The RCMP is in possession of a cell phone video shot by Michael Zehaf-Bibeau just minutes before his shooting rampage in Ottawa last October. It has not been made public, but if it was, would you want to watch it?
There are arguments to be made for keeping a video like this under wraps, but, for journalists, there’s also a duty to disseminate information in the public interest. This week, Lauren and Elissa discuss how videos produced by extremists are shared by the media — and whether they should be.
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