I've witnessed this in my work as well.

I’m caught in a weird loop where we photograph the protestors, the protestors see what gets photographed, they dress the part and then we photograph them again.

The Rules of Photojournalism Are Keeping Us From the Truth

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Donald Weber

Aaron Guy Leroux

Jan 30, 2021

I've witnessed this in my work as well. Hetherington called it "the feedback loop" A self-perpetuating link between conflict and its portrayal in popular culture.