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[FlashHarry]

FEMA accused of censorship

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1. FEMA accused of censorship

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When U.S. officials asked the media not to take pictures of those killed by Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, they were censoring a key part of the disaster story, free speech watchdogs said on Wednesday.

The move by the Federal Emergency Management Agency is in line with the Bush administration's ban on images of flag-draped U.S. military coffins returning from the Iraq war, media monitors said in separate telephone interviews.

"It's impossible for me to imagine how you report a story whose subject is death without allowing the public to see images of the subject of the story," said Larry Siems of the PEN American Center, an authors' group that defends free expression.

U.S. newspapers, television outlets and Web sites have featured pictures of shrouded corpses and makeshift graves in New Orleans.

But on Tuesday, FEMA refused to take reporters and photographers along on boats seeking victims in flooded areas, saying they would take up valuable space need in the recovery effort and asked them not to take pictures of the dead.

[FlashHarry]

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Mods -- I know the story's a dupe -- I'm just trying to get the Yahoo! ratings up. Move/delete as you see fit.

[Alizaryn]

3. Done

FEMA accused of censorship ... as well they should be.

[FlashHarry]

4. At least the MSM is covering it.

We wouldn't have seen that a year ago.

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. Agreed

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[MidnightWind]

5. Done.

Kick.