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As of 6:12 PM on the east coast, go look at the front page of the CNN website and the extreme close-up picture of Terri Schiavo. Whatever your position on this issue, is this extreme close-up of Mrs. Schiavo compatible with preserving some measure of dignity for her? What’s the editorial judgment behind this choice of images?

I would say it seems exploitative; but that wouldn’t help distinguish it from the rest of CNN’s coverage.

(ed.note: TPM Reader KC pointed this out to me.)

Late Update: The photo in question came down at some point early this evening. The image of Schiavo and her mother — which is posted as of 10:52 PM — is not the one I was referring to.

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