It's a tough call. It's one of those areas that you always hope the "common sence / decensy" will govern the media's actions. There are many times when violence is something that the American people need to see. War needs to be accuratly represented as the monstrosity that it is, but the media needs to show meaningful material, not just senseless violence. A carcrash in which somebody's loved one perished could be considered important news, but if the media has footage there is no need to plaster the thing on the TV over and over again, forcing the family to relive their nightmare time and time again.
Viewers need to reflect when they see media and ask themeselves, "Now did I really NEED to see that or was it just there because it existed."
