The world’s media has change beyond recognition. Since the days of the BBC world service, we have seen TV and radio blast its way into the 21st century. In times gone by the news was presented with very little imagery and we just had to rely on the words to convey a story. Since the digital market has exploded the way in which we watch TV has also changed.

We now have high definition television that can give up real life close up’s without any loss of quality. This kind if technology is great when watching a football match but when we are watching the news, we can often see images that we may only see after the 9pm watershed.

The gore that is now seen on the news channels sometimes could rival horror films. We are often now shown video footage of war zones, animal cruelty and in some cases dead bodies. We only need to turn the TV on and we are exposed to some horrible sites. Although we know these things go on, it’s hard to stomach as you are about to tuck into a steak and chip meal.

Recently on the entire major news channels, we were shown images of Colonel Gaddafi’s dead body after he was shot. Although I was no personal fan, we are starting to see a rise in people that can celebrate a man’s death. Times have moved on so much in the media industry, we are now asking the question “Is there too much gore on TV”