Visually displayed media, such as photos and videos evoke emotions unlike most other forms of content.
Every medium, every industry, and every outlet has guidelines restricting certain types of content.
The New York Times recently published an article titled ‘NBC Microphones Pick Up More Than They Hoped For.’ From the article:
The network was able to bring viewers in on perhaps the most emotionally spontaneous moment of the Games when the triumphant American downhill skier Lindsey Vonn rushed into the arms of her husband and coach, Thomas Vonn, and exploded into joyous sobs.
The moment — and their full conversation — was captured by NBC’s audio: every sob, every word of encouragement and even the smack of their lips as the couple kissed before she went off to be interviewed.
The article goes on to describe how such conversations are inappropriate for broadcast television. Many viewers are still baffled by why such conversations are inappropriate. If you remove intimacy from the broadcast medium, why not just do a live-blog of the Olympics?
Media has progressed considerably over the past few years and with the introduction of digital media, certain restrictions are no longer necessary. A medium without restrictions is more communicative than a medium with strict limitations.
