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April 25, 2007updated 17 May 2007 11:30am

NBC defends broadcasting Virginia Tech shooting video

By Press Gazette

The head of NBC News has defended the broadcaster's decision to air images, writing and video from the Virginia Tech gunman, Seung-Hui Cho.

NBC News president Steve Capus, who appeared on yesterday's broadcast of "The Oprah Winfrey
Show," said broadcasting the video was "good journalism" and the network showed restraint.

Capus acknowledged that the images that "wallpapered" the media were
uncomfortable to view.

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