cereal test
n.— «Many journalists invoked the so-called “cereal test,” newsroom slang for a simple question: Would I want my family to see this photo at the breakfast table tomorrow morning?» —“Graphic images: Too much?” by Ryan Pitts Mail Tribune (Jackson County, Ore.) Jan. 23, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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