The problem of reporting on child pornography

Almost a month ago I posted an item about an article having been taken down from the US-based Salon.com website (see Child porn article vanishes from website ). Written by Debbie Nathan, it raised the question: how can journalists report on child pornography when it is a crime to even look at such images? She argued that journalists should be protected from prosecution for possession of child pornography if that possession is for legitimate reporting purposes. Salon swiftly removed Nathan's article and issued two corrections. This lengthy piece reviews the whole problem of reporting on child pornography and deserves reading. (Via Columbia Journalism Review)