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Kim Bunermann

The Napalm Girl saga continues: World Press Photo suspends the attribution of 'The Terror of War' to Nick Út

Vietnam War survivor Kim Phuc Phan Thi (L), also known as the "Napalm Girl," poses with photojournalist Nick Ut holding his 1972 Pulitzer Prize and World Press Photo award-winning photograph during the presentation of the Spanish edition of her book at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship in San José on April 12, 2023.

The photograph known as 'Napalm Girl' has recently sparked significant debate in the media, with a controversy surrounding its authorship to Huỳnh Công "Nick" Út. While the Associated Press (AP) reaffirmed his authorship, World Press Photo now officially suspended the attribution to Út.

The image, officially titled The Terror of War, was captured in 1972 during the Vietnam War. It shows a nine-year-old girl, Phan Thị Kim Phúc, running down a road after suffering burns from a South Vietnamese napalm attack.

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