1st Edition
The Burden of Visual Truth The Role of Photojournalism in Mediating Reality
By Julianne Newton
Copyright 2001
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
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As the visual component of contemporary media has overtaken the verbal, visual reportage has established a unique and extremely significant role in 21st-century culture. Julianne Newton has prepared this comprehensive analysis of the development of the role of visual reportage as a critical player in the evolution of our understanding of ourselves, others, and the world. The Burden of Visual... Read more
Contents: Preface. Introduction. The Vision Instinct. From Instinct to Practice. The Heart of the Seer. Stealing the Soul. Tending the Gate. Is Seeing Still Believing? Whose Truth? Toward an Ecology of the Visual. Translating the Visual. The Problem of Real People. The Future. Afterword.
Biography
Newton, Julianne
"...this volume should prove useful to anyone who focuses on the visual content of the mass media, particularly photojournalism."
—Media Ethics"In offering a new theory for photojournalism's role in society, Newton makes a major contribution to visual communication education....Her argument that photojournalism creates an interpersonal relationship within mass communication is worthy of serious consideration by all scholars in and outside of photojournalism."
—Visual Communication Quarterly
