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When a picture is worth a thousand words, which photo should you run?
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When a picture is worth a thousand words, which photo should you run?
By Jesse Tahirali
J-Source.ca
January 15, 2014
"Terrell Johnson was 21 when he was shot and killed in 2012. One glance at his photo and you'll know the world is a bit darker without his bright smile. Or maybe that glance will leave you thinking he was asking for violence. Your impression won’t necessarily depend on the kind of person Johnson was; it will depend on which picture of him you happen to see.
The London Free Press followed Johnson's story from his death in the city's downtown to the court verdict a year later. In news articles, descriptions of him were often neutral, betraying little more than his age. But click on one story and you're greeted by a photograph of him smiling widely, wearing a grey T-shirt and glasses. Click on another and you're confronted by a shirtless man wearing a crooked ball cap and pointing at the camera." (Continue reading)
