Why photographs of dead in Nairobi terror attack failed journalism
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Now one of the biggest stories this week was the Al Shabab attack on a Nairobi hotel complex, which claimed the lives of 21 people. And we have been following the debate around the New York Times coverage of the Nairobi attacks, which has sparked some anger on social media.
The article features a photograph by AP credited to the photographer Khalil Senusi showing bodies of victims of the attack slumped on chairs and covered in blood. A similar photograph has also been used by UK’s Daily Mail online with faces of the victims pixelated.
It certainly raises important questions about journalism ethics, media freedom and racism during coverage of such events.
We chat to George Ogol, a lecturer in Journalism, at the University of Central Lancashire in England
The article features a photograph by AP credited to the photographer Khalil Senusi showing bodies of victims of the attack slumped on chairs and covered in blood. A similar photograph has also been used by UK’s Daily Mail online with faces of the victims pixelated.
It certainly raises important questions about journalism ethics, media freedom and racism during coverage of such events.
We chat to George Ogol, a lecturer in Journalism, at the University of Central Lancashire in England
