VIETNAM WAR – MORE ICONIC PHOTOS My last blog made the case why one picture is worth a thousand, if not ten thousand words. The power of images captured at the precise, poignant moment by photojournalists was nothing new in Vietnam. Photos influenced opinion and stirred emotions in other wars. But, because public opinion in […]
Vietnam War Images- Photojournalism’s Impact on Public Opinion
“One picture is worth a thousand words…” This idiom was popularized by Fred Barnard of Printer’s Ink in 1927 had its origin in an ancient Chinese proverb claiming, “One picture is worth ten thousand words.” The idiom refers to the notion that a single image can convey the meaning or essence of a complex subject […]
