In his Jan.18th column "Readers can't picture this," Editor Marv Adams describes the difficult decision concerning printing shocking and disturbing pictures, one today of the facial expression of a Moslem girl undergoing ritual circumcision. In contrast, the photo of a Palestinian girl killed in Gaza was restricted to their web site.
"When it's delivered in print to your home, you have almost no choice but to look at a photo. By choice, you log on to the Internet...Maybe if we did print photos of children, and others, killed in war, people wouldn't be so quick to push for war or to choose sides."
WATCHDOG: Well said. Well done.
Journalism should be truthful and edify. It should appeal to our better nature, not our prejudices.
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