Andén-Papadopoulos, Kari.

The Abu Ghraib torture photographs news frames, visual culture and the power of images / [electronic resource] : Kari Andén-Papadopoulos. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2010. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (30 min.) : color, sound). - Journalism : cutting edge commentaries on the critical issues facing journalism at the practical, theoretical and media industry level . - Henry Stewart talks. Marketing & management collection. Journalism .

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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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