Beyond Print: Larger Meaning of the NYT Sports Page LeBron Cover
If the layout is a twist on the ability of a news page to capture the impact, it’s also a commentary on how anachronistic the paper has become.
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#BringBackOurHashtag: Activism, Hacktivism & Photography in the Social Media Sphere
Social media activism is an undeniably important part of public protest, especially when pictures are involved. However, the unintended consequences of these forms of online protest remain unclear.
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More Questions Over Ethics: Is Reuters Enabling ISIL and are they Working with Sympathizers Again?
What are the implications of these photos in terms of the integrity of international news reporting? And what is the political, perceptual and propaganda impact of these photos relative to the goals of this terror group knowing how high they are riding?
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Charlie's Angels
No, I'm not mocking the Iraqi Army or the fact lives are on the line. What I am poking fun at are all the "stage-y" news pictures that end up illustrating a critical story because they're available.
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The Twisted Cairo al-Jazeera Verdict, in Pictures
For one thing, the judge spent a good chunk of time during the trial behind dark glasses.
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ISIS Images Go Mainstream: Giving Terrorists a Hand
AP is not just validating, packaging and sanctioning this scene for the Western media news stream, its caption complements the terrorist’s narrative.
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The Storming of Mosul, Iraq on the Brink, and the Impressive Access by Reuters to ISIS Militants
Impressed with the acumen and how Reuters managed this kind of access to the ISIS fighters in Mosul, I do think the process of procurement -- while providing for the safety of photojournalists -- must also secure the confidence of the audience.
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World Cup Optics: Mario Tama on Brazil Vs. Brazil
Instead of the social stories functioning as due diligence, as preamble and warm up act, what if the coverage over the next four weeks did simultaneous justice to both the thrilling sports spectacle and the social cost?
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US Media + Brazil + World Cup = Show Me Some Skin
Talking predictions, get ready for a generous and gratuitous display of skin -- and I'm not just referring males on the pitch -- in the North American coverage of the international sports spectacle.
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Hillary's "Brain Damage": How Oppo Memes and the Media Work Now
Karl Rove knows there is nothing wrong with Clinton's brain. He knows there are deficiencies to the media's though.
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Another Photo from Isla Vista Saturday: Murder, and a Woman on Skateboard
What I’m wondering is, why was this photo so popular and in what way does it relate to the story?
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Visual Media, Misogyny and the UCSB Shooting: The Alpha Phi “Upskirt” Shot
Is the objectification of women so entrenched in our culture and media that it's inescapable, even in the visual reporting of this extraordinarily troubling story?
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Michael Sam's Draft Day Kiss: ESPN as Deep Throat
What's mainly an issue here is how media makes all of us flies on the wall without causing us to think about how we got in the room in the first place.
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That Vanity Fair Monica Lewinsky Spread: Black and White and Re(a)d All Over
What were left with (if it's not a parody on her claim to fame) is the act of her giving her body.
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SI's #BostonStrong Cover
I imagine it's almost sacrilegious to to get too analytical about this, but it's interesting just how much the bombing seems to have threatened the psyche of this city.
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The Sound and the Furry: Is This a News Photo?
Specifically, a news photo delivers news content -- in contrast to "human interest photos" or photos that operate as "infotainment."
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One Year Later: Josh Haner’s Pulitzer Winning Boston Marathon Bombing Photos and the "Terror War"
What makes Josh Haner's Pulitzer Prize winning photo story so powerful is the way it so closely and painfully evokes America's "War on Terror."
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Beyond the Photoshopping: Privilege, Poverty and the Washingtonian's Jay Carney Spread
If Jay Carney is the public face of the Obama administration, what his family is doing here -- the Washington area being the richest in the nation -- is demonstrating an obscene degree of plenty.
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