On May 5, 2011, David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting Network argued that Obama should release photos of bin Laden’s corpse in part because they will come out eventually, and because not doing so violates Obama’s vow to be transparent and makes the president appear “arrogant.”

On May 4, 2011, Reuters published a number of photos of the compound in the aftermath of the raid, including gruesome photos of bin Laden guards killed by U.S. forces. Reuters defended the decision as appropriate.

Before Obama’s decision to not publish photos of Osama bin Laden’s corpse, journalism groups pondered the ethics of publishing or airing any photos that might become available.

Ferrel Guillory is a professor of journalism and director of the Program on Public Life at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Roberta Combs is president of the Christian Coalition, a political action organization that describes itself as “pro-family.” According to news releases on its website, the coalition has several times agreed with statements made by Mitt Romney.

John Ankerberg is president of the Ankerberg Theological Research Institute in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He has a daily radio and television show.

Trent Wisecup is the former director of Romney’s Massachusetts political action committee. He is a principal at Navigators Global.

Mike Murphy is a Republican political consultant with Navigators Global who has advised candidates, including John McCain, Jeb Bush, former Michigan Gov. John Engler and Romney. In February 2006, Murphy stepped away from Romney’s campaign.

Lane Williams teaches communications at Brigham Young University-Idaho. He is a former reporter and has conducted research into media coverage of the LDS (he is a Mormon) and Romney’s candidacy.