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Nieman Curator James C. Thomson, Jr., 1931-2002

James Thomson, Curator of the Nieman Foundation from 1972-1984, died on August 11 of cardiac arrest after a brief illness. He was 70. What follows are words contributed by Niemans…
September 15, 2002

Images Lead to Varying Perceptions

‘In photographs in which we, as journalists, saw danger, some readers saw deception.’
September 15, 2002
Debbie Kornmiller

Portrait of a Death

The Oregonian considered a sequence of three photos showing a Palestinian gunman being shot dead by an Israeli sniper in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday, March 29,…
September 15, 2002
Randy L. Rasmussen

Arriving at Judgments in Selecting Photos

At The Oregonian, key questions help to frame decisions about images of Mideast violence.
September 15, 2002
Randy L. Rasmussen

Photographic Images Can Be Misunderstood

‘I had hoped people would view this boy from Ain el Helweh as I had seen him, a tiny tragic figure.’
September 15, 2002
Courtney Kealy

Examples of ‘About This Story’ Boxes

1. The Oregonian“The Boy Behind the Mask”To report “The Boy Behind the Mask,” Tom Hallman, Jr. spent hundreds of hours, over more than 10 months, poring over medical records, reading…
September 15, 2002

Graphics and Journalism

In USA Today, some of its ‘Snapshots’ have not given the full picture.
September 15, 2002
David D. Perlmutter

Deciding on an Emotion-Laden Photograph For Page One

When an image reflects ‘a crucial moment in a course of events,’ editors make the decision to publish it.
September 15, 2002
Michael Larkin

Brainstorming Questions

Asking questions is ‘such a supremely human endeavor.’
June 15, 2002

Good Questions Emerge Out of Good Information

Preparation and persistence are key ingredients for successful interviews.
June 15, 2002
M.L. Stein