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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,…

Arriving at Judgments in Selecting Photos

At The Oregonian, key questions help to frame decisions about images of Mideast violence.

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.’

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…

Graphics and Journalism

In USA Today, some of its ‘Snapshots’ have not given the full picture.

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.

Brainstorming Questions

Asking questions is ‘such a supremely human endeavor.’

Good Questions Emerge Out of Good Information

Preparation and persistence are key ingredients for successful interviews.

Important Questions Happen Before Reporting Begins

‘Once we got that question in our minds, all of a sudden everything fell into place.’

Digging Where Journalists Don’t Dig

‘…it’s not what question we ask. It’s the fact that we ask at all.’