Was CNN right to show video of Syrian nerve gas attack? – Poynter

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Was CNN right to show video of Syrian nerve gas attack? – Poynter

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Doomed children gasp their last breaths in the back of a truck filled with lifeless bodies that could have been their playmates hours ago. Volunteers sprint back and forth in an attempt to salvage the remaining lives. And a camera witnesses it all, capturing video that the public won’t see for more than a month.