Photojournalism. what does it mean to you? survey for research paper.?

To some a photograph in time magazine may just be a picture accommodating a well-written article. To others photojournalism is a story told by the photographer accommodated by a four-page description and a title. (klimkina 2)


what does it mean to you?

Photojournalism. what does it mean to you? survey for research paper.?
And sometimes "a picture is worth a thousand words" and nothing much has to be said. I remember a photograph of an accident where people were killed when a gondola in a ski area in the Rocky Mountains, carrying people up the mountain, fell. Some of the other gondola cars slid into eachother. There was a photo of two gondolas that had slammed into eachother. One was hanging by one wheel on the overhead wire. It was a beautiful day, blue sky, and snow on the tall evergreen trees. The photo said it all. Words weren't necessary. It was incongruous that such a beautiful scene could be marred by such a tragic event. It said, "This should not have happened".
Reply:In our current media phase it simply means ambulance chaser. If it bleeds, it leads!
Reply:No matter what the agenda, photojournalism is a very good form of propaganda. A good photogrpaher is able to capture the emotion of an event / scene / person to make the viewer perceive something in a certain way. The text of the story will be fact based - there is no room for opinion in true journalism, however if you inlcude a hard hitting picture, an audience can be swayed subtely and sometimes, quite unconsciously, to a particular point of view or opinion
Reply:'A single picture says a thousand words' is basically the origin of photojournalism. In the old days, journalists or correspondents merely write their news as it happens, where it happens employing a little bit of exaggeration to make the story hit the headline. A little exaggeration here, a little play up of adjectives here and a little there...eventually led to a popular clamor among the media to show 'proof of truth' on what they're telling people. So, the journalist credo included photos or footages of their subject, very crude, journalists team up with photographers. Later on publishers observed that papers with photos disappear faster in news stands.





So, publishers held contests to get more pictures until the pros jumped into the bandwagon. Services of professional, artistic lensmen became prohibitive in terms of cost so the journalists learned how to take pictures by themselves (or the lensmen learning how to write articles) signalling the birth of photojournalism.





Today, a news or feature article carrying picture(s) related to the story has still no match in terms of hard-hitting deadline and credibility. Pictures tell it all and evoke feelings (especially when a war is being reported) However, when photos are published for the sole of aim of making the headline but which mislead the readers as to its true purpose or implications, readers sense irresponsibilty on the media.





While the so-called 'stills of life' is truth in itself sans the manipulation, it still draws a lot of its credibility on the the journalist who is expected to be responsible by reporting only the truth...and truth does not always hit the headline.

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