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The image at the top of the article was extremely jarring. My immediate thought was whether anyone in the image died, and then my stomach sank with the sense th

The image at the top of the article was extremely jarring. My immediate thought was whether anyone in the image died, and then my stomach sank with the sense that the use of this image for the topic of fake news is exploitative and disrespectful. If anyone who read the article disagrees I would like to hear your point of view. I closed the page after only a few seconds.

FLGMwt 9y ago
If I'm not mistaken, the image comes from the author's own video of the murderous assault. The post is about the author being demonized for having published it and the contrivance of conspiracy theories and threats against him and his family. It connects these events to "fake news" by first hand experience dangers of muddying the informational waters around controversial and important issues.
pavlov 9y ago
The photo is of the event that the author witnessed. I don't really see what the problem is?
- glitcher 9y ago
  I guess the problem is my personal perspective. IMO it is very important to openly discuss horrific events, but personally I don't need to see the last couple moments of someone's life about to end in order to have that discussion.
wyldfire 9y ago
I agree that the image is jarring. I think that graphic images like this, or of terrorism, or of warfare are a necessary check for those of us who are so disconnected from these events. It does not strike me as exploitative. Previously, I had seen video of the car driving away, reversing, and video of the aftermath. I had not yet seen this still image, it's very striking. It is clear to me that it is sheer luck that the devastation and loss of life wasn't worse than it was. > I closed the page after only a few seconds. If you're disturbed by the image I really recommend that you consider reading the article with your browser's auto-image-load feature disabled. I don't think there's any downside to reading the article. After you've read it, decide on the merits of what the author's written and any credentials they have whether it should be credible.
- glitcher 9y ago
  Thank you, that is a very thoughtful recommendation.
tantalor 9y ago
What are you confused about, exactly? That's a famous photo of what actually happened at the scene. Here is a story about the photo and the photographer, Ryan Kelly, https://www.cjr.org/first_person/charlottesville-protest-photographer-photo.php https://www.cjr.org/first_person/charlottesville-protest-pho...
- glitcher 9y ago
  My confusion was a lack of knowledge about the photo and photographer, despite their fame. Thanks for the link.

FLGMwt 9y ago

If I'm not mistaken, the image comes from the author's own video of the murderous assault. The post is about the author being demonized for having published it and the contrivance of conspiracy theories and threats against him and his family. It connects these events to "fake news" by first hand experience dangers of muddying the informational waters around controversial and important issues.

pavlov 9y ago

The photo is of the event that the author witnessed. I don't really see what the problem is?

glitcher 9y ago
I guess the problem is my personal perspective. IMO it is very important to openly discuss horrific events, but personally I don't need to see the last couple moments of someone's life about to end in order to have that discussion.

wyldfire 9y ago

I agree that the image is jarring. I think that graphic images like this, or of terrorism, or of warfare are a necessary check for those of us who are so disconnected from these events. It does not strike me as exploitative. Previously, I had seen video of the car driving away, reversing, and video of the aftermath. I had not yet seen this still image, it's very striking. It is clear to me that it is sheer luck that the devastation and loss of life wasn't worse than it was. > I closed the page after only a few seconds. If you're disturbed by the image I really recommend that you consider reading the article with your browser's auto-image-load feature disabled. I don't think there's any downside to reading the article. After you've read it, decide on the merits of what the author's written and any credentials they have whether it should be credible.

glitcher 9y ago
Thank you, that is a very thoughtful recommendation.

tantalor 9y ago

What are you confused about, exactly? That's a famous photo of what actually happened at the scene. Here is a story about the photo and the photographer, Ryan Kelly, https://www.cjr.org/first_person/charlottesville-protest-photographer-photo.php https://www.cjr.org/first_person/charlottesville-protest-pho...

glitcher 9y ago
My confusion was a lack of knowledge about the photo and photographer, despite their fame. Thanks for the link.