Do you believe reporters have a duty to report on deaths?

Imagevision

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Fri Sep-09-05 01:29 PM
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Do you believe reporters have a duty to report on deaths?

Out of respect of course the faces can be blurred out where there are some that are recognizable. yes/no/maybe?

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yy4me

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Fri Sep-09-05 01:31 PM
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1. Yes, and we have a right to know!

n/t

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samdogmom

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Fri Sep-09-05 01:34 PM
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2. Absolutely!

This is a ploy by the administration to cover up their gross incompetence. These images should be seared into the brains of all Americans and they must come back to haunt us every time we enter a voting booth!

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ohio_liberal

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Fri Sep-09-05 01:34 PM
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3. Absolutely

Stop trying to hide the bodies!

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Verve

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Fri Sep-09-05 01:35 PM
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4. Umm...freedom of the press, free speech, free country, etc. etc....

Hell yes! They have the right and a duty to report news that Americans want and should know.

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kenny blankenship

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Fri Sep-09-05 01:35 PM
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5. Absolutely

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OhioChick

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Fri Sep-09-05 01:35 PM
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6. Yes

Truthful reporting is supposed to be their job.

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Fovea

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Fri Sep-09-05 01:35 PM
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7. We have not just a right

but a need to know.
You should not, ideally show recognizable corpses, but an accurate accounting, and an eventually roll of the victims is the minimum a free press should do for its readership.

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CottonBear

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Fri Sep-09-05 01:36 PM
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8. YES. n/t

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Solly Mack

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Fri Sep-09-05 01:37 PM
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9. Yes! duty.obligated.

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txaslftist

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Fri Sep-09-05 01:38 PM
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10. yes.

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valerief

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Fri Sep-09-05 01:40 PM
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11. Yes

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PublicWrath

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Fri Sep-09-05 01:40 PM
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12. Deaths and their causes

Throwing out the press insures that we will not have any evidence of those who died after the storm and after the flooding in contexts which reveal the negligence of our government.

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izzie

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Fri Sep-09-05 01:40 PM
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13. Yes

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Imagevision

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Fri Sep-09-05 01:41 PM
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14. I just emailed Keith Olberman on his thoughts about this.

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catnhatnh

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Fri Sep-09-05 01:42 PM
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15. Yep....

...A young girl runs from her village screaming from the pain of burning napalm....a police chief summarily executes a bound "suspected" Viet Cong....A young girl kneels and mourns over the body of a university student....REAL photos can change the "REAL" world...If you are currently in power in this country your nightmares are all inhabited by photographers.

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Be Brave

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Fri Sep-09-05 01:43 PM
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16. Yes! n/t

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lindisfarne

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Fri Sep-09-05 01:47 PM
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17. Absolutely. It's a duty. Photos don't have to show faces. But the media

must act in a way to hold the government accountable.

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Imagevision

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Fri Sep-09-05 02:23 PM
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18. With Bush administration in charge, how will we ever know the truth?

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EnfantTerrible

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Fri Sep-09-05 02:26 PM
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19. Of course.

Does this really need to be asked? :sarcasm:

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