The Abu Ghraib torture photographs [electronic resource] : news frames, visual culture and the power of images / Kari Andén-Papadopoulos.
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FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBusiness & management collection. Journalism: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2010Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (30 min.) : color, sound)Subject(s): Documentary photography | Iraq War, 2003- -- Mass media and the war | Journalism, MilitaryOnline resources: Click here to access online | Series Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
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Contents: Problems of how iconic images in the news exercise power in the shaping of news, politics and public opinion -- Visual culture studies perspective on how media images and their viewers make meaning -- Specific analysis of the meaning and impact of the Abu Ghraib prison photographs -- Critical assessment of the role and limitations of so called 'dominant' news frames in shaping the wider cultural perception of iconic news photographs.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.