Press Play with Madeleine Brand
How One Photo Has Become a Symbol of the Migrant and Refugee Crisis
The photo of a young boy, drowned and washed ashore on a Turkish beach, has captured the world's attention. It's one of many such pictures — but this photo has become a striking emblem of the refugee and migrant crisis in Europe and the Middle East. And the photograph has revived an old debate about the use of graphic images in the media.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe photo of a young boy, drowned and washed ashore on a Turkish beach, has captured the world's attention. It's one of many such pictures — but this photo has become a striking emblem of the refugee and migrant crisis in Europe and the Middle East. And the photograph has revived an old debate about the use of graphic images in the media.
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1 of 5Photo Symbolizes Refugee Crisis; LA Restaurants Accused of Price-Fixing- 0:17How One Photo Has Become a Symbol of the Migrant and Refugee CrisisYou’re reading this
- 9:44Hungary's Migrant Standstill
- 17:27Cars Roundup: Fuel Efficiency and Safety Standards
- 26:34Elena Ferrante's 'The Story of the Lost Child'
- 41:09Are L.A. Restaurants Price-Fixing?