On September 17, 2001, the Associated Press reported that ABC News President David Westin had ordered a ban on the use of the World Trade Center attack footage on his network.  This was not the first difficult decision the news media would face in relation to the September 11th attacks. It would not be the last. Covering a war can be one of the most challenging times for news departments. How would they balance the need for public information with protection of national security? How would they decide when enough is enough? And, how would they present what they did know without creating panic amongst the American people? From the Series:The Global Village