The wrong side of the decency line By Scott McLeod Take this test. These intangibles make up the minefield upon which newspaper editors great and small tread in their toils to produce each edition.
Most times taking the right step is as easy as telling the truth.
Other times the line between what should and shouldn't be published blurs. And even worse, occasionally one plunges ahead without noticing the danger, until the explosion of public opinion does its damage. It wasn't an explosion, but a small display of fireworks erupted after we printed a review and the cover of the book Burning Girl two weeks ago. Perhaps some of you noticed the bare buttocks, smaller than a thumbnail, on the book's cover. A flurry of phone calls and emails came our way after the episode.