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War Photography - Realism in the British Press (Hardcover)
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War Photography - Realism in the British Press (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Security and Society
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What makes news patriotic? How is photojournalism used in wartime?
In a national crisis, the press operates under various forms of
censorship. Within these constraints, it continues to produce news
in line with what is considered newsworthy. Everyday 'human
interest' photographs and stories, which tell of bizarre, comic or
tragic events, are turned to patriotic ends. The subject of death
is transformed by its use in saving the nation; it is accompanied
and displaced by more comforting ideas. Originally published in
1991, with the help of full-page illustrations from newspapers and
journals, John Taylor looks at the special truth of war news, how
it is built on established ways of storytelling, and how
photography is used to make it seem real. Taking examples from the
First and Second World Wars, the Falklands campaign and present-day
accounts of terrorism and crime within the United Kingdom, Taylor
shows that aside from legal controls, the press's own methods bring
it close to the official perspective. Drawing on history, sociology
and photo-history, War Photography is a well-illustrated account of
the place of photojournalism in the news industry and the use of
news in creating national identity.
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