War Journalism and Photo-Journalism: A Review of Conflicts by Women Journalists

  • Heloisa Souza dos Santos Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho"
Keywords: Photography, Journalism, Women

Abstract

War journalism and photo-journalism have developed together foregrounded on the idea that a true coverage of facts should be accompanied by a development of the conflict. The concept that war is a fascinating, masculine, repugnant thing has pervaded the whole process of development of war journalistic coverage. On the other hand, women has left the comfort of newspaper offices and covered conflicts, underscoring the photography of the events. Current essay deals with the relationship between war journalism and photojournalism and refers to the main female journalists in the events.

Author Biography

Heloisa Souza dos Santos, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho"
Graduanda em Comunicação Social com habilitação em Jornalismo pela Faculdade de Arquitetura, Artes e Comunicação da Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (Unesp) Bauru (SP), Brasil.
Published
2015-11-18
Issue
Vol 17 No 2 (2015): Temática: Comunicação, Jornalismo, Publicidade e Propaganda
Section
Artigos Originais
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