Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't know who made the inane comment about "photographing these dead dudes," but the death of U.S. service men and women while on duty is and always has been what is called NEWS. The media doesn't photograph coffins and funerals to "make a cheap political statement;" it does so because the deaths are NEWS. The only "cheap political statements" are those regarding why the media shouldn't be doing its traditional job of reporting news. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Daniel Ridings Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 3:29 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] The Right To Privacy > And the intention of the press in photographing these dead dudes is > not to "honor" them but to make a cheap political statement by > photographing their interment. Shame on the photographers and > journalists who would do so! Their very status, as a cold corpse, is also a political statement. Daniel - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html