Compelling viewing
Millions of Americans go online looking for news that the mainstream media can't give them. A disturbing number specifically want to see graphic images, such as those emerging from the war in Iraq. The
Pew Internet & American Life Project has a new report out called
The Internet as a Unique News Source. The report claims that 30 million people have seen war images. Of those, a third wish they hadn't looked, with women especially thinking that some images should not be available online. But the appetite for these images is there -- is it because people want to find the truth? Or is it something darker? Find the full report at
http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_News_Images_July04.pdf.
Posted by belinda at July 13, 2004 12:26 PM