Time's Latest Cover, in the Wake of the Vegas Massacre, Is Depressingly Spot-On
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How, in a (theoretically) civilized society, should the media report about mass shootings? Specifically, what kind of images are acceptable to publish, particularily on newspaper front pages and magazine covers that might be seen by children?
Some news organizations simply unblinkingly showed the horror of the Las Vegas massacrethe New York Daily News, for instance, with its “American Carnage” front page on Tuesday (warning: highly graphic). Other outlets went with the default: showing tearful survivors and groups of first responders.
Time magazine, with its Oct. 16 issue, goes another route: It offers an all-type cover that simply presents a heart-wrenching list of 10 recent American mass shootings, ending with Las Vegas, followed by two words: “America’s Nightmare.”
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