Essays about: "Photojournalism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word Photojournalism.

  1. 1. Horrific images in East and West : A qualitative and comparative analysis of the visual representation of Syrian and Ukrainian refugees in three Swedish news outlets

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

    Author : Linda Agurell Swedmark; [2023]
    Keywords : Photojournalism; qualitative visual analysis; otherness; visibility; visualities; immigration discourse; Syria; Ukraine; Sweden;

    Abstract : This thesis compares the visual representation of Syrian refugees during the 2015 refugee crisis and Ukrainian refugees during the Russian invasion 2022 in news outlets Dagens Nyheter, Svenska Dabladet and Aftonbladet. The aim of the study is thus to investigate how ethnic groups are framed in a photojournalistic setting. READ MORE

  2. 2. A qualitative analysis of the lived experiences of Colombian female photojournalist and their relationship with embodied visual activism in the context of feminist protests in Colombia

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Ana Maria Valenzuela Anzola; [2022]
    Keywords : Feminist Media Theory; Photojournalism; Gender inequalities; Phenomenological Psychology; Embodiment; Visual Activism; Citizen Journalism;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how gender inequality in the photographic staff of the main Colombian media outlets, has established a hegemonic view of representation and examines the way recent social outbursts in the country, have been the ideal setting for the rise of citizen journalism, visual activism, and new visual citizenships. It seeks to present how diverse individuals, including female photojournalists are producing alternative visual narratives and igniting a paradigm shift on traditional photojournalism. READ MORE

  3. 3. A Critical Visual Analysis of the images shared by Colombian female photojournalists under the hashtag #8mfotografascolombia on the March 8th, 2021, feminist mobilization.

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Ana María Valenzuela Anzola; [2021]
    Keywords : Feminist Media Theory; Representation Theory; Instagram; Media representation; Photojournalism; Hashtag Activism; Feminism; Protest; Latin America.;

    Abstract : The intention of this thesis is to investigate whether there are consistent narrative patterns of images produced by female photojournalists under the Instagram hashtag #8mfotografascolombia in the context of the feminist mobilization of March 8, 2021, that took place in Colombia. I aim to establish if indeed these new communicative strategies in expansion respond to narratives widely used by traditional photojournalism, or if they operate under a different set of dynamics. READ MORE

  4. 4. “Seeing is believing ... ?” An exploration of photojournalism in war reporting and its conceptualization within the scope of War and Peace Journalism

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Journalistik

    Author : Laura Geigenberger; [2020]
    Keywords : Photojournalism; War Journalism; Peace Journalism; News images; War correspondence; Conceptualization; Journalism Studies;

    Abstract : Journalism is a profession which bears many social and political responsibilities. Particularly war correspondence is a challenging task for professional journalists and thus constitutes a decisive part in the academic field of Journalism Studies. READ MORE

  5. 5. 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