Media outlets had a field day with the controversy that erupted in Washington recently involving the students from Covington Catholic High School (“Kentucky school comes under fire after Washington incident,” Star-Advertiser, Top News, Jan. 23).

Political finger-pointing ensued and people were vilified. “Retweets” and “shares” followed suit and everyone seemed to have an opinion on the matter.

Over the next few days, more information about the incident surfaced, more perspectives were taken into account and additional video helped us to see beyond the initial two-minute clip.

More than a week has passed but where exactly do we go now? Do we just wait for the next controversial story to hit our 24-hour news cycle so we can repeat the same process?

Perhaps we need to slow down a bit before we make snap judgments about people and events. News agencies have a duty to inform the people, but let’s make sure that the information presented is objective and informative rather than sensationalized.

Joel Saito

Nuuanu

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