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Photojournalism


 
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Photojournalism captures the "first draft of history," bearing witness to the events that define our era. Luminous-Lint provides a deep-dive into the history of the news image, cross-referencing the work of agency photographers, war correspondents, and the editors who shaped public opinion.

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Contents

Introduction
1Introduction to photojournalism
2Daguerreotypes: Events
3Salt prints: Events
4Albumen prints: Events
5Journalists at war
6The technologies that allowed photojournalism to flourish
Colour magazines
7John Bulmer: Sunday Times Magazine tear sheets
Threats to photojournalism
8The decline of the photo magazines
Painted press photographs and those with instructions
9Press photographs with paint or instructions
Case studies
10Paul Nadar: Interview with Michel-Eugène Chevreul (8 September 1886)
11The execution of Ruth Synder (1929)
12Erich Salomon on press photography
13Teru Kuwayama: Photojournalism with a Holga
14Balazs Gardi: Basetrack One-Eight, Afghanistan (2010-2011)
15iPhone news applications
Codes of conduct and ethics
16NPPA (National Press Photographers Association): Code of Ethics
17Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Disaster Relief (1994)
Challenges
18Changes in contemporary photojournalism
19Image integrity in documentary photography and photojournalism

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