Child porn is much more specific and descriptive than child abuse. Yes, it's abuse, but when reporting on a story one usually tries to convey the most informat

Child porn is much more specific and descriptive than child abuse. Yes, it's abuse, but when reporting on a story one usually tries to convey the most information possible, and using a broad, ill-defined term like child abuse would not cut it. Also, historically in the US 'child abuse' has been the term used to describe beating a child.