Poll: If a news story involves swearing, what should the press do?

If a news story involves swearing, what should the press do?
Write the story without using the words.
Use ******* to censor the words
Use f******, etc, to make sure people know which words were used.
Print the words in full.

Votes: 284
Comments: 4
Added: June 2004

 

Comments:

F word - 18th June 2004 23:30
Print the f***ers
 
MrTrilby - 1st February 2006 00:57
The third option is laughable. If everyone knows what word is being said, one might as well write the word.
 
pdecaux - 5th April 2006 13:56
It depends on the publication and the demographics of its readership.
 
Vidableek - 6th March 2008 22:42
I agree with Trilby. If you are going to just use the first letter and blank out the rest, everyone will know what word was used so might as well use the whole thing. ******* is better.
 
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