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1. Introduction
2. The photos were not tamed by news media framing
3. Images have a life beyond the scandal and spin
4. The shocking images of torture
5. A political war about how to frame the photographs
6. What meanings were ascribed to the images
7. The two reports differ significantly from each other
8. The "60 minutes" report
9. The "New-Yorker" report (1)
10. The "New-Yorker" report (2)
11. "Trophy shots" of soldiers with their victims
12. Prisoners attacked by military dogs
13. Political climate and the Abu Ghraib photos
14. Political containment of the scandal (1)
15. The photos deflect attention from the government
16. Political containment of the scandal (2)
17. A sense of entitlement
18. "The return of Abu Ghraib"
19. Obama prevents the release of unseen photos
20. The photos have served to disrupt official narratives
21. Protest artwork in Iraq
22. Protest artwork in Iran
23. Forkscrew graphics of the hooded man (1)
24. Forkscrew graphics of the hooded man (2)
25. Martha Rosler's Iraq war photo montage (1)
26. Martha Rosler's Iraq war photo montage (2)
27. Martha Rosler's Iraq war photo montage (3)
28. Doing a Lynndie - Abu Ghraib
29. Examples inspired by the Abu Ghraib Lynndie (1)
30. Examples inspired by the Abu Ghraib Lynndie (2)
31. Examples inspired by the Abu Ghraib Lynndie (3)
32. Examples inspired by the Abu Ghraib Lynndie (4)
33. The message and idea behind the photos
34. How to interpret this mimicking game?
35. Turning torture into entertainment
36. It could be seen as an act of acknowledgement
37. The images dealt a fatal blow to the mission in Iraq
38. The power of the photos turned against them
39. How audiences response to news icons
40. Thank you
41. References

Topics Covered

• Problems of how iconic images in the news exercise power in the shaping of news, politics and public opinion
• Visual culture studies perspective on how media images and their viewers make meaning
• Specific analysis of the meaning and impact of the Abu Ghraib prison photographs
• Critical assessment of the role and limitations of so called 'dominant' news frames in shaping the wider cultural perception of iconic news photographs

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Publication History

• Published on May 24, 2010
• Archived on September 22, 2024