US & Spain: A Story of Love and HatePhotography and Politics

Miguel Carvajalmcarvajal@umh.es

COMM 3681 | Dr. Minna AslamaMass Media and National Identity

1990

1992

2002

2004

1998

2000

1994

1996

2006

2008

2010

US

SP

Bush Bush II

AznarGonzález Zapatero

Clinton Obama

2001

2002

2007

2008

2005

2006

2003

2004

2009

2010

9/11

Iraq

War

3/11

Zapatero

Win

s

Obama

Azores Picture

Pullout

troops

9/11

2001

2001

“Fear to Bush Reprisals”

2002

Aznar with the big world leaders

2003

Conservative media: ‘He’s our hero’

2003

At Azores: Aznar to convince UN

2003

A Massive ‘Not War’

2003

Zapatero leading against the Iraq War

2004

Spain’s 9/11

3/11 3/15

2004

“Historic Electoral Overturn”

3/11 4/19

2004

Zapatero pulls out spanish troops

2003

Anti Bush Movement in Europe

2006

Zapatero complains about Bush Policy

2006

Bad American Stereotypes are fostered

2008

Zapatero fights for a re-election

2008

Zapatero Policy is punished by Bush

2008Hopefully the end comes

2008

And the dream comes true

2009Media: “It’s our Victory”

2009The Messias

2009

Media: “All Get Involved”

2009

“A event of planetary significance”

Bandwagon effect

2009

Zapatero to attend G-20, thanks Mr. Sarkozy

2009

You got it!

2009

Media talk about ‘Zapatero Picture Obsession’

2009

Collaterals Damages

2009

Obama stuck the pictures up

on the White House Flickr

2010

More Collaterals Damages

2010

Comunist Leader to complain Obama

2010

Media: “Obama stands Zapatero up”

“No event of planetary significance”

Media: “Obama is well worth a Mass”

2010

Ath

eis

tic

Believer

U.S. Prayer Breakfast

2010

“God doesn’t listen Zapatero”

Photography and Politics

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