Americans Are Divided On How Media Outlets Should Handle Graphic Footage
Media outlets have long debated how best to deal with violent video footage -- a topic that resurfaced tragically last week after the fatal shooting of two journalists on live television.
Different news organizations came to different conclusions. CNN warned viewers before playing footage of the shooting, while other outlets, including The Huffington Post, stopped the video before shots were fired, or chose not to use audio from attack. WDBJ, where the victims worked, chose not to rebroadcast any of the video.
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