Just
days after a 2005 Citadel graduate was killed by a sniper's bullet in
Iraq, CNN is fending off criticism for its decision to air video
footage showing similar alleged sniper attacks on U.S. forces.
Marine 2nd Lt. Joshua Booth was killed Oct. 17 while leading his
platoon on foot patrol in Haditha. Booth was well known and respected
by cadets and faculty alike on the campus of the Charleston military
college. His funeral is scheduled for Thursday in Virginia.
CNN's decision to broadcast parts of an insurgent video that shows
10 sniper attacks on U.S. soldiers renewed a national debate over media
ethics in a time of war. The identity of the victims in the sniper
footage is unknown. ...
... Al
Tompkins of the Poynter Institute teaches journalism ethics to media
professionals. He said the CNN footage is newsworthy because of the
recent uptick in violence in Iraq, which in part has been fueled by
sniper attacks. He applauded the network's efforts to minimize
gratuitous scenes while still educating the public about the defining
conflict of our time.
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