Death makes the news how the media censor and display the dead / Jessica M. Fishman.

Author/creator Fishman, Jessica M.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press, [2017]
Descriptionviii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

Contents Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Death concealed: the picture problem -- "Cold bodies are hot stuff" -- Alternative images -- The industry's ample access -- Intentionally ambiguous images -- Layers of resistance -- Word versus image -- Death revealed: exceptions to the rule -- Pictures in the popular and patrician press -- Nationality and the "newsworthy" image -- Innocence and the "newsworthy" victim -- Mass tragedy and the biggest disasters -- The fantastic feats of some photos -- Victims seeking visibility -- In the end -- Appendix: defining a postmortem picture -- Notes -- Index -- About the author.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017008039
ISBN9780814770757 (cl ; alk. paper)
ISBN9780814760451 (pb ; alk. paper)

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