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One of the great journalism ethics debates -- how much information is too much -- has spawned some new considerations in the Internet age. With so much questionable material just a link away -- video of captured U.S. soldiers, photos of dead and wounded troops and civilians, rumors swirling on weblogs -- online newsrooms must make weighty decisions under constant deadline pressure.

Poynter Online offers some helpful guidelines that can be applied to the Net: Consider the tone of the coverage and the graphic nature of any images, measure the potential propaganda factor, and weigh the positive and negative impact that aiding the dissemination will have on both your viewers and the worldwide Internet audience.

Poynter's Bob Steele reminds journalists of their underlying ethics principles, and the Institute's senior scholar Roy Peter Clark praises the power of understatement when dealing with the already graphic subject of war.

Poynter Online: Deciding What to Show and When
Bob Steele: Guiding Principles for the Journalist
Roy Peter Clark: Focusing on the Power of Understatement.