A Reuters editor grappled with a dilemma with the reporting of the recent Virginia Tech shootings in Reuters Blog. The editor considered this in both sides of the world - as a reader and an editor:
"...when something horrible happens I’m drawn to find out as much as possible."
"...often recoil at the sheer weight of the horror and sometimes the accumulated graphic detail does seem too much."
Reuters also posted some comments from readers:
"I am sadden to see Reuters promoting the senseless acts of the Virginia Tech terrorist… Talk about it, talk about why, in hopes of preventing this sort of thing in the future, but do not play his videos or display his photos."
"With the help of the news media, [Cho Seung-Hui] has achieved his place in history… It was NOT necessary to disclose Cho’s video. NBC had a choice."
"Those of us seeking solid news do not need to be greeted with this visual. Please have respect for those who are suffering most and remove these disgusting images with those of just Cho’s face."
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