Abstract
Othering is one of the major problems in modern world. In a society, there are a great number of mechanisms creating ‘othering’. However, in the sense of ‘othering’ creation, culture and economy take the first place among these mechanisms. In fact, the East - West discrimination is a process of (re)production of ‘othering’ which dates back to the past and increases day by day. Today, media have a significant role on the production and reproduction of the concept of ‘othering’. Instead of eliminating discriminations/othering within a social extent, the mass media tools allow for the contents supporting and reinforcing them. This study deals with the notions of orientalism, othering and truth and it analyzes the World Press Photo (WPP)/The Photo of the Year to show how Eastern societies are presented by the Western centers. In the study, in general the method of content analysis was used and qualitative evaluations were occasionally made. 56 photos awarded by the WPP between 1955 and 2014 were used to make the analysis. The field of photo journalism was relatively researched and the Eastern image represented by western media/entertainment organizations was explained in general. It was also examined how WPP represents the image of other-bad-Easterners
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