Filed under: Newsweek
Newsweek responded to my rant
For me the issue was much less about whether you should publish the pictures, and more if you should give the reader the option to see them. I had no such choice when The Atlantic, Newsweek and The Guardian pushed the images out online yesterday.
If the Guardian, or any trusted publication, say that there is a picture of a dead guy, I’m happy to take their word for it. If they let me click a link and see for myself, I’m happy not to call their bluff.
If you check the “notes” of the story there’s some interesting people responding with a range of views.
Edit: The Atlantic also responded.