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One of the many tragedies to come out of Friday's mass shooting in Connecticut is the way information has actually come out of it. Sadly, some of the best sources of information for what happened inside Sandy Hook Elementary before, during, and after the shooting aren't your average eyewitnesses — they're children who've just gone through drama and witnessed death in front of their young eyes. That extra layer of sensitivity doesn't seem to matter to CNN or NBC, which have been broadcasting and re-broadcasting interviews with schoolchildren all day. And what little bit of detail these "witnesses" have to offer doesn't seem to be worth the insensitive nature of the questioning — at least not according to the slew of people on Twitter calling out these news organizations to stop talking to kids, immediately.

While these interviews might provide a morsel of clarity, it can come off as exploitative. One of the first things journalists should consider in these situations, per Poynter's guidelines, is the following question: "What is my journalistic purpose in interviewing this juvenile?" To some, at this point, questioning these children right now provides more "buzz" than intel.