Of the five other photos, I would probably only print the first one of the boy with the dog. This photo makes a statement and is very emotional. The newspaper editor did the right thing in asking the family if they could use the photo. Most editors would not check when printing a photo like this. The other photos are too sensitive to be printed, especially the photo of the boy in the body bag. The boy on the spike fence did not die, but this is too grosteque of a photo to be printed. The last photo of the woman's clothes being ripped off is too sexual in nature to be printed. However, I could see it being printed in order to show that Mardi Gras can get too out of hand and women are still mistreated during these events.
Monday, March 2, 2009
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I would only publish the first of the first of the Budd Dwyer photos. At first glance these photos look like a joke. Upon seeing that these photos are real and the last photo is after he has shot himself, a reader would be very disturbed. I would possibly publish the second photo, but definitely not the one of him with the gun in his mouth or after he has shot himself. Dwyer obviously called the press conference for attention and does not deserve the respect of not printing the photos. However, this is more out of respect for the reader.
Of the five other photos, I would probably only print the first one of the boy with the dog. This photo makes a statement and is very emotional. The newspaper editor did the right thing in asking the family if they could use the photo. Most editors would not check when printing a photo like this. The other photos are too sensitive to be printed, especially the photo of the boy in the body bag. The boy on the spike fence did not die, but this is too grosteque of a photo to be printed. The last photo of the woman's clothes being ripped off is too sexual in nature to be printed. However, I could see it being printed in order to show that Mardi Gras can get too out of hand and women are still mistreated during these events.
Of the five other photos, I would probably only print the first one of the boy with the dog. This photo makes a statement and is very emotional. The newspaper editor did the right thing in asking the family if they could use the photo. Most editors would not check when printing a photo like this. The other photos are too sensitive to be printed, especially the photo of the boy in the body bag. The boy on the spike fence did not die, but this is too grosteque of a photo to be printed. The last photo of the woman's clothes being ripped off is too sexual in nature to be printed. However, I could see it being printed in order to show that Mardi Gras can get too out of hand and women are still mistreated during these events.
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I completely agree with you about the Dwyer photos. I would also publish the first because I think it sheds some light to the reader about what is happening without giving away too much. The 3rd and 4th photos are definitely much too graphic for the public eye. As we learned, it would not be in good taste.
ReplyDeleteYou also make a good point that our decisions are based on the respect to the reader, not Dwyer himself. His call for a press conference was clearly a cry for attention and the photos are evidence that he got what he wanted. However, it's up to us to decide how far to take it. But it is difficult to decide where to draw the line. How do we pay enough attention to clue in the readers about the situation without indulging this guy too much for his terrible actions? Maybe that's too much bias I'm putting out there, but at the same time, it is a relevant issue afterall.