The Burden of Visual Truth : The Role of Photojournalism in Mediating Reality

ISBN-13: 9780805833751 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 240 str.

Julianne H. Newton

Opis

The primary objective of this book is to offer a comprehensive analysis of the role of visual reportage in our understanding of ourselves, others and the world. To accomplish this ambitious goal, the book approaches the subject matter from several perspectives. One perspective is to examine the theoretical and ideological basis for truth, particularly as conveyed by the news media. A second perspective is to synthesize and apply relevant research on photojournalism and reality imagery. A third perspective is to extend visual communication theory by suggesting an ecology of the visual for 21st century life.

Recenzje

"...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

Spis treści

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.

O autorze

Newton, Julianne