Improving representation through a solutions lens: Photojournalists’ perception and implementation of solutions visual journalism
Accepted for presentation to the Visual Communication Division of the 2022 AEJMC Southeast Colloquium, Memphis.
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 in response to a problem. In-depth interviews were conducted both before and after photographers carried out a grant-funded photo project as part of the inaugural worldwide Solutions Visual Journalism Initiative. Findings will explore solutions visual journalism from the creator’s perspective and how it may improve representation.
Visual representations of community in scholastic photojournalism: A thematic analysis of award-winning photographs from the National Scholastic Press Association’s Photo of the Year contest
Leslie Klein (PhD student and Carter Research Fellow) (2023, August). “Visual representations of community in scholastic photojournalism: A thematic analysis of award-winning photographs from the National Scholastic Press Association’s Photo of […]
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 […]
