Jul 31, 2014

Media Extra: The Ukraine Crash--Showing bodies

     The print edition of TIME magazine includes two photos showing the bodies of victims of the crash. One is of a man still strapped into this airline seat in a field. You can not make out his face, but it is clear what you are seeing. The other shows a body that crashed through the roof of a house and landed next to a bed.

     The pictures do NOT show up in the online edition of the magazine feature, though this one does, showing a victim whose body is covered by a plastic tarp with  a rose on it.




     As has been pointed out on this website before, the closer the victims are to the readers/viewers, the less likely it is body pictures or video will be used. But there were people from multiple countries on the plane, and TIME is an International publication. Have you seen the photos? What do you think? Any Google image search will show up much more explicit body photos. It there a difference between online and in print?

[Media Extra is a feature of TimLennox.com]

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