PDN has published an article about the US military in Afghanistan changing its media embed rules to ban pictures of troops being killed at war. Originally a document was released 23 July that stated the ‘media will not be prohibited from covering casualties’ as long as a series of conditions are met.

It now states: ‘media will not be allowed to photograph or record video of U.S personnel killed in action’. According to a military spokesman this is more ‘ a clarification rather than a rule’.

The change supposedly occurred on 04 September, following the release and distribution by the Associated Press of an image of a mortally wounded Marine in Afghanistan. The image that was taken on 14 August by AP photographer Julie Jacobson, was released as part of a series about the death of Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Bernard. Both U.S. Secretary of Defence Robert Gates and Bernard’s family had asked the AP not to release the photo.

Read the PDN article here.