NY Post Provokes Outrage With ‘Extremely Graphic’ & ‘Disgraceful’ James Foley Cover: ‘Disgusting Decision’

The New York Post prompted outrage Wednesday after publishing a front page photograph of slain photojournalist James Foley seconds before he was beheaded by a Islamic State militant.

-- Due to its graphic nature, TheBlaze has chosen not to publish the image. Those who want to view the cover can click here (warning graphic content) --

Individuals turned to Twitter to blast the tabloid New York newspaper, calling the cover "disrespectful" and "disgraceful."

The front page of the New York Post today is disgraceful

— Michael van Poppel (@mpoppel) August 20, 2014

So, @nypost have printed a full front-page pic of Foley's murder, which I don't recommend you click on but do recommend you get angry about.

— Tom Chivers (@TomChivers) August 20, 2014

.@nypost has used extremely graphic photo of James Foley's murder on front page, which I won't tweet here. Their editor should be ashamed.

— Jack Moore (@JFXM) August 20, 2014

What the hell is wrong with the people @nypost and the Daily News? Putting those screenshots on the front page was absolutely disrespectful.

— Anne Kearney (@AnneKearney00)

August 20, 2014

Don't recommend you look at @nypost. Today's front page is grotesque & could have been designed by ISIS themselves. Idiots.

— Alex von Tunzelmann (@alexvtunzelmann) August 20, 2014

Disgusting decision by @nypost to run that photo on their front page today. Business as usual, I see. #shameful

— Jason Solomon (@solomonster) August 20, 2014

The .@nypost are using an image of James Foley's murder on their front page to sell copies. Utterly shameful. Don't click.

— Steve Rose (@steveplrose)

August 20, 2014

There's something very wrong with the editorial staff at the @nypost who went with that front page.

— Kimberley Ramplin (@Kimbo_Ramplin) August 20, 2014

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