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Santiago Lyon

@slyon66

Santiago Lyon, a 2004 Nieman Fellow, is a vice president and director of photography at The Associated Press.

Detecting the Truth in Photos

As technologies to manipulate images grow ever more sophisticated, media organizations are using software to help determine authenticity.

The Camera—It’s Only the Starting Point to Change

‘So how does a global news organization such as The Associated Press get this technology working for us? In short, how do we train our photojournalists to use it?’

Witnessing War to Send Its Images Home

‘What of our colleagues who have trauma engraved on their psyches?’

With Citizens’ Visual News Coverage Standards Don’t Change

‘In an era in which digital alteration of images is increasingly easy, credibility is everything.’