When to show

"the primary purpose of journalism is to inform, albeit with appropriate sensitivity and restraint in any real situation.

This statement comes from John Ryley head of Sky News who defends his actions at a fictional event at the Edinborough Tv festival.

The event showed what different broadcasters would do in the event of covering a live hostage situation.Sky decided to show live pictures of the attempts to free the hostage,which ultimately ended in the death of the hostage.

Getting it right in these situations is difficult,especially in the situation where there are multiple opportunities to get coverage out even if the main channels are embargoed......Interesting