Visual Journalism

Documentary Journalism Vanishes From Network and Local Television

Withdrawal of advertising and emergence of news magazines were among the factors that killed it.
September 15, 2001
Philip S. Balboni

Photojournalism at a Crossroads

Technology, culture and economics will determine its future.
September 15, 2001
Peter Howe

Documenting Democracy in America

The Indivisible project portrays grassroots activitiy in 12 communities.
September 15, 2001

Revealing Afghanistan

Chris Steele-Perkins captures a people’s grace and culture.
September 15, 2001
Chris Steele-Perkins

Fall 2001: Introduction

At a time when so much of journalism is quicker, shorter and hyped to grab the public’s presumed short-attention span, the documentary—with its slower pace and meandering moments—is finding receptive…
September 15, 2001
Melissa Ludtke

Using Documentaries to Move People to Action

Films serve as powerful catalysts for the Television Race Initiative.
September 15, 2001
Ellen Schneider

Long-Form Documentaries Serve a Vital Journalistic Role

Today’s complexities don’t fit into tidy news magazine packages.
September 15, 2001
Robert Richter

Documenting Social Ills With an Eye Toward Advocacy

Women’s health, homophobia, domestic violence, and rape are topics mainstream media often ignore.
September 15, 2001
Margaret Lazarus

A Photographer’s Journey Begins With a Coffin

By documenting youngsters’ lives, he hopes to understand what is happening.
September 15, 2001
Andre Lambertson

A Place for Words and Images to Call Home

At DoubleTake, photographers and writers document the human experience.
September 15, 2001
Robert Coles