PBS NewsHour

Will the haunting image of a Syrian boy make a difference?

Clip: 08/18/2016 | 9m 47s

Airstrikes are a constant in Aleppo, Syria. But this week, global attention was captured by a haunting snapshot of one strike’s aftermath: a 5-year-old boy bloodied, dust covered and dazed. Such images have a history of going viral. But do they make an impact? Hari Sreenivasan asks Susan Moeller, a professor of journalism at the University of Maryland, and the New York Times’ Anne Barnard.

Aired: 08/18/16

Expired: 09/17/16

Rating: NR

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