The effects of print news photographs of the casualties of war

Michael Pfau; Michel Haigh; Andeelynn Fifrick; Douglas Holl; Allison Tedesco; Jay Cope; David Nunnally; Amy Schiess; Donald Preston; Paul Roszkowski; Marlon Martin

doi:10.1177/107769900608300110

The effects of print news photographs of the casualties of war

Michael Pfau
, Michel Haigh
, Andeelynn Fifrick
, Douglas Holl
, Allison Tedesco
, Jay Cope
, David Nunnally
, Amy Schiess
, Donald Preston
, Paul Roszkowski
, Marlon Martin

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This investigation examined effect of news photographs of Iraq war casualties on reader emotional response and attitudes about U.S. military presence, and the impact of inoculation pretreatments. Three print news conditions were used: photographs with caption, photographs accompanied by full text, and text. Photographs plus caption elicited greater emotional response and reduced support for continued U.S. presence, although effect sizes were small. A second study revealed that inoculation treatments reduced the influence, but effects were limited to women.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	150-168
Number of pages	19
Journal	Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly
Volume	83
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/107769900608300110
State	Published - 2006

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