Why it was right to show you the moment Shamima Begum discovered her UK citizenship had been revoked

The footage, which came to light this week, depicts an important part of the story of the teen Isis runaway

The Independent’s morning news conference is designed to encourage staff on the editorial team to discuss, debate and, as the name suggests, confer. We’re an opinionated bunch, so no one is afraid to take a stance on a subject.

In the world of video news, these discussions often involve the ethics and morality of literally showing our readers something that has happened. How appropriate is it to share footage of the Shoreham plane disaster in which 11 people were killed? On the day that clip was released by the courts, we decided it was necessary that it be seen.

Execution videos released by terrorists? Plenty of other publications use them, cutting the footage and fading to black just before the crucial moment. That’s something we won’t be part of. Publishing propaganda pumped out by a terrorist organisation, and depicting a brutal murder? We simply couldn’t justify hosting that on our website.