“Is This Worth The Costs?”

“The roadside blast in Baghdad on Monday that killed two CBS News crew members and seriously wounded a third has deepened concerns among television network executives about the risks their crews face trying to cover the Iraq war, some arguing that television reporters may be even more exposed than those in print journalism,” Bill Carter writes in Wednesday’s NYT.

In the words of NBC News president Steve Capus: “Camera crews are very much more easy to target.” He was shaken when he first heard of the attack. “Of course your first reaction is to say: is this worth the costs? The answer is: nothing is worth losing someone’s life. But this a very tough call. You can’t deny this is a big story.” More…