02-01-2020, 04:08 AM
The source has something to do with the decision as well, In a previous life I edited and ended up publisher of a local newspaper. It was a serious broadsheet that ended up a tabloid, although never stooping to what are regarded as tab standards.
I mentioned that because when I first saw that photo I thought two things.
First: does this tell a story in a way no headline can and that the Chinese government won't and
Second: Do I trust the source, in this case The Guardian, to have vetted both photo and story.
I posted the thread so that answers the first and as to the second, I've been reading The Guardian for years and find it to be a reliable trustworthy news site.
This isn't kindergarten, if the photo offended some sensibilities - well life or in this case death often does that. AFAIK this isn't an escapist forum but one that deals with issues that range from profane to sublime to mundane.
Most of my posts would probably be filed under the last category.
I mentioned that because when I first saw that photo I thought two things.
First: does this tell a story in a way no headline can and that the Chinese government won't and
Second: Do I trust the source, in this case The Guardian, to have vetted both photo and story.
I posted the thread so that answers the first and as to the second, I've been reading The Guardian for years and find it to be a reliable trustworthy news site.
This isn't kindergarten, if the photo offended some sensibilities - well life or in this case death often does that. AFAIK this isn't an escapist forum but one that deals with issues that range from profane to sublime to mundane.
Most of my posts would probably be filed under the last category.