A propaganda video released on Monday by Islamic State militants in Syria, recorded in the besieged city of Kobani and narrated by a hostage, has forced news organizations to grapple once again with the ethical question of whether to broadcast material produced by kidnappers.
What made that decision particularly difficult was that the militants’ video was produced in the form of a news report, narrated by a British hostage, John Cantlie, who speaks directly to the camera in the familiar style of a war correspondent.
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