An Argument For Not Taking Down Horrific Videos

A few days ago, we posted a story that asked whether posting horrific videos online served a legitimate journalistic purpose; some images that are shocking in their violence are now routinely available, including and especially the recent video of Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kaseasbeh being burned alive. Matthew Ingram writes at GigaOm that, whatever you think of the motives or results of the traditional news media showing such videos or choosing not to, there's good reason for social media sites not to reflexively remove such content.

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Re:I've got this

[Samantha Wright]

If terrorism is a way to guarantee people do your job for you, then perhaps we have discovered the secret eighth habit of highly effective managers?

Re: I've got this

[CanHasDIY]

...completely no-holes-barred...

Usually I like to correct people's misunderstanding of terms (like when they spell "Voila" W-A-L-L-A), but I think I'm going to let this one slide, considering the context...