I 'feel' that it's probably the photographers call. I think that publishing photos is important, video maybe more so. People can see the horrors of the war & decide if its something they can support or tolerate. Press coverage has altered conflict.(As have 'modern weapons') We are more remote than ever from the death & destruction modern weapons cause. So intimate photos of the results of these conflicts must help everyone understand what is being done at times, in their name. The photo of Kim Phuc tells more than a many thousands of word story - a story that probably would be largely unread. The photo says so much in a glance that can't be unseen or easily forgotten. So the photo should have been published - at the time I suspect Kim may not have wished it so, so the photographer would have to make the call. Some pics may be so obscene as to offend as well as inform. I wouldn't want gratuitous pictures but perhaps the only way they can be judged as such is initially by the photographer then the the viewing public. Likely to be unpleasant, images of human suffering, they may influence the course of history. Press coverage of the Vietnam war ended that conflict. Some wars may be justified - all will be horrible I don't think censoring images helps.
