How Newspapers Decided to Run Disturbing 9/11 Photos

Renee Martin-Kratzer · Brian Kratzer

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Of the 22 photo editors interviewed, 18 published photos of people trapped in or jumping or falling from one of the WTC Towers on the inside, while four did not run them. Many editors said that readers needed exposure to the disturbing images to fully comprehend the story.

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