50 Years After 'Napalm Girl,' Myths Distort the Reality Behind a Horrific Photo
Debunking the media myths surrounding the "Napalm Girl" photo of the Vietnam War, one of the most famous war photos ever captured.
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Debunking the media myths surrounding the "Napalm Girl" photo of the Vietnam War, one of the most famous war photos ever captured.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning image, formally known as “The Terror of War,” has also given rise to tenacious media-driven myths.
It is one of those exceptional visual artifacts that draws attention and even controversy years after it was made.
The instant the Associated Press photographer captured Kim Phuc's image 50 years ago -- on June 8, 1972 -- she became more than a victim of a South Vietnamese napalm strike on her hamlet.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning “Napalm Girl” photograph by Nick Ut of terror-stricken Vietnamese children led to tenacious media-driven myths.