THAI RATH REMOVES CARRADINE PIC ONLINE
As the global media "outrage" surrounding the publication of what was claimed to be a crime scene photograph depicting the death of David Carradine intensifies, Thai Rath appears to have removed the controversial image from its website.
The website of Thailand's best selling newspaper had previously shown a complete representation of Saturday's front page. Now that page is minus the Carradine coverage. But with increasing criticism and threats of legal action, and questions regarding its authenticity, it's likely a sensible precaution by the Thai publisher.
Very few Thailand-based media or blogs have published the image or even linked to it, and Thai Rath is the only newspaper to have published the image.
ADD: 9th June | There is now some doubt as to whether that image is genuine See my subsequent post HERE for more.
UPDATE: June 11, 2009: Thai Rath publishes details of a g-string found in Carradine's room. See HERE.
2 comments:
It is about time that someone taught this rag 'Thairat' a lesson. I despise the way this newspaper always publishes shocking images of dead people, as a selling ploy, without respecting the deceased. I hope it gets sued.
I am not attempting to justify their decision to publish this, and other, often horrific images on the front page. But if people weren't buying the newspaper they would soon change their editorial stance.
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