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Arriving at Judgments in Selecting Photos

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

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

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

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

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

Important Questions Happen Before Reporting Begins

‘Once we got that question in our minds, all of a sudden everything fell into place.’
June 15, 2002

Digging Where Journalists Don’t Dig

‘…it’s not what question we ask. It’s the fact that we ask at all.’
June 15, 2002

Future Possibilities

Walter Bender is the executive director of the MIT Media Lab, where he directs the Electronic Publishing Group and is a member of the laboratory’s News in the Future consortium.…
June 15, 2002