One day in the war of images

• Autores: Michael Meyer
• Localización: Columbia Journalism Review, ISSN-e 0010-194X, Vol. 52, Nº. 6, 2014
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses the impact of photographs on the public's opinion of war. Topics discussed include the 2004 photograph taken by Associated Press photographer Khalid Mohammed of the bodies of American contractors in Fallujah, Iraq hanging from a bridge, the decision making process used by newspaper editors to decide whether or not to publish graphic or violent photographs, and the different uses of the photograph on the front pages of U.S. newspapers.