That Photo of the Officer at the Laquan McDonald Protest Last Night
Ultimately, what’s significant about the photo is its S&M vibe.
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From Russia With Love: Pounding Syria in the Name of Paris
Given how the Russians are using the fight against ISIS to distract from its support for Assad, the phrase on the bomb can be ambiguous.
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Trump’s Praise for Protester Pummeling: Even FOX Hosts Stung
There could be a whole collection, in the Library of Congress perhaps, capturing true emotional reactions before the audience slipped back into passive assent or just on-camera cool.
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Tell Us What You Really Think About Carson
To the extent people see Carson punching above his weight class, what are viewers likely to make of this?
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Less Than a Day Later, a Paris All-Too-Normal. (Photo: Alex Majoli)
If it’s primarily about Parisians reclaiming their cafe life and affirming their resilience, I wonder if the photo isn’t more provocative than that.
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On Charlie Hebdo’s (Latest) Paris Attack Response
If it’s about the latest attack on Paris, it seems to say as much, or more, about the last one.
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Who’s French Now? The Most Political, and Poignant Aftermath Photos from the Paris Attack.
If the attack changed the way France sees its Muslims, its foreign born and even non-whites, how did that inform the immediate imagery?
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From Guerrilla to Boy Band: The Paris Ringleader and ISIS Photo Tactics
The discrepant photos of Abdelhamid not only demonstrate their marketing prowess, but how easily ISIS can tweak the west.
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Eiffel Tower Peace Sign: Branding or Love Call (if for Impending Security State)?
The effort to stop a ruthless tyranny can lead to a state where the Paris of today is only a memory.
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We Can Now Safely Say it’s the Weirdest Presidential Campaign Ever
Politicians aren’t born, they’re collaged. Thoughts on Jeff Jacobson's odd Rubio photo from New Hampshire.
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War/No War. Reading Spencer Platt’s NY Veterans Day Parade Photos
These photos surface uncomfortable realities about an America (still) at war.
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Telltale Screenshots from U. of Missouri
I offer these screen shots for the way they speak to the complicated mess surrounding visual access and photo coverage of news events today.
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Ben Carson on the Bubble: Scott Olson’s “Red Light” Photo from Iowa
If Carson continues to insist that he’s beyond reproach, you can already sense how many faces in the audience he’s going to alienate.
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Weaponized Entitlement: Book Cover Frames a Gun-Toting Clinton as Deviant, Dangerous
Clinton’s frontrunner status should be a major advantage, but a gendered narrative suggests she is bullying her way to the nomination.
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The Art of the Newswire Photo
Newswire photos represent one of the most unheeded art forms ever. At the same time, the expressive nature of these images has never been higher.
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Posing the Dead with their Vices: Media Fascination a Matter of Race?
These photographs quickly turn from mementos into scenes in which national audiences view the short, sordid lives of others.
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Photographing the Refugee Crisis: The Significance of Less Context
Let me suggest that the more interchangeable the images, they more they point toward the full significance of this historical moment.
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