A Yale study found that news stories about obesity are very often accompanied by unflattering or negative images of fat people (inc. the infamous headless shots). They reached the rather obvious conclusion that these photos may lead to bias against fat people.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...ple-create-bias/2011/05/13/AFbD9Z2G_blog.html
http://www.yaleruddcenter.org/resources/upload/docs/what/bias/ObesityStigmaOnlineNews_JHC_5.11.pdf
Most of the fat people photos used in the media are stock photos some junior editor pastes in next to obesity related stories. So to help fight fat bias the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity has created a gallery of photos depicting fat people in positive non-biased ways. The center lets media outlets use these stock photos for free.
http://www.yaleruddcenter.org/press/image_gallery_intro.aspx
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...ple-create-bias/2011/05/13/AFbD9Z2G_blog.html
http://www.yaleruddcenter.org/resources/upload/docs/what/bias/ObesityStigmaOnlineNews_JHC_5.11.pdf
Most of the fat people photos used in the media are stock photos some junior editor pastes in next to obesity related stories. So to help fight fat bias the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity has created a gallery of photos depicting fat people in positive non-biased ways. The center lets media outlets use these stock photos for free.
http://www.yaleruddcenter.org/press/image_gallery_intro.aspx
