Photos of violence and it's outcome (graphic images) + Poll

[justiceischeap]

After seeing a couple of threads about the Trayvon Martin death photo, I decided to post these iconic images. I'm of the opinion that sometimes the public needs to see hard images and we're losing that because we're losing photojournalism.










Did (or do these) photos change your perception of what they documented (at the time you saw them)?

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[Just Saying]

1. A picture is worth a thousand words. n/t

[RC]

2. No. I already knew.

The news used to be more newsy. Back then, it was basically a matter of paying attention. News reporting was more honest. There was more lead time before the pictures of the proof came out. No Internet. They either had to mail them or FAX them. FAXes were kinda expensive and scarce back then. (Yeah, I know they've had practical FAxes since the early 1900's)
Now, while it is still a matter of paying attention, it is also the source that matters. Now also, you need to be able to piece together bits and pieces from slanted news reports and even pure propaganda. Very much like a jig saw puzzle.

Too many people can't be bothered to use what little critical thinking they have.
Talking points? Must be true.
Popular leader or well known talking head said it? Must be true.
Doesn't make sense? Must be true anyway 'cause it is a complex issue, ya know?
Agree with whatever or whoever? Yeah, it must be true.

[HappyMe]

3. No, it didn't change my perception.

The photos drove the point home effectively.

I grew up when newspapers, Life Magazine and the evening news didn't shy away from the truth.

[Ms. Toad]

4. It didn't change my perception -

But it DID change the perception of many around me who had not been exposed to detailed information about what was actually going on.

I disagree with your perception that the media didn't shy away from telling the truth - the publication of some of those images was a dramatic change from keeping things very "palatable" just a few years earlier - which is why they were able to create such a change in public opinion when at least two of them were actually shown by major media sources.