Review urged after blood-spattered shirt ads ran alongside domestic violence news in Australia

Police attend the scene of a stabbing attack at Valley Heights in the Blue Mountains on Sunday, which police believe was a domestic violence incident. Photograph: Sarah Wilson/AAP Police attend the scene of a stabbing attack at Valley Heights in the Blue Mountains on Sunday, which police believe was a domestic violence incident. Photograph: Sarah Wilson/AAP Australian media Review urged after blood-spattered shirt ads ran alongside domestic violence news in Australia Gruesome ads embedded in articles about family violence ‘make light’ of violence and could distress victim-survivors, expert warns
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Prefer the Guardian on Google News stories about domestic violence inadvertently ran alongside advertisements for faux-bloodstained shirts reading “problem solved”, prompting advocates for victim-survivors to urge publishers to avoid making light of recent deaths.
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