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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Eastern
3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Pacific
In the modern political arena, where most everything is staged or canned for the benefit of the press, the power of a single iconic image to reveal or condemn, celebrate or catalyze, remains as vital as ever. Long after the ballots have been counted, it is the work of the photojournalist that serves as the legitimizing document of the democratic process. In this seminar, a panel of noted photojournalists will share their experiences in covering elections around the globe, and will explore such topics as the relationship between democracy and a free press, the role of still photography in a twenty-four-hour television news cycle, and their collective responsibility as surrogate witnesses to the movement of history.
Presented in conjunction with the International Center for Journalists
Funding for the Politics: Past, Present, & Future series has been provided by the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation.
PLEASE NOTE: This seminar will be available as video-on-demand on paleycenter.org soon after the event. You will receive an email after the event with information on how to access the program and share it with your students.
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