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Thoughts on “The Stringer” (d)

Because it concentrates on first-person testimony while paying scant attention to this important physical evidence, I find The Stringer persuasive and even compelling, as I wrote earlier, but not conclusive. In my opinion, it fails to make an effective evidentiary case to support the charges it levels. […]

Thoughts on “The Stringer” (c)

So far in The Stringer it’s all he said/he said between advocates of two variant sentimental favorites: the young Nick Ut who (purportedly) took the photo and saved the girl vs. the lowly unsung stringer who had his glory stolen. Competing narratives with equally credible sources on both sides. […]