Everyone will need their notebook today Your Summative papers on the side counter and questions, if you have not finished. You will have 20 minutes in to work on your questions. Black Out Poetry will not be accepted after Thursday!

Photojournalism Protest Through Pictures

Photojournalism 11/7/17 Photo #1 Copy this Photo #1 Answer the following in your notebook: How could a photo be used as a method of protest? You should answer in 2-3 sentences. You DON’T have to write the question, but remember to state part of the question in your answer for a complete sentence. For example: A photo could be used as a method of protest…

What is Photojournalism? The art of using images to tell a news story News delivered in an informative, creative, and sometimes entertaining way. Photojournalists create and contribute pictures that add to news media. Should be timely and objective, meaning the photos are in context of current events and is an accurate representation of the events (fair as much as possible). Often used to bring awareness to social justice issues and other global issues.

What is Photojournalism? Some photojournalism can be violent and/or provocative, especially if centered around war. At times, censorship comes into play—photojournalist must decide whether to tell the story they want to tell or the one their employer wants them to tell. With the Internet, it is much more difficult to censor today.

Children lie on the ground among silhouettes representing people allegedly killed by soldiers during Mexico's drug war, during a protest organized by the National Regeneration Movement, MORENA, at the Zocalo central square in Mexico City, on March 4, 2012. AP Photo/Marco Ugarte

What is this photo saying about the war? This photo is often cited as the turning point of public opinion in the United States. What this picture doesn’t show is that General Nguyễn Ngọc Loan is personally executing a known Viet Cong conspirator who had murdered the entire family of one of General Loan’s deputies hours before this photo was taken. Adams won a Pulitzer for this photo, but often refused to talk about it, saying only that he was responsible for ruining General Loan’s life. Saigon Execution – Eddie Adams, 1st of February 1968. Published by Associated Press in the New York Times on February 2, 1968

Photo #2 Considering its audience, what is actually being protested with this cover of Life Magazine? Turn the question into the answer, use evidence from the picture to support your answer, and elaborate on the evidence. (2-3 sentences) Do this

Emma Sulkowicz was a student at Columbia University when she protested the university's lack of action after she reported being raped during her sophomore year. She carried it everywhere her senior year, even onto the stage for graduation? Why might this be an effective use of protest? What does the mattress symbolize? What does the carrying work to illustrate in both photos? Answer, use evidence, and elaborate? Do this Photo #3

This is an altered photograph of a field used as a trench during WWI This is an altered photograph of a field used as a trench during WWI. How could it be used as a method of protest? Turn the question into the answer, use evidence from the picture to support your answer, and elaborate on the evidence. (3-4 sentences) Photo #4 Do this

Do this Mahbooba stands against a bullet-ridden wall, waiting to be seen at a medical clinic. The seven-year-old girl suffers from leishmaniasis, a parasitical infection. (Kabul, March 1, 2002) Photo Paula Bronstein. What issues is this photographer trying to bring to light with this photo? Turn the question into the answer, use evidence from the picture to support your answer, and elaborate on the evidence. (3-4 sentences) Photo #5