1st Edition

War Photography Realism in the British Press

By John Taylor Copyright 1991
208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more

Acknowledgements  1. The Bazaar of Death  2. The First World War  3. The Second World War  4. The Falklands Campaign  5. Northern Ireland and Terrorism  6. The Body in the Press.  Notes.  Bibliography.  Index.

Biography

John Taylor