Via Mudville Gazette, a story in the NY Times lamenting how the inability to get lots of pictures of American dead in Iraq is hurting the careers and “fun” (direct quote) of the photo-journalists. You only need one quote to get the basic gist:
FOR war photography, Vietnam remains the bloody yardstick. During the Tet offensive, on Feb. 9, 1968, Time magazine ran a story that was accompanied by photos showing dozens of dead American soldiers stacked like cordwood.
That’s the kind of imagery Old Media selected for a major battle field victory by the US and South Vietnamese military. And they are proud of it.