| Summary: | News about tragedies or disasters is one of the biggest challenges for journalists. These are extreme situations in which they must combine the inalienable right to truthful information with other inalienable rights, including respect for the privacy of people suffering. For this, the role of the professionals is crucial, but also the role of the audiovisual media companies. Journalists should to understand that in a tragic event involved people react in public, but that doesn't mean they are making public their reaction. A good reporter knows to discern what is news, what to ask, how and when to do it and, if appropriate, how to spread
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