NEWTOWN SHOOTINGS ANNIVERSARY BRINGS MIXED COVERAGE STRATEGIES

摘要

The Dec. 14 anniversary of the Newtown, Conn., school massacre has presented a dilemma for media outlets, both nationally and in the local Hartford market. A judge's decision to release 911 recordings last week from the fateful morning, over the objections of some family members, led to a split decision on coverage by networks. Fox, CBS and eventually CNN opted to air excerpts, taking pains to filter out any passages with gunfire and what Fox termed the most "gut-wrenching" portions. NBC and ABC passed on airing any of the tapes.