| Diana: A Picture That Asks A Thousand Questions |
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| Written by Administrator | |
| Wednesday, 19 July 2006 | |
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Nevertheless, the British media does have a right to protest the publication of these photos. For all the headlines — good and bad — the newspapers and magazines have generated before and after Diana's death, publishing the photographs of the dying Princess was and is one boundary the vast majority of the British media has never crossed (the exception being the Daily Mail which did publish an uncensored, albeit miniature, image of the Chi magazine cover without blacking out the clear black and white photo of Diana as she received oxygen following the crash).As we know, media worldwide were quick to publish photographs of the crashed Mercedes car after the dead and injured had been removed. But significantly, photographs of the inhabitants were (and are) considered taboo. This was a self-imposed moral decision which may soon be backed by the British Parliament and one which has, until recently, been followed by the majority of the World’s media establishments. So what are the reasons for the boundary being crossed now? Is it the passage of time? Is it because so much of Diana’s personal life has been exposed? 
For all his talk of diminishing the "mystery" surrounding the Princess’s death, Umberto Brindani (the Editor of Chi magazine) is more honest when he says: "I published the picture for a very simple reason — it has never been seen before." |
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