ABSTRACT
The mediated image of protest is a representation of a specific event, but may also become nomadic, migrating through time and other protest issues. This chapter examines this phenomenon in selected protests (Greece in 2008, Tehran in 2009 and Cairo in 2011), comparing their visual representations in international award-winning press photographs with coverage by four global television channels. It asks whether the ‘visual icon’ of protest, as originating in photojournalism, is possible in a news environment of moving images and user-generated content, examines how it is used in news coverage of contemporary protest and discusses the consequences for visual cultures of journalism.
