With backlash growing against media organizations for repeatedly broadcasting video clips of the Virginia Tech killer, major U.S. networks on Thursday said they would drastically limit the use of the footage.
NBC News — which received the package of videos and documents — and its cable outlet MSNBC said in a news release that it would limit the use of the images to not more than 10 per cent of its airtime.
NBC aired the videos and photos on Wednesday afternoon after receiving the package from 23-year-old Cho Seung-Hui, who killed 32 people and himself on Monday during a shooting rampage at the Blacksburg, Va., university. Competitors ABC and CBS aired portions of the video minutes later.
Family members of victims and other planned guests cancelled appearances on NBC's Today show because the video was broadcast, co-host Meredith Vieira said.
Fox, ABC, CBS and CNN issued similar broadcast restrictions on Thursday, with a Fox spokesperson saying: "Sometimes you change your mind." Source...
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