Published Date:
09 March 2009
By Ian Stewart
NEWSPAPERS can often face the difficult balancing act of giving readers information in such detail that they are left in no doubt as to the facts of a story, and at the same time protecting readers from offensive and disturbing material.
The sad fact is there is plenty of material out there that is offensive and disturbing for reasonable people.
This difficult judgment usually comes up with regard to photographs. Decisions have to be made as to whether a picture is too intrusive, ...
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Last Updated:
08 March 2009 8:54 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
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