Here's my say about AP's transmission of the Joshua Bernard death photo : it is does not convey to me the grimness of war and the sacrifice of young men and women fighting it; what it conveys to me is the grimness of how journalism could be corrupted by some media.
Here is the rules for publishing photos :
“The rule regarding coverage of “wounded, injured, and ill personnel” states that the “governing concerns” are “patient welfare, patient privacy and next of kin/family considerations.”
“Casualties may be covered by embedded media as long as the service member’s identity and unit identification is protected from disclosure until OASD-PA [Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs] has officially released the name. Photography from a respectful distance or from angles at which a casualty cannot be identified is permissible; however, no recording of ramp ceremonies or remains transfers is permitted.”
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I totally agree. There are no boundaries anymore. How does this photo show "a story of sacrifice...a story that people needed to see and be aware of" according to AP editor John Daniszewski? Hasn't Joshua's family suffered enough? Their plea to the AP not to publish the photo were flagrantly denied. The picture of his grave would certainly show "a story of sacrifice."
I think it shows extreme selfishness in the AP's reporting. The rules for publishing photos were obviously ignored and for what? Selling more papers? Whatever happened to journalism's integrity? I for one am disgusted by our mainstream media. Can it really be labeled mainstream anymore when the majority of Americans are so pissed off by it's obvious liberal bias.
Are you all joking? You think war should only be shown if you win and if it is beautifull???
This is war! What's wrong with it? You agree with war, this is what you get!
My good lord, this is a very soft immage! They have choosen it out of hundreds much worse.
His familly is shoked? Are you joking again??? They thought they were seding him only to kill other people and never bee killed himself! What a joke. You want to kill, then don't be angry if you dy yourself.
Glory to the idiots who fall and their familly who agree with him to leave and kill some of their own mankind!!