08.10.2009 6:55 pm

Was this photograph of distraught mother intrusive?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

G. 9 2009 - Family and friends support Candice Bishop, the mother of three children who died in a fire Saturday, during morning service at Mount Bethel Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday morning. (Laurie Skrivan/P-D)

Family and friends support Candice Bishop, the mother of three children who died in a fire Saturday, during morning service at Mount Bethel Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday morning. (Laurie Skrivan/P-D)

Monday’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch displayed a highly emotional photograph of…

Tags: Candice Bishop, fatal fires, fire fatalities, funeral photo, funeral photo coverage, Huy Mach, Larry Coyne, Laurie Skrivan, photographing funerals, photojournalism ethics, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

07.24.2008 3:45 pm

Are photos of funerals intrusive?

By Steve Parker

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A caller last night strongly objected to photos of grieving relatives on Wednesday’s front page and Metro cover. She called the photos intrusive and disrespectful.

Each photo accompanied stories related to two deaths that drew heavy media coverage the past few…

Tags: Afghanistan, Army, firefighter, front page, funerals, Gunnar Zwilling, Huy Mach, intrusion, Larry Coyne, Page One, paparazzi, photographs, photos, Post-Dispatch, press, Ryan Hummert

Was this photograph of distraught mother intrusive?

Are photos of funerals intrusive?

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