War in Georgia
When I first looked at TIME’s collection of photos my first reaction was: “meh, more war photographs.” Once you get past your seven-year familiarity with war photos, these photos reflect their own importance.Published August 11, 2008
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Photography, Georgia, International, Journalism, media industry, Photography, photojournalism, Russia, War no responsesWritten by Joey
Photography introduced me to the 'new media' evolution. I currently do community management at Meraki in San Francisco, but this blog is about journalism, some UX design, and the occasional rant. more →Sharing
Georgian soldiers race past an apartment block in Gori after Russian warplanes dropped bombs on the city. GLEB GARANICH / REUTERSUpdateThe NYT has an article explaining some of the background.
To make matters worse, we’ve got a juicy political sex scandal in Edwards, a tight presidential campaign, and the Olympics going on right now. Needless to say, our sex-crazed media is on top of all that instead of a war that no one understands.Reuters has done a remarkably good job of doing what they do best – keeping foreign agencies so that they can respond to something just like this. Right now, this is a bigger story than Afghanistan and Iraq. In my opinion, it beats out another sex scandal, a tired presidential campaign, and a sporting event. This is about a war between two countries who’s people don’t live in the Bronze Age.When I first looked at TIME’s collection of photos my first reaction was: “meh, more war photographs.”But here’s what’s different: this is a modern war. Fought with modern tanks, modern armies where both sides are uniformed, and civilian casualties that no one is apologizing for. This is a big deal. Once you get past your seven-year familiarity with war photos, these photos reflect their own importance.