
It Shouldn’t Be Taboo to Publish Images of Those Killed by Violence
Sometimes the need to bear witness outweighs the need for privacy
Jessica Fishman, Ph.D., is a behavioral scientist with a joint appointment at the Perelman School of Medicine and the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. The opinions expressed in this essay do not represent those of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, the Perelman School of Medicine, or the Annenberg School for Communication.
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