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p.2 #1 · War Photography: What do we have the right to?

Of all the people who have been killed over there, I'm sure they could have found some family who didn't object to having their dying son or daughter's picture printed. This family asked them not to. That should've been it.

Sep 12, 2009 at 02:02 AM

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p.2 #2 · War Photography: What do we have the right to?

If the family does not consent to the photograph, then they should respect that right. There should be no debate about it.

Sep 16, 2009 at 09:14 PM

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p.2 #3 · War Photography: What do we have the right to?

professorman wrote:
If the family does not consent to the photograph, then they should respect that right. There should be no debate about it.

As a 20-year vet myself, I couldn't agree more.

Sep 17, 2009 at 02:32 AM

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p.2 #4 · War Photography: What do we have the right to?

So, just to be clear here, we shouldn't have published photos of the twin towers falling if it would have offended any of the families of the dead? Part of living in a free society is accepting a free press - even when it's distasteful or offensive.

Sep 18, 2009 at 02:10 PM

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p.2 #5 · War Photography: What do we have the right to?

No one said that. It should be clear that there was supposed to be a "wall" between editorial opinion and news. Perhaps something taught now as a conceit or a fable in journalism classes.

Numerous news agencies chose not to display the image in question. The picture in question was not immediate and apparently not newsworthy enough to be universally shown. That leads to the unavoidable possibility that those that chose to show it did so for other reasons. In at least one case, one editor clearly admits he chose to show it to support his political views. The 9-11 building collapses and jumps were immediate and newsworthy.

The concept that the public has to accept a biased and offensive "free press" is exactly what I stated before. We don't have to accept what the "press" chooses to offer and manipulate, we don't have to buy it, we don't have to support the products that pay for it. The press is supposed to be working for us, they aren't in charge of the process.

Sep 18, 2009 at 03:25 PM

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p.2 #6 · War Photography: What do we have the right to?

Craig Gillette wrote:

The concept that the public has to accept a biased and offensive "free press" is exactly what I stated before. We don't have to accept what the "press" chooses to offer and manipulate, we don't have to buy it, we don't have to support the products that pay for it.

I agree with this. Everyone gets to choose which source of information they wish to support.

Where I think we disagree is in who gets to choose what is "immediate and newsworthy". You? Me? The government? By allowing the jounalists free rein we do our best to guarantee that nothing is covered up. If they overstep the bounds of fairness or good taste then we are free to turn away and patronize another news outlet.

Sep 18, 2009 at 05:06 PM

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p.2 #7 · War Photography: What do we have the right to?

Journalists may well be the problem. Between selling ad space and opinions, they've left real, comprehensive and objective news behind.

Sep 18, 2009 at 11:31 PM

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p.2 #8 · War Photography: What do we have the right to?

I was under the impression that as adults we are free to decide what we filter as worthy of our interests. I often find my mind wandering when CNN cues a sound bite of Lindsey Lohan's lastest car crash...I guess some of us were endowed with the intelligence to search for the TV remote.

Sep 19, 2009 at 03:23 AM


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