Essays about: "war photography"

Found 5 essays containing the words war photography.

  1. 1. I Never Learned To Type With Ten Fingers

    University essay from Konstfack/Grafisk design & illustration

    Author : Laslo Strong; [2022]
    Keywords : typography; blackletter; fraktur; history; calligraphy; typewriting; technology; type design; graphic design; family; typeface; urban; photography; fiction; slash-fiction; Second World War; Polen; Germany;

    Abstract : Luise Schröder founded a private business school in 1910 in Stettin, a city once part of Germany. With a focus on typewriting and stenography, she was a local educator of modern communication. Throughout four generations, her family was impacted by global technological developments and socio-political shifts. READ MORE

  3. 2. “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

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. Semiotics of Humanitarian Photography

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Konstantinos Paglamidis; [2013]
    Keywords : humanitarian photography; semiotics; fund raising; sign; representamen; interpretant; signifier; signified; visual sign; visual paradigm; anchoring; relay; zero sign; index; symbol; icon; war photography; mythology; visual rhetoric;

    Abstract : Communication campaigns by major organizations in the field of development have been heavily dependent on humanitarian photography to motivate and attract donors. This genre of photography serves its purpose by informing, surprising and attracting the attention of a broad audience. READ MORE

  6. 5. Photojournalism in War and Armed Conflicts : Professional Photography and the Framing of Victimhood in World Press Photos of the Year

    University essay from Medier och kommunikation

    Author : Jelka Ninja Below; [2010]
    Keywords : World Press Photo Foundation • World Press Photo • Photojournalism • Press Photography • War Correspondence • War Zone • Crisis • Armed Conflict • Visual Media • Information Flow • News Selection • Framing;

    Abstract : During the last decades, the presence of visual media has increased dramatically. However, very little empirical research has been carried out to determine the implication of the medium photograph as a visual information transmitter. READ MORE