Media organizations make daily calls about what to publish and how

On Wednesday, that choice became far more difficult.

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The slaughter of 12 people at the office of satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo led to tension in media outlets across the globe over whether to reproduce the controversial covers of the magazine, which had angered some Muslims for its satirical depictions of the Prophet Muhammad. That forced editors to make the choice between censoring the images out of respect for Muslims and in the interest of the safety of some of its journalists or to push back against self-censorship. Read more...More about Censorship, Media, Us World, World, and Charlie Hebdo