Bringing 'Home' to North Carolina
Submitted by kkeister on 01/30/2009 - 20:09
The N&O's Home of the Month panel of architects sees the market moving the grandiose.
Green home designs
Submitted by rjbrueckner on 12/24/2008 - 10:47
Because housing constitutes a significant part of the built environment, how we design, build and maintain our homes has the potential to ... more
Photograph of a dead baby
Submitted by tedvaden on 07/09/2008 - 10:01
A couple of readers were unhappy with the Life Etc. feature Tuesday about families who have keepsake photos made of their terminally ill babies. One photo with the article showed a father cradling in his arms one infant and his twin sister who had just died. (The adjacent photo is of a living child.)
"It is difficult for me to even write the words 'dead baby,' but I fail to see how the N&O editors can possibly justify publishing such a photo," wrote Lou Martin, of Raleigh. "I have complete respect for the parents and do not fault them for whatever decisions they make regarding taking or displaying the photos. However, I very strongly object to the N&O's imposing the photo on unsuspecting readers."
"Much discussion went into deciding which photos, if any, to use with the article," she said. "Finally, we decided that in order to give a full report, we needed to use both of the photos. In an attempt to make it easier for some readers, we used the photo of the deceased baby inside the section. On the first page of the section we told readers about the content of the second photo."
I thought the photos were tastefully handled and were essential to illustrate the content of the story.
