US EditionAssociated Press finds ‘no definitive evidence’ to change credit for famous Vietnam War photo
- The Associated Press released a 96-page report on May 6, 2025, regarding the authorship of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Vietnam War photo taken on June 8, 1972, in Trang Bang, South Vietnam.
- The investigation followed claims from the documentary 'The Stringer' that Vietnamese freelancer Thanh Nghe, not AP photographer Nick Ut, took the iconic 'Napalm Girl' image, prompting AP to reexamine the photo credit.
- AP's year-long review involved interviews with ten eyewitnesses, camera analysis including a 3D scene model, and study of surviving negatives, revealing inconsistencies but no conclusive proof that either Nghe or Ut took the photo.
- AP Vice President Derl McCrudden remarked that altering the photo credit would not impact their position, but stressed that any decisions must be grounded in verified facts and evidence, adding that there is no conclusive proof to support changing Ut’s attribution.
- AP decided to retain Nick Ut's credit as photographer, acknowledging the investigation’s limits due to passage of time, lost evidence, and deaths of key people, while Ut expressed relief that "the record has been set straight.
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