Nguyễn Thành Nghệ

Nguyễn Thành Nghệ

photographer Vietnam

Nguyễn Thành Nghệ was recently mentioned in the news due to a controversy surrounding the authorship of the iconic 'Napalm Girl' photograph, with claims that he, rather than photographer Nick Út, may have taken the photograph during the Vietnam War.

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.02%
Persistence
1 wks
Reach
290,721
Power
14,116$
Sentiment
5.17
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
Canada 2 5.50 0.19% +10% 38,005,238 77,778 $1,700,000 3,479$
United States 1 5.00 0.05% +0% 331,002,651 157,470 $21,000,000 9,990$
Hungary 1 5.00 0.11% +0% 9,660,351 10,500 $160,000 174$
Croatia 1 7.00 0.09% +0% 4,105,267 3,735 $68,000 62$
Argentina 1 6.00 0.09% +0% 45,195,774 41,237 $450,000 411$
Totals 6 427,969,281 290,720 $23,378,000 14,116$
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.

Recent Mentions

Argentina Argentina: Nguyen Thanh Nghe is a freelance reporter who has lived with the pain of not receiving recognition for his work on the day of the famous photo. 6

Clarín: Una gran foto, un gran acierto, ¿un gran error?

United States United States: The Netflix film 'The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo' disputes that Ut took the award-winning photo, and that it was actually taken by a stringer named Nguyễn Thành Nghệ. 5

Fox News: Netflix documentary challenges AP credit for iconic 'Napalm Girl' photo

France France: Nguyen Thanh Nghe is claimed to be the actual photographer of the famous photo 'The Terror of War', challenging the attribution to Nick Ut. 6

Le Monde: Joumana El Zein Khoury, directrice générale du World Press Photo : « “La Petite Fille au napalm”, c’est une légende qui est remise en cause »