The Lewd Republic?
The New Republic is getting some flak for its Sept. 19: A photo of a corpse floating in New Orleans’ flood waters. Media Industry Newsletters says TNR broke an “Unwritten rule of not showing casualties on magazine covers.” and quotes TNR Executive Editor Peter Scoblic defending the decision:
“We wanted to show the full cost of what happened…. Seeing another tree limb, damaged building, or flooded street does not fully get the point across. Loss of life is the major tragedy.”
Reader thoughts? Is TNR justified in exposing what is admittedly an ugly underbelly of the Katrina story? Or have they crossed a sacred line? Would your opinion change if you knew the person now immortalized on TNR’s cover?
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