Proximity and Distance in the Mediation of Suffering: Local Photographers in War-Torn Aleppo and the International Media Circuit

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Proximity and Distance in the Mediation of Suffering : Local Photographers in War-Torn Aleppo and the International Media Circuit. / Mollerup, Nina Grønlykke; Mortensen, Mette.

In: Journalism, Vol. 21, No. 6, 2020, p. 729–745.

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Mollerup, NG & Mortensen, M 2020, 'Proximity and Distance in the Mediation of Suffering: Local Photographers in War-Torn Aleppo and the International Media Circuit', Journalism, vol. 21, no. 6, pp. 729–745. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884918793054

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Mollerup, N. G., & Mortensen, M. (2020). Proximity and Distance in the Mediation of Suffering: Local Photographers in War-Torn Aleppo and the International Media Circuit. Journalism, 21(6), 729–745. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884918793054

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Mollerup NG, Mortensen M. Proximity and Distance in the Mediation of Suffering: Local Photographers in War-Torn Aleppo and the International Media Circuit. Journalism. 2020;21(6):729–745. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884918793054

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Mollerup, Nina Grønlykke ; Mortensen, Mette. / Proximity and Distance in the Mediation of Suffering : Local Photographers in War-Torn Aleppo and the International Media Circuit. In: Journalism. 2020 ; Vol. 21, No. 6. pp. 729–745.

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