{"id":135016,"date":"2025-05-21T10:52:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T10:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/the-legend-of-the-little-girl-with-napalm-is-being-questioned\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T10:52:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T10:52:50","slug":"the-legend-of-the-little-girl-with-napalm-is-being-questioned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/the-legend-of-the-little-girl-with-napalm-is-being-questioned\/","title":{"rendered":"The legend of the little girl with napalm is being questioned."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Controversy Behind &#8220;The Little Girl in Napalm&#8221;<\/h2>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n    <picture class=\"article__media\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/05\/21\/0\/0\/5476\/3651\/556\/0\/75\/0\/30e75e4_sirius-fs-upload-1-wchfqfv1zpgh-1747820986776-000-42mh4w9.jpg 556w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/05\/21\/0\/0\/5476\/3651\/600\/0\/75\/0\/30e75e4_sirius-fs-upload-1-wchfqfv1zpgh-1747820986776-000-42mh4w9.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/05\/21\/0\/0\/5476\/3651\/664\/0\/75\/0\/30e75e4_sirius-fs-upload-1-wchfqfv1zpgh-1747820986776-000-42mh4w9.jpg 664w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/05\/21\/0\/0\/5476\/3651\/700\/0\/75\/0\/30e75e4_sirius-fs-upload-1-wchfqfv1zpgh-1747820986776-000-42mh4w9.jpg 700w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/05\/21\/0\/0\/5476\/3651\/800\/0\/75\/0\/30e75e4_sirius-fs-upload-1-wchfqfv1zpgh-1747820986776-000-42mh4w9.jpg 800w\" \nsizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 556px, 100vw\" \n              alt=\"La directrice g\u00e9n\u00e9rale du World Press Photo, Joumana El Zein Khoury, lors de l\u2019annonce du laur\u00e9at du prix World Press Photo 2025, \u00e0 la Nieuwe Kerk d\u2019Amsterdam, le 17 avril 2025.\" \n              width=\"664\" \n              height=\"443\"><br \/>\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/05\/21\/0\/0\/5476\/3651\/664\/0\/75\/0\/30e75e4_sirius-fs-upload-1-wchfqfv1zpgh-1747820986776-000-42mh4w9.jpg\"\n           alt=\"The general manager of the World Press Photo, Joumana El Zein Khoury, during the announcement of the winner of the World Press Photo 2025 prize, at the Nieuwe Kerk of Amsterdam, on April 17, 2025.\" \n           sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1024px) 556px, 100vw\" \n           width=\"664\" \n           height=\"443\"\/><br \/>\n      <\/source>\n    <\/picture>\n    <noscript><br \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/05\/21\/0\/0\/5476\/3651\/664\/0\/75\/0\/30e75e4_sirius-fs-upload-1-wchfqfv1zpgh-1747820986776-000-42mh4w9.jpg\" \n           alt=\"The general manager of the World Press Photo, Joumana El Zein Khoury, during the announcement of the winner of the World Press Photo 2025 prize, at the Nieuwe Kerk of Amsterdam, on April 17, 2025.\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/noscript><figcaption class=\"article__legend\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n      The general manager of the World Press Photo, Joumana El Zein Khoury, during the announcement of the winner of the World Press Photo 2025 prize, at the Nieuwe Kerk of Amsterdam, on April 17, 2025.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"article__credit\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Robin Van Lonkhuijsen\/AFP<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">In January, a film screened at the Sundance Festival in the United States, titled <em>The Stranger<\/em>, sparked significant controversy regarding one of the most famous photos in the world: <em>The Terror of War<\/em>, infamously known as &#8220;the little girl in napalm.&#8221; The film suggested that this iconic image was not taken by Nick Ut of the Associated Press (AP) as previously believed, but rather by another Vietnamese photographer, Nguyen Thanh Nghe. Following the film&#8217;s release, AP initiated its own investigation and reaffirmed Nick Ut&#8217;s authorship of the photograph. However, the World Press Photo organization took an opposite stance, withdrawing the attribution from Ut while refraining from outright crediting Nghe. Joumana El Zein Khoury, the general manager of World Press Photo, sheds light on this decision.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\">\n      <span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read also |<\/span><br \/>\n      <span class=\"catcher__desc\">Who took the famous photo of &#8220;The Little Girl with Napalm&#8221;? World Press Photo suspends its attribution amid controversy.<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<p>\n      <button class=\"lmd-btn-icon lmd-btn-icon--primary lmd-btn-icon--m js-lmd-dropdown-favorite-toggler\" aria-controls=\"lmd-dropdown-favorite\" aria-label=\"Read later\" aria-describedby=\"article-title-3422802\" data-article-id=\"3422802\" data-position=\"read also\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/culture\/article\/2025\/05\/16\/le-world-press-photo-suspend-l-attribution-de-la-paternite-de-la-photo-de-la-petite-fille-au-napalm-en-pleine-controverse_6606427_3246.html\" data-status=\"\"><br \/>\n        <span class=\"icon__favorites\"\/><br \/>\n        <span class=\"js-btn-icon-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read later<\/span><br \/>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<h3 class=\"article__question\">Why Did the WPP Want to Take a Stand on &#8220;The Little Girl in Napalm&#8221;?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Our organization has been in existence for seventy years. We are closely committed to matters of **transparency** and **accuracy**. When questions arise concerning a prize-winning photograph, we initiate an investigative process. When the documentary <em>The Stranger<\/em> was screened at Sundance, we decided to conduct an inquiry. We awaited the results of the Associated Press&#8217;s investigation before publicly announcing our findings. Ultimately, we found valid concerns regarding the image in question. Consequently, we chose to maintain the original 1973 award tied to this photograph, but we suspended any **attribution** until more definitive evidence becomes available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"reading-mode-only\"><strong>You have 76.99% of this article to read. The rest is reserved for subscribers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This HTML-format article adheres to your criteria with a focus on SEO-friendly content without the use of a &quot;result&quot; heading.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" rel=\"dofollow\">Breaking News General &#8211; 1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Controversy Behind &#8220;The Little Girl in Napalm&#8221; The general manager of the World Press Photo, Joumana El Zein Khoury, during the announcement of the winner of the World Press Photo 2025 prize, at the Nieuwe Kerk of Amsterdam, on April 17, 2025. 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