Focus: Photojournalism
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 […]
Read MoreMortensen, 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 […]
Read MoreLough, 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 […]
Read MoreAndrea 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 […]
Read MoreAbstract: 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 […]
Read MoreAbstract: 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 […]
Read MoreAbstract: 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 […]
Read MoreKyser Lough (October 2021) Panelist: “The Future of Photojournalism.” South Carolina Humanities’ Picturing Democracy series. Charleston, South Carolina.
Read MoreAbstract: This case study uses a diversity and critical thinking exercise in a photojournalism class to show how journalism educators can incorporate race and gender conversations about ethics and judgement […]
Read MoreAbstract: Photojournalists covering concerts are increasingly being asked to sign photo agreements in exchange for access to the venue. These agreements sometimes include restrictive terms that begin to limit editorial […]
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