The scale of tragedy can't be questioned in the Air India crash; but last night's BBC News special promised to 'report on the wider implications' and 'look into what may have led to this air disaster'.
Not really. It majored on grief, opening with sombre stills converted to black and white, and more grief. And whilst BBC News, like others, might be able to list the possibilities of what caused this crash, nobody really knows yet. Of course, they can't bring themselves to say that, otherwise they might not fill the hour.
I, and perhaps others, disagree with this BBC Editorial Guideline:
In the immediate aftermath of an event involving death, suffering or distress, the use of more graphic material is normally justified to provide a reasonable account of the full horror. However, as the story unfolds it may become more difficult to justify the continued use of such material
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