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Gloria please do– my email is hnashef@eim.ae . I am based in the UAE.
Framing the subject is something you can look at–the place and angle the camera is placed; what you decide to include or exclude from the frame. These factors and others can affect how the ‘story’ is told. And to add on Pamela’s comments, even within an orgnaization such as Al Jazeera, the visual is not presented the same. AJA is not the same as AJI or AJA.
Framing the subject is something you can look at–the place and angle the camera is placed; what you decide to include or exclude from the frame. These factors and others can affect how the ‘story’ is told.
Gloria, this is an extremely important topic. I did some analysis of how media chose to portray certain people, namely Arabs, for certain agendas. I based my research on postcolonial theory and the dehumanizing of the other. I looked at TV news reports, photos circulated via media organizations, films, etc…, even the ‘trophy’ photos of Abu Ghreib. I am inclined to believe that nothing is by chance.
