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The War Photo No One Would Publish

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Dark_Falcon8/10/2014 9:15:10 am PDT

re: #3 freetoken

Corpse photos are a tough one for editors. Perhaps as art they are the most important of war photos, but as a product to publish editors are very squeamish about these things as the images are disturbing.

And editors have to worry about reader backlash. Enough “My CHILD SAW THAT HORRIBLE PICTURE YOU RAN!!” complaints can get an editor fired and can earn her or his publisher a browbeating at a Congressional hearing at the hands of congresscritters posing for their constituents.