War is hell: Andy Carvin and the tweeting of a graphic Syrian video

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June 09, 2012

War is hell: Andy Carvin and the tweeting of a graphic Syrian video

NPR :: Andy Carvin's as "a one-man Twitter news bureau" has meant that he is often sent disturbingly graphic images and videos. He is then faced with the same predicament as the traditional media side of NPR and all other news organizations. What to do? This is what happened yesterday with a video tweeted to him showing gruesome footage of children injured in disturbingly graphic images and videos. The re-tweet has set off a minor furor, especially in the United Kingdom.

Continue to read Edward Schumacher-Matos, www.npr.org

June 09, 2012 at 10:30 PM | Permalink

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