Politics: Past, Present, & Future
The Power of Elections: Photojournalism and the Democratic Process
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
6:30 pm
ET
New York
In Person
Photojournalists Gary Fabiano, Timothy Fadek, Christopher Hondros, and John Smock; Joyce Barnathan, President, International Center for Journalists; Christopher Power, Assistant Managing Editor, BusinessWeek, International Coverage
Moderator: James Hoge, Editor, Foreign Affairs
In the modern political arena, where most everything is staged or canned for the benefit of the press, the power of a single iconic image to reveal or condemn, celebrate or catalyze, remains as vital as ever. Long after the ballots have been counted, it is the work of the photojournalist that serves as the legitimizing document of the democratic process. In this seminar, a panel of noted photojournalists will share their experiences in covering elections around the globe, and will explore such topics as the relationship between democracy and a free press, the role of still photography in a twenty-four-hour television news cycle, and their collective responsibility as surrogate witnesses to the movement of history.
A companion photography exhibit, "The Power of Elections: A Tribute to Photojournalists," will run at The Paley Center for Media in New York from October 3 to November 5, 2008.
Presented in conjunction with the International Center for Journalists
Funding for the Politics: Past, Present, & Future series has been provided by the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation.
This event is part of the Robert M. Batscha University Seminar Series.
dlove , September 16, 2008 at 1:18 pm