Pickton Coverage

For a few weeks it was as though you couldn't turn on a t.v or pick up a newspaper without seeing something that had to do with the Robert Pickton trial. I understand that it may very well be the largest trial held in a Canadian court but I'm not sure it needs as much coverage as it's getting. Putting that opinion aside though, if knowing the details of that trial is so important, why is the media, newspapers mainly, being so particular about what images or details they share with the public? In a communications class lecture, a guest speaker voiced her opinion that perhaps here should be a warning before an article that contains graphic material; I fully agree with her statement. By placing such a warning, people who don't want to know every horrible detail will know to avoid the article and therefore, the media won't get into trouble for publishing it. To me, the fact that the media is being told not to print certain things is censorship. If the media feels that the public has a right to know about the trial, then the public should be allowed to know the full details of it.

Here's just a little something extra from a news editor that deals with the reasons for the censoring.
http://ca.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-NwuWaPQoeKdM_fkq7QX_VJZjjCc-?cq=1&p=328