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News: The Power of Pictures

Looks at the awesome ability of on-screen images to evoke a massive public response, as with the pictures of the starving children of Biafra in 1968; to shape the nature of the response, with American footage showing how protesters in close-up look far more violent than when filmed in long-shot; and ultimately to shape events like Nixon's downfall. (The Guardian)

English
  • Originally Aired March 12, 1985
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Network ITV Granada
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