Mediagazer: Woolwich attack - why editors were right to publish horrific pictures (Roy Greenslade/Guardian)

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Roy Greenslade / Guardian:

Woolwich attack - why editors were right to publish horrific pictures — The radio stations were on early this morning - was it right and proper for newspapers to publish front pages pictures of a man they called a terrorist brandishing a meat cleaver? — Answer: yes. There are all sorts of arguments in favour.

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