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"Obviously the photos are repulsive, but just as obviously the reader won't be able judge the story

Monday, July 28, 2003


"Obviously the photos are repulsive, but just as obviously the reader won't be able judge the story or the [U.S.] government's decision to release them unless they're published. There really isn't an option not to publish, the question is how."
Brian Gallagher
USA Today executive editor, regarding the media's usage of photos of Saddam Hussein's dead sons.
"It was just an incredible sight. The smoke column was higher than our plane and there were dozens and dozens of fires."
Gov. Gary Locke
As he flew over a 58,734-acre wildfire in northern Washington state, the largest of three in the state.