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1. 1. Media Wars: The Caliphate Strikes Back. Islamic State’s Propaganda Magazine Dabiq as a Possible Paradigm Shift in Visual War Reporting and Propaganda

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för Mellanösternstudier

   Author : Lukas Jürgen Herbers; [2016]
   Keywords : Islamic State; Dabiq; Propaganda; War; Journalism; Photography; Censorship; Bare Life; Habitus; Photojournalism; Daesh; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses the history and usage of war photography and propaganda according to theories of their utilisation for the establishment of national narratives in times of war. While Western media and nations alike try to establish narratives of just war without loss of innocent people and own soldiers, the newly emerged terrorist group Islamic State indicates a paradigm change in the approach of graphic content as part of propaganda. READ MORE