During Baier’s program, “Special Report,” he warned the audience about the disturbing nature of the image before explaining the news outlet’s reasoning.
“The reason we’re showing you this is to bring you the reality of Islamic terrorism and to label it as such,” Baier said. “We feel you need to see it so we will put up one of these images on your screen right now.”
At that point, a single image of the hostage, military pilot Lt. Moath al-Kasasbeh, being engulfed in flames was shown. The image remained on the screen for roughly 40 seconds as Baier described the the video. Then Baier told viewers that it was safe to watch again.
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He said showing the images “impinge on his dignity” and spread ISIS propaganda, and “why should we indulge that?”
–Tom Kludt contributed reporting.
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