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How to choose a war photo

A gruesome image of a dying Ukrainian mom, her two children and a family friend made it to the front page of The New York Times. Why?

Updated: March 11, 2022
Before class (20 minutes) Graphic image warning: This exercise involves graphic images and may not be appropriate for all students.  Read: Russian forces fire on evacuees, leaving 4 people dead outside Kyiv. (New York Times) How journalists decide which images from Ukraine are too awful to publish (Washington Post) They Died by a Bridge in […]
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