Jimmy Barrett

Jimmy Barrett

Jimmy Barrett comes to KTRH and KPRC via Detroit, Mich., and Richmond, Va. where he spent several decades doing mornings. Jimmy was also the...Full Bio

 

Border Photo Wins 2019 World Press Photo Awards

The World Press Photo Foundation announced its 2019 award winners on Thursday, with the image of a young child crying at the US-Mexico border taking home the Photo of the Year prize.

Snapped by John Moore for Getty Images, "Crying Girl on the Border," shows a two-year-old crying while border agents in Texas pat her asylum-seeking mother down. 

While critics of the White House used the photo to denounce a family separation policy, HuffPost notes that the mother and daughter were detained together and released pending a hearing.

Jurors for the contest had the tough task of selecting the nominees from 78,801 photographs by 4,738 international photographers.

Which news photo has always stood out to you as a powerful image?


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