IF IT BLEEDS, IT LEADS

Pictures emanating from Bangkok over the past couple of days have been a newspaper picture editor's dream. Some have been very graphic, especially the ones involving the shooting of Major-General Khattiya Sawasdipol. Without wishing to cause offence, the industry saying "if it bleeds, it leads" has never been more apt.
Coverage appeared on front pages around the world. including The New York Times, and both the global and Asia editions The Wall Street Journal. Newspapers in the Czech Republic, Italy and Kuwait also opted to feature images from the Thai capital on their front pages on Friday.
I am sure pictures from Saturday's editions will be equally graphic and equally bad for Thailand's global image.