Warning - Graphic Photo Follows
I'm all for realism in journalism. In fact, i prefer reality to the constant spin and bias that exists in today's media. While the media consistently complain about the barrage of spin coming from modern day governments, they are in fact the greatest purveyors of manipulation. Hey, it sells advertising and that's what matters to them. I get it.
Which is why is is refreshing to see some "real" photos of tragic events played out in other parts of the world. I'm referring in this case to the bloody protests in Bangkok, Thailand. Scores of people have been injured and killed.
Even so, many of the stories have related to how Australians are either holed up in hotels, or have "escaped" back to Australia via plane. As if that's what really matters.
So i open up a story from The Age, and it hits me. A graphic photo of bloody corpses lying in the middle of the road in downtown Bangkok. Id normally not be bothered by such brutal images. Id just like some consistency. Ive previously called for more honest reporting of road crashes and other such preventable tragedies. The photos we usually see of these events are highly sanitised. Not even a skerrick of blood appears.
So no graphic warning accompanied the following story from The Age. Unless they are going to be consistent and show photos of other brutal events, there should be a warning. Perhaps they don't mind showing such photos when these events occur outside of Australia. If that's the case, I'm not at all comfortable with the double standards.
Graphic Story as reported in The Age - no word yet if they have enhanced the color of the blood in the photo. Not that they would ever do such a thing...again...
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