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Immigration/Migration Photo June 18, 2018

On the Border Family Separation Crisis: There are Enough Pictures Now

I know enough to be skeptical that pictures of abuse will call people to action. And yet, that appears to be what is happening right now.

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Twitter/Instagram Roundup Photo June 15, 2018

Immigration Hysteria and a Show Summit: Our Visual Roundup of the Week

Before the Trump era, you could count on the news to slow down in the summer. Instead, drama, chaos, and hysteria continue as the order of the day.

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Marta J. Zarzycka Photo June 14, 2018

From the Olympics to Singapore: Kim Jong Un’s Remarkable Visual Makeover

Kim Jong Un has proved himself a master at softening his media image. His summit with Donald Trump in Singapore was just the latest example. 

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Twitter/Instagram Roundup Photo May 25, 2018

Royals, Massacres and the Korea Dance: Our Visual Roundup of the Week

 “Something old and something new” was the theme of the visual week. The royal wedding counted as both--and sadly, so did the latest school massacre.

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Media & Culture Photo May 18, 2018

Between Jerusalem, Gaza and the Media: The Tear Gas Spectacular

What stokes the media as effectively as it fuels insurgency and state power--especially in the Trump era? Simply put, it's the fireworks.

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Twitter/Instagram Roundup Photo April 28, 2018

French Invasion: Our Visual Roundup of the Week

The visual news this week was dominated by the state visit of French President Macron and his wife, Brigitte. Korea, Cosby and Toronto were notable too.

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Christa Olson Photo April 25, 2018

How John Moore’s Brilliant US-Mexico Border Photos Also Migrate

John Moore’s focus is not so much the US-Mexico border itself but the way the line infiltrates the lives of people in every direction.

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Photo April 23, 2018

Our Take on that Viral “3 Presidents and Melania” Barbara Bush Funeral Pic

9 reasons why the photo from the Barbara Bush funeral won the internet.

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Media Focus Photo

With Media Fixated on the Terror, a Good Time to Look Again at Everyday Middle East

With western media concentrated on Gaza and Douma, crisis and violence again come to stereotype the Middle East and Islam.

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Twitter/Instagram Roundup Photo April 14, 2018

Between Zuckerberg, Trump/Cohen and Syria — Our Visual Roundup of the Week

Between Zuckerberg, Syria and the latest Trump storms, the news photos this week were more complex than usual.

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Business Focus Photo April 13, 2018

Here’s Looking at You Kid: Mark Zuckerberg’s Elusive DC Testimony

As much as his appearance before Congress was a visual sensation, Zuckerberg was not going to be pinned down legally, rhetorically or photographically. 

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Twitter/Instagram Roundup Photo April 8, 2018

Less Teflon, More Substance: Our Visual Roundup of the Week

News photos this week seemed to treat issues with more complexity, and there was more focus on Trump's policy than personality. Something is shifting.

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Marta J. Zarzycka Photo April 5, 2018

The Meaning of Emma in the Visual War on Parkland’s Survivor Activists

Emma has become the visual trademark of political dissent and generational change, a contemporary Rosie the Riveter.

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Twitter/Instagram Roundup Photo March 30, 2018

Face Offs Everywhere: Our Visual Roundup of the Week

It was a week in which issues gained weight, or at least, more gravity, and the aggrieved aggressively challenged the status quo.

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Activism & Protest Photo March 25, 2018

Gun Protests: Watching Our Very Young Have a Political Awakening

It feels like what we are witnessing in these photos is the surest emergence of social and political awareness. You sense the children are the most awake. 

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Twitter/Instagram Roundup Photo March 16, 2018

Walk Outs and Throw Downs – Our Visual Roundup of the Week

Student walkouts. Trump rapid firing, hiring and proclaiming. Visually, this was a week of large gestures, and demonstrations of all kinds.

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Gun Violence Photo March 8, 2018

Gun Reform That Looks More Like America

Post Parkland, these photos place gun violence and reform advocates in a larger frame.

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Twitter/Instagram Roundup Photo March 2, 2018

High Caliber Meltdown: Our Visual Roundup of the Week

The aftermath of gun violence, on top of an administration bleeding staff from outside investigations and internal warfare, has created the perfect storm.

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