vrijdag, april 02, 2004
Grisly photos of slain Americans in Iraq that dominated some newspapers' front pages Thursday may be a sign of more graphic images to come as the media responds to a world in which violence is an everyday occurrence.
Kenny Irby, visual journalism group leader at The Poynter Institute, a school for professional journalists, said such imagery will increase because the "taste litmus test" has changed.
"The 21st century we live in is an era of war and violent confrontation, and we can't censor that and withhold that from democracy," he said.
Lees meer in het artikel Graphic Iraq war photos generate controversy dat verscheen in de Houston Chronicle.
Lees ook You Be the Editor en How the NYT made photo decisions.
Kenny Irby, visual journalism group leader at The Poynter Institute, a school for professional journalists, said such imagery will increase because the "taste litmus test" has changed.
"The 21st century we live in is an era of war and violent confrontation, and we can't censor that and withhold that from democracy," he said.
Lees meer in het artikel Graphic Iraq war photos generate controversy dat verscheen in de Houston Chronicle.
Lees ook You Be the Editor en How the NYT made photo decisions.
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