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A picture is worth a thousand words. The timeless nature of these works of art lies, to some degree, on the impact they had in their own time. Media depiction of the conflict is said to have been a crucial element in the perception of the war and in turning the public against it. But to what extent can a still image really be held accountable for influencing the standpoint of a nation and its growing disenchantment with the Vietnam War?
However, counterclaims raise doubts, arguing the lack of or even contradicting evidence used to support these statements. Could war images like Napalm Girl, however, have had some indirect, perhaps immeasurable, impact on reinforcing antiwar sentiments?
The Associated Press AP , founded in in New York City, is a news cooperative owned by newspapers, radio and television stations that work together to produce global reports. The AP won six Pulitzer prizes, and four were for photographs that today circulate as visual symbols of the war and its devastating effect on civilians. On June 8, , the village was mistakenly hit with napalm bombs by the South Vietnamese Air Force, which suspected Viet Cong in the area.
At a. But more memorable than the moving image were the stills that flooded the screens, newspaper and magazines. Even if the flames could not penetrate into the bunker, the fire consumed enough oxygen to cause suffocation inside it. Napalm became a psychological weapon, as the enemy was terrified of the hell on earth caused by its use. Later on in the war, the US bombers began to drop napalm bombs, which proved to be far more destructive than the flamethrowers.
A napalm bomb could leave an area of 2, square yards engulfed in unquenchable fire. This resulted in many civilian casualties. One of the most iconic photographs taken during the Vietnam War depicted children fleeing from a napalm strike, terrified. The little girl from the photograph, Kim Phuc stated later:. Among the US public, napalm became the symbol of all that was abhorrent about the war in Vietnam. Become A Supporter. Hindi Marathi Urdu.
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