Thursday, September 08, 2005

FEMA: Photo Request "Not a Directive"

A FEMA spokesman said Thursday that the agency hopes news organizations won't show dead bodies as part of their coverage of Hurricane Katrina, but acknowledged that such coverage decisions lie with editors, not government officials.
"Decisions about running photos are up to members of the news media," said Mark Pfeifle. "Out of respect for the deceased [and their families] ... FEMA has asked that images not be shown. But it's up to the media whether they're shown or not."
"There's not a directive," he said. "It's just a request that FEMA people have made to members of the media."

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