“Crisis Actors” Alison Parker And Adam Ward

The “journalistic” duo were prone to elaborate get-ups and antics both on and off the air –  UK paper says.

Photographs obtained from the social media accounts of slain reporters Alison Parker and Adam Ward posted by the Daily Mail on August 26 indicate the pair greatly enjoyed dressing up at work and play. At one point they are even photographed in a dressing room preparing “fake injuries” as combination crisis actor/reporters.

“The reporter and cameraman shared this photo of them being painted with fake injuries for a news segment,” the Mail remarks.

A photo comparison of Alison Parker and image of a person unknown captured seconds after the initial blast of the April 15, 2013 Boston Marathon bombing event. (Courtesy of Allan Powell)

“Ward and Parker are pictured in fancy dress in a photo posted on Facebook,” the Daily Mail muses.

“The pair were also snapped joshing around while filming a feature for WDBJ7 in an evening-wear store.”

“In the poignant album was this photo of Hurst and Parker enjoying themselves at a fancy dress party,” notes the Daily Mail.

Professor James F. Tracy is an Associate Professor of Media Studies at Florida Atlantic University. James Tracy’s work on media history, politics and culture has appeared in a wide variety of academic journals, edited volumes, and alternative news and opinion outlets. James is editor of Union for Democratic Communication’s Journal Democratic Communiqué and a contributor to Project Censored’s forthcoming publication Censored 2013: The Top Censored Stories and Media Analysis of 2011-2012. Additional writings and information are accessible at memoryholeblog.com.