Photojournalism Archive
Imagining internationalism: What photojournalists submit in ‘international photographer of the year’ competitions
Kyser Lough, “Imagining internationalism: What photojournalists submit in ‘international photographer of the year’ competitions,” accepted for presentation at the 11th European Communication Conference to be held in Brno, Czech Republic, […]
Pressing the Police and Policing the Press: The History and Law of the U.S. Press-Police Relationship
Quindelda McElroy (Ph.D. student). “Pressing the Police and Policing the Press: The History and Law of the U.S. Press-Police Relationship.” By Scott Memmel, Columbia, University of Missouri Press, 2024. Published in […]
Calling the Shot: What Visual Journalists Call Themselves and Why It Matters
Kyser Lough and Andrea Briscoe. “Calling the Shot: What Visual Journalists Call Themselves and Why It Matters,” paper accepted to the Visual Communication Division of the AEJMC Southeast Colloquium, Tampa, […]
The Influence of Photo Editors on Visual News Representation
Mortensen, T., Kyser Lough and Ford, R. “The Influence of Photo Editors on Visual News Representation,” accepted to the Visual Communication Studies division at the 2023 Association for Education in Journalism […]
Evaluating Ethical Community Representation in Photojournalism Through Feature Photographs and Demographic Congruence
Lough, K., Moore, C. (UGA CURO student) and Chapman, A. (UGA Honors Student). “Evaluating Ethical Community Representation in Photojournalism Through Feature Photographs and Demographic Congruence,” accepted to the Media Ethics Division at the 2023 […]
Freelance Photojournalists Redefine Their Work: Perspectives on a Precarious Field
Andrea Hudson, (forthcoming) “Freelance Photojournalists Redefine Their Work: Perspectives on a Precarious Field,” Journalism Practice. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2023.2223189 Abstract: With the digitization of news, media organizations are downsizing or removing their photo departments […]
Improving representation through a solutions lens: Photojournalists’ perception and implementation of solutions visual journalism
Abstract: This study explores the use of solutions visual journalism as a practice to improve media representation of vulnerable populations. A solutions-oriented approach involves reporting on what people are doing […]
Assessing diversity in visual journalism through photographer, subject and community demographics
Abstract: This study explores diversity of newsrooms and community coverage through the lens of feature photographs. Feature photos offer a slice-of-life presentation of a community, and photojournalists often are able […]
How does a solutions focus change the frame of documentary photography?
Abstract: This event explored what a solutions focus in documentary photography and photojournalism involves, why it is important, and show some recent work that embraced this alternative frame. Indonesian photographer […]
The Future of Photojournalism
Kyser Lough (October 2021) Panelist: “The Future of Photojournalism.” South Carolina Humanities’ Picturing Democracy series. Charleston, South Carolina.