| Diana: A Picture That Asks A Thousand Questions |
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| Written by Administrator | |
| Wednesday, 19 July 2006 | |
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Page 2 of 5 In light of the publication in the Italian magazine Chi of photographs showing the Princess of Wales fatally injured in the aftermath of the Paris car crash, we have to ask ourselves: into what category does such an image belong? Is Diana’s position on the international stage — one which continues long after her death — enough to place those images in the public domain? Are they also pictures which need to be seen? Is it legal to publish them? And is it moral to look at them? It is clear from the reaction of the press and the general public — reactions which range from hugely criticial to accepting — that these are questions for which there is no firm answer. 
Wasn't it partly because of the public's appetite that Diana was being chased by the paparazzi on that fateful night? In the media's search for constantly updated photos of Diana — wherever she was, whatever she was doing — weren't they simply fulfilling the public's demand to see the Princess? |
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