David Degner & Alia Malek in Cairo: Permanent Revolution
As Revolution has become a permanent part of daily life, so has Tahrir Square acquired vendors, barbers, siphoned electricity ... and mint tea.
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Misrata City Ordance
The power of the two viewers at this "street museum" is the recognition that the city itself has become a time bomb.
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Obama, the Egyptian
I remember Afsaneh, quite matter-of-factly pointing to the portrait of Obama and asking: "You know what this photo is showing, don't you?"
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Remembering Chris Hondros, Part IV
We conclude our series remembering Chris Hondros: Tyler Hicks, Darren McCollester, Shannon Stapleton, James Pomerantz, and Bruno Stevens. Additional photos and videos by Tim Fadek, Mark Ovaska, and Alan Chin.
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Remembering Chris Hondros, Part III: Tal Afar
Edward Wong of the New York Times shares the story of Chris Hondros's photographs documenting the accidental killing of Iraqi civilians by American troops in Iraq.
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Remembering Chris Hondros, Part II
Alan Chin, Scout Tufankjian, and Stephanie Sinclair share their memories of Chris Hondros.
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Remembering Chris Hondros, Part I
Tim Fadek, Spencer Platt, Nicole Tung, and Gary Fabiano share their thoughts on Chris Hondros.
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David Degner in Cairo: The Revolution Continues
David Degner updates from Cairo: If photographers aren't present, the story doesn't exist -- or at least it is much harder to pin down.
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Great Pic from the Benghazi Street, Hanging Up on 3rd World Stereotypes
Props to the NYT for this photo this morning on Libya. It high time to defy the stereotypes.
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BagNewsSalon: Assignment Egypt
On Sunday, March 20th, BagNewsSalon is hosting an online panel looking at the media's visual framing of the Egypt uprising. We encourage you to listen in, recommend the discussion to colleagues and also recommend students to view this lively deconstruction of key media images.
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Angelina on the Tunisia/Libya Border
I'm not saying Angelina doesn't have an impact, but this photo is just forced and exploitive.
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Your Turn: War Head
We're interested in your thoughts about why this photo of a Libyan rebel was so popular yesterday.
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Obama: Too Much TV?
A critic could say that the President and his people have been watching too much TV, or have been too quick to engage Gaddafi because of the powerful imagery of the Middle East uprising.
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No Fly Zone Envy
Tough question (once you get past the fact it's a pro-Gaddafi demonstration)
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Libya and The Obama Doctrine
This AP shot is actually pretty clever in the way it captures Obama's philosophy above a sea of tough looking faces.
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Tearing Down a Middle East Dictator Statue – Chapter 2
If these dramatic scenes from Deraa, Syria, on Friday were reminiscent of anything here in the West, it was the toppling of the Saddam Hussein statue in Baghdad's Firdos Square. (With some key modifications.)
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Gaddafi: Beyond Shooting His Mouth Off
Cool illustration, but maybe not so clear cut. Is Gaddafi that much of a machine?
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Libya: High on Democracy, Did West Fall in Love with Drowning Man?
This photo -- of a lone rebel carrying a grenade launcher and a guitar -- crystallizes the fear I've had about the Libya uprising.
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