Monday, March 9, 2009

Fallen Soldiers, Coming Home in Public
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE
This article is about the ban on taking pictures of fallen soldiers coffins being uplifted. People are concerned however, thinking of the families that the media would get in the way and ultimately make it more of a difficult reuniting. When the photo ban was origionally set into place, they didn't do it for the families they did it because of the look it gave the war. To me it sounds like they really didn't want people to really know what they effects of war was.

The material and information is interesting to me, I am surpised by a lot of it. The article is kind of hard to follow though, they get off subject in my eyes, they start talking about other stuff that doesn't directly relate to the coffin ban photos. I also think the article doesn't need to be as long as it is, there was, in my eyes, unnecessary fluff and filler. I do however believe we should be able to take pictures, it helps put the war in perspective. I know that without them I don't really realize the toll it takes on our country.

It fits with our journalism class because it's something that is facing a lot of controversy in our society right now. I think we all need to stay ontop of this stuff or we shouldn't call ourselves journalists.

I'm not really left with any questions.