Aussie Radio Scandal

Aussie DJ Scandal: Does radio share the blame?
DJs cry over nurses death

Synopsis: Australian DJs pranked nurse Jacintha Saldanha into thinking that they were Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles, and she killed her self when she found out that it wasn't him. The articles in question go into the morality of radio personalities and what should or should not be put on air. Are the DJs directly responsible for this womans death or were they simply trying to gain listeners and an easy laugh?


Analysis: First and foremost, I grew up in the radio world. I can tell you almost anything that goes into it like the back of my hand. This issue is very personal to me because what if it was my own mother who was on the other end of this prank? Granted she never joked around about serious matters, and we have FCC laws in place here in the United States..but it would still be deterimental to her mental health. Look at that photo of DJ Mel Greig above. She's crying her freaking eyes out! She didn't know that Jacintha was going to kill her self, who would have guessed that? I don't think they are to blame for this womans death, and when I found out their radio show had been canceled and the DJs had been suspended, I was outraged. Suicide is NOTHING to take lightly, but two wrongs do not make a right. Clearly Australia needs some more policies, and the radio world needs to take into context the things they say on AND off air. I don't believe that this woman killed her self over just the prank, i'm sure their were other reasons. In any case, the situation sucks and we all have something to learn here.