Dead Iraqi Soldier, Ken Jarecke (photograph): Difference between revisions

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The case raises questions about photojournalism in the context of modern warfare and the problems associated with private censorship of journalism.  

Jarecke was quoted as saying "If I don't make pictures like this, people like my mother will think what they see in war is what they see in movies." This underscores the importance of graphic war photography. Much of the Gulf War imagery which was accessible to the public consisted of video footage from bomb-dropping planes. It visually reduced the conflict to the level of a video game, allowing the public to feel disconnected from the violence. Jarecke's image was a rare example of a boots-on-the-ground photojournalism, demonstrating the fact that these bombs were being dropped on actual human beings, not arbitrary targets in a game.