Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Speaking of photographs . . .

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Here's the back story of this iconic image from the Vietnam War. It won the photographer a Pulitzer Prize, ruined the career of the general who fired the shot, and helped turn public opinion against the war. It also encouraged the military to rethink how much freedom to grant journalists in war zone. This lead to the decision to "embed" journalists with battalions in recent conflicts.