Coffins and Censorship

From UW-Madison student, Alison Fox:

Recently President Obama overturned a ban against journalists being able to take photos of coffins returning from war, which was created in 1991 by President Bush Sr. I also agree with the fact that it is up to the families of the dead soldiers to decide if they want to allow photos or not. This ban has been accused of sanitizing the war by not allowing the American public to actually see the casualties of war. I think this is a great victory for journalists and freedom of the press when it comes to being able to cover the true horrors of war, without threat of censorship, and hope this trend of open communication continues.