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.
