Trial by Slide Show? On Lens, Molhem Barakat and the Reuters Scandal
It's troubling to think that the last word on Molhem's reputation might hinge on the slideshow, the visual association to a thickening scandal and a more nominal connection to suspect deeds.
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If You Can't Join 'Em, Outshoot 'Em: Dharapak, AP Take On White House Over Dalai Lama
What the administration doesn't seem to be considering is that the press, beyond the venting and the resentment, is going to raise its game.
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As Facebook Pics of Malaysia Air Passengers Land on Buzzfeed … Hijacked Twice?
What are the ethics of of high traffic news and infotainment websites using a person's Facebook image if that person was on an erased airliner? Is it just a case of, "well, you should have thought of that before you disappeared?"
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War III or the Oscars?
Who knows what pace and flow means anymore living in this buzzing world.
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White House Photo Access (Ongoing): Carney Plays Souza, Shoots Press. Plus: the Invisible Lunch.
Call it insult to injury as the White House press secretary takes over the official Instagram site the day before the State of the Union address.
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Twitter is for Twits. Justin Bieber, Justin Bieber.
Rather then the media universe feasting on this fluff as fluff (or fluff as social media demise), what does it mean that the police force, too, enabled that smiley face?
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Martin Luther King: The Happy Negro
On this MLK day, I'm thinking about how much America likes to airbrush its historic figures.
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Attack of the 50 Ft Ginger Rogers: Sexism and the TIME "Unstoppable Hillary" 2016 Cover
The real question that journalists and pundits should be asking in advance of 2016 is not, “can anyone stop Hillary?” It is, “can anyone stop sexism?”
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Deep Dive for Photo Editors: Ariel Sharon and the Politics of the Slideshow Retrospective
With the passing of Ariel Sharon, we were interested in the political nuances, and biases, in the photo galleries summarizing his career.
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The Quenelle Salute and the Urge to be Outraged
If the Quenelle has no meaning, it's significant for the (media) madness itself.
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De Blasio (and Getty) at Police Plaza: Let the Gaming Begin
What I can say, looking at these pictures from the Bratton ceremony, is how a series of unguarded expressions allowed Getty's Spencer Platt to at least suggest a sense of discomfort.
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The BagNews Top 10 News Photos of 2013
BagNews offers its top 10 news photos of the year. Featuring the work of Todd Heisler, Charles Dharapak, Paul Hansen, Chip Somodevilla, Charles Dharapak, Thomas Rassloff, Jonathan Ernst, Pete Souza and Jason Reed.
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Portraits of the Year
Some girls can rise to international fame and brand status while, for others....
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As Press Battles WH Over Photo Access, Did Media Cross its Own Line Publishing Obama/Bush Mandela Trip Pictures?
What's the point of major media companies challenging the release of exclusive photos by the White House when many of these companies, not three weeks later, just turn around and publish those photos?
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A TIME Person of the Year We Were Never Going to See
How much is it about person vs. personality?
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Alongside the Grace and Poetry of the Mandela Memorial Tribute, a Mirror of Our Lesser Selves
If a profound delineation would have ever emerged between tabloid culture and our highest nature, yesterday would have been that day.
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Holiday Inc: From Louis Vuitton's Red Square to Amex's Obama-Powered Small Business Saturday
Maybe Amex's use of the Obama newswire image is fair game because the company birthed a quasi-official shopping holiday that stealthily interweaves its interests with the patriotic credo to go shopping?
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A Picture of Poverty Tourism that Still Means Business
Far too often, photojournalists take pictures that support commercial, rather than journalistic, interests. Instead, a photojournalist should go for another angle that presents the hypocrisy.
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