Visual Journalism

September 11, 2001: Telling Stories Visually

September 11, 2001: Telling Stories Visually

‘What moved me was a sense of a life being transformed by an experience in a way that there was no going back.’

Being Receptive to the Unexpected

A photographer immerses himself in a community to tell its stories.

Using the Drama of Cinéma Vérité to Tell Real Stories

It often conveys news, but is it journalism?

Where Journalism and Television Documentary Meet

Connecting with viewers ‘through personal stories and subjective approaches.’

Exploring the Relationship Between Photographer and Subject

‘Documentary photography is purity and freedom….’

Remembering Documentary Moments

Looking back at television’s more than 50-year history, the “golden years” for documentaries on both the networks and the affiliates came during a 20-year period beginning in the mid-1960’s and…

Documentary Filmmakers Decide How to Present Compelling Evidence

Using film to tell a story changes nearly everything.
Indivisible: Eau Claire, South Carolina

Indivisible: Eau Claire, South Carolina

Scott Trent peers inside Monteith School, the oldest black school structure in South Carolina Eau Claire High School color guard practicing a routine Toliver’s Mane Event barber shop Parishioners at…

Striking a Balance Between Filmmaking and Journalism

At ‘Frontline,’ the producers and their vision are front and center.

Documentary Journalism Vanishes From Network and Local Television

Withdrawal of advertising and emergence of news magazines were among the factors that killed it.