New York Tabloids Pick Worst Possible Covers for Virginia Journalist Murders

An early look at tomorrow’s front page… EXECUTED ON LIVE TV: http://t.co/8X8tEKXIhJ pic.twitter.com/UOsjmUdBJw

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) August 27, 2015

The New York Daily News sparked online outrage over its cover showing stills from the footage taken by the killer of Virginia journalists Alison Parker and Adam Ward.

Vester Flanagan was wearing a body camera when he approached the two, who were doing an early-morning live shot at a retail center at Smith Mountain Lake near Roanoke with a local Chamber of Commerce official, Vicki Gardner.

After fleeing the crime scene, Flanagan tweeted that people should go see his video on Facebook. He posted footage there that began with him silently standing and watching the live shot before opening fire. Facebook deleted the video, but not before some people had duped the footage and distributed it on YouTube.

Needless to say, people are angry with the paper’s decision to put those images on their cover.

@NYDailyNews Is it completely numb having no conscience, or is there a phantom feeling like when you lose a limb?

— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) August 27, 2015

@NYDailyNews have you taken leave of your senses!

— mia farrow (@MiaFarrow) August 27, 2015

.@NYDailyNews Shame on you! Whomever gave the green light for that front page is despicable!

— Dave Stewart (@d_stewCNN) August 27, 2015

Shameful death porn, @nydailynews. Stop the press and throw that crap out: tomorrow’s front page…

— Mike Drago (@MikeDrago) August 27, 2015

Not like the New York Post was any better, though.

Today’s cover: The #WDBJ shooter terrified co-workers at 2 stations with “bizarre behavior” http://t.co/br7AUaP0Bw pic.twitter.com/fUUC5RJDaJ

— New York Post (@nypost) August 27, 2015