Should the Media Publish Photos of Gun Violence?

Should the Media Publish Photos of Gun Violence? – PhotoShelter Blog

As the U.S. grapples with yet another mass shooting at a school – this time 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz killed 17 students and teachers with an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle in Florida – the media must ponder how to cover the tragedy, and consumers have to grap

via PhotoShelter Blog: https://blog.photoshelter.com/2018/02/media-publish-photos-gun-violence/

The “common sense” position rejects publication of death photos out of respect for the victim and their families, but the truth is that the media has had an uncomfortable relationship with images of violence, murder and death almost since the inception of photography.