The ‘Napalm Girl’ photo is much more than powerful evidence of war’s indiscriminate effects on civilians. It also shows how false assertions can get traction in the media.
Photographer Devyn Galindo shares portraits from her outstanding debut book, which documents the communities and cultural connections forged by a new generation of Mexican-Americans.
From heartbreak to joy and everything in between, each of these iconic photos tell a truly American story.
Coucou tout le monde et oui ! me revoici plongée pour une nouvelle page d'histoire avec l'écrivain et journaliste Emile Zola, je vous parlerais de son enfance, de ses parents, de son adolescence en Provence, de ses amours avec Alexandrine sa femme...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is calling for investigations into the tear-gassing of protesters so President Donald Trump could hold a photo-op.The move has been blasted by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the mayor of Washington, DC and even the church where it took place."This appears to be gross...
Political cartooning is a dying profession, but there are more cartoons with politics than ever
It is winter in New Orleans, and my mother is dying. As I sit at her bedside, on the verge of being overcome with grief, I try to distract myself with work. I’ve been asked to write about the great Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer John H. White: his pictures, his legacy, and his famously unique spirit. […]
On les surnommait les "Hellfighters", les combattants de l’enfer. Le journaliste Thomas Saintourens rend hommage à ces héros malmenés par...
Like the camera’s technical process of exposure, Frazier brings things to light that would otherwise remain obscured. “I create visibility through images and storytelling,” she says in the show’s materials, in order “to expose the violation of… human rights.” Her black-and-white photographs are unsentimental witnesses to the furloughed American dream.
He had us in a self-serving tailspin from the start. But the best journalism was invaluable.
Tom Carter may have seen more of China, its lands, and its people than any other Westerner on record. The American photographer spent two years
American photographer. From 1914 to 1917 she attended the New York Training School for Teachers and there decided to become a photographer, partly influenced by visits to the photographer Arnold Genthe. From 1917 to 1918 she attended a photography course run by Clarence H. White at Columbia Universi
Andree Peel, who was known as Agent Rose, helped 102 British and American pilots escape from her native France.
"What are the best books about Investigative Journalism?" We looked at 390 of the top Investigative Journalism books so we could answer that very question!
An exhibition marks the first UK survey of one of the most influential photographers of the 20th Century.
LIFE.com shares the story behind one of the most harrowing and controversial photographs to emerge from the global pandemic.
It is winter in New Orleans, and my mother is dying. As I sit at her bedside, on the verge of being overcome with grief, I try to distract myself with work. I’ve been asked to write about the great Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer John H. White: his pictures, his legacy, and his famously unique spirit. […]
Remembering the war in El Salvador and what it cost journalism
Louis Aragon, célèbre écrivain, poète et journaliste français disait:
The American photographer Heidi Levine has been chosen by the International Women’s Media Foundation to receive the inaugural Anja Niedringhaus courage in photojournalism award for her work in Gaza
High-quality journalism is seen as doomed by the Internet but Michael Kinsley begs to disagree.
Making sense of the flurry of developments from the last week.
The Zoot Suit Riots of 1943 were violent clashes in which U.S. servicemen, police officers and civilians brutalized Latinos and other minorities in Los Angeles.
In late June, a conservative education coalition called the Civics Alliance released a new set of social studies standards for K-12 schools, with the intention of promoting it as a model for states nationwide. These standards, entitled "American Birthright," are framed as yet another corrective to s...
A required reading list.
It's 125 years since intrepid young American journalist Nellie Bly, was the first person to go around the world in 72 days! She beat Jules Verne's 80 day limit.
One recent afternoon in Donald Judd’s old house in downtown Manhattan, the late artist’s children—Flavin and Rainer—were discussing their father’s career. Flavin has a boyish, unlined face framed by reddish-blond hair. Rainer inherited her slender build from their mother, dancer Julie Finch. Flavin, standing in the kitchen, froze abruptly, his pale eyebrows furrowing. “The meat […]
A load of evidence is hiding in plain sight.
As a teacher, I spend my days helping students express themselves through the written and spoken word. Increasingly, I find myself seeking ways to incorporate more authentic, visual experiences as well.
