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[ claudioversiani | September 14, 2009 | 8 Comments | 8510 visits]

When can you post a photo of a dead American soldier?

The question is again on the printed pages and pages of screens.

And back with a vengeance in the image of Julie Jacobson of AP who photographed the "marine" Joshua Bernard wounded by a grenade thrown by Taliban.

The soldier died soon after Joshua.

The ethical question about whether to publish the picture arrived in the U.S. government. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates U.S. intervened personally in the episode. Gates wrote to the president of the Associated Press, Tom Curley, AP asking not to publish the photo. And the secretary has made yet another attempt by the AP, Robert Gates called Tom Curley and insisted on its claims saying that the publication of the image, which he described as atrocious, "violated common decency."

The AP news agency chose to give the image of the dying Joshua Bernard. The AP's director of photography Santiago Lyon, justified the agency's decision: "Afghanistan is no exception. We believe it is our journalistic duty to show the reality of war in that country, however unpleasant and brutal that it is this reality. "

The photographer Julie Jacobson wrote in his diary ... (translation rather than free)

"I believe that our social responsibility as a journalist is to capture and publish these images. We do not suffer opposition to photograph or publish the dead of the forces on the other side or even the deaths of civilians. Do these people are less human than American or other NATO soldiers? "

The blog Lens of the NY Times told the whole story.

Audio and photos of the photographer Julie Jacobson telling how it happened.

Some pictures to see and think ...

Taliban forces killed the "Northern Alliance". Afghanistan. November 2001.

U.S. soldier dead. Leipzig. Germany. April 18, 1945.

Three U.S. soldiers killed. New Guinea. February 1943. The photo remained unpublished until the 20th of September of that year, when it was released by the U.S. military censors.

It was the first time that Life magazine published pictures of American soldiers killed during World War II.

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8 Comments »

Wank Carmen said:

I think one of the most beautiful of photojournalism. Shooting was not shooting for anyone. In fact, much more interesting to do "artistada" practical photographer trying to be labeled contemporary and indulge in some galleries ... Things are slow fermented and not to give molds. Ephemeral ...

I get the illustrious Antonio Gaudério as day to day, which are not inert in the face of the world's ills and go ... Very fitting all the guys in the Aché not hesitate and go ahead in search of the decisive moment which runs to a thousand on this great mothership.

Hasta la vista!

# September 14, 2009 at 21:20

ABENAILDO said:

SUPIMPA, LOVE THE DEAD SEE YANQUES

# 21 January 2010 at 19:43

alann said:

God bless these brave brave soldiers who lost their lives for the honor and courage parents con .....

# 31 October 2010 at 18:54

alann said:

to have peace we must fight and perhaps give life propia

# 31 October 2010 at 18:55

Paul said:

To these unsung heroes, our respect and our gratitude ... Paul

# November 21, 2010 at 18:45

Raui said:

HAHAHAHA
heroes face??
uhahuauhauhauhauhauhaa
qndo me dies every American
it opens my smile

# 24 February 2011 at 23:20

Mota said:

I agree with you Raui.

Parents who lives in wars for years, struggling to take that right and to other countries.

Americans arrogant, Arrogant.

Unfortunately honest people is dying with this whole situation.

Why not call the representative of each country to fight to death want to see if they have chest and courage for that, no more!

When the situation is put on clothing comtrole fighter and will get fotinha.

W. Bush = Aanimador promotes the circus spectacle for others laugh.

this guy should be president besides acid owner of funeral, coffin to sell.

Ae after playing all this bullshit war the U.S. enter into financial crisis and do not know why.

This is my point of view to the Americans arrogant.

only the dead see the end of war - Plato

# August 10, 2011 at 11:35

Gabrielle said:

Our strengths are that the American soldiers! here in Brazil and they have to have these soldiers loyal population will be equal to the American soldiers! our CONGRATULATIONS TO MY HEART EVEN for the work of American soldiers who are alive and CONGRATULATIONS ALSO TO THOSE WHO DIED FOR ONRAR THE WORK OF A SOLDIER! congratulations! and that our JESUS THE LIGHT OF THESE NEXT WAR SOLDIERS AND THEY HAVE GOOD LUCK! MY CONGRATULATIONS

# 1 October 2011 at 15:40