since Sunday, September 19.
“We will always respect the integrity and feelings of those affected”
For this reason, we have not recorded images of the evacuated people who are in the El Paso soccer field and we stopped broadcasting and sharing those in which houses are collapsed. pic.twitter.com/t5kH70yzi0
— RTVC (@RTVCes) September 24, 2021
A decision that contrasts with other televisions
The rest of the television networks have continued to show those moments in which houses and churches collapse as a result of the eruption volcanic. In fact, ‘Viva la vida’ did not take long to show during the afternoon of September 26 how Todoque lost one of its most emblematic towers. At the same time, ‘Antena 3 news weekend’ appeared in the afternoon to broadcast a special about what happened.
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