tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2392447257612709913.post6977306214955022383..comments2024-03-28T10:58:05.404+05:30Comments on THE READING ROOM: How does an editor take the decision to publish pictures that can upset readers?Ramesh Prabhuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678034444539598327noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2392447257612709913.post-76096518802328442812010-08-09T20:26:45.406+05:302010-08-09T20:26:45.406+05:30Where do Editors draw the line? Would I have done ...Where do Editors draw the line? Would I have done it? Yes. What's so different between showing the Afghan girl, off-putting as it is, and the living dead of the Bhopal gas tragedy? In the context of the bigger picture, none.<br />But let's not forget TIME had a reason and it wasn't just "shock and awe". They also wanted to show that the US was not winning the Taleban battle and compel the Congressmen to push for bringing the boys back home. The bloody nose analogy was deliberate. Remember Vietnam? Remember the Cambodian execution, the napalm girl Kim Phuc.... all of it was designed to arm twist the White House, and they succeeded.<br /><br />Of course one eye was also on sales. Four or six months down the road, when the Afghan girl recovers from her surgery, TIME will track her down and bingo another cover.<br /><br />No we did not run it in this neck of the woods because at times we can get a bit prissy about things and let's not forget what holds good in one part of the world does not necessarily hold good elsewhere. PatrickUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665612786732117154noreply@blogger.com