@ericwishart.bsky.social
I'm the standards and ethics editor, and a former editor-in-chief, of AFP news agency. I teach journalism at Hong Kong University, wrote "Journalism Ethics: 21 Essentials from Wars to Artificial Intelligence", and am a former FCCHK president.
Extremely graphic images have long been shared on social networks but news media have an ethical responsibility to decide what should be published in the public interest and what caters to morbid curiosity. We didn't need to see the blood gushing from his neck.
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Graphic video of Charlie Kirk’s death spreads fast, showing traditional media’s fading grip
Traditional news outlets were careful in their coverage of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination to not show graphic images of the event.
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September 13, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Extremely graphic images have long been shared on social networks but news media have an ethical responsibility to decide what should be published in the public interest and what caters to morbid curiosity. We didn't need to see the blood gushing from his neck.
apnews.com/article/char...
apnews.com/article/char...
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France on Friday showed off to the world the gleaming restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral, just over a week before the 850-year-old mediaeval edifice reopens following painstaking restoration after a devastating 2019 fire ➡️ https://u.afp.com/59E5
November 29, 2024 at 4:47 PM
France on Friday showed off to the world the gleaming restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral, just over a week before the 850-year-old mediaeval edifice reopens following painstaking restoration after a devastating 2019 fire ➡️ https://u.afp.com/59E5