News- no, it's propoganda

Nephythys · 07-31-2006, 02:48 PM

Gee Leo- I guess that is your answer.

Lisa would rather attack me even after I apologize and make it clear that she does not welcome me here-

It would be nice if someone would like to discuss the link-

Not Afraid · 07-31-2006, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Nephythys

Lisa would rather attack me even after I apologize and make it clear that she does not welcome me here-

Yup, you're right again. And, you almost had the last word too! Oops.

Alex · 07-31-2006, 03:00 PM

Here's a take on how Israel tries to work its image in the international press. Here's another on the Hezbollah PR effort.

Propoganda in photography is a serious issue because photographs simultaneously increase the emotional content of the information shown while simultaneously masking the fact that a photograph, almost by definition, lacks context. It is a still moment that only implies what happened just before, just after, and just ouside the frame.

People tend to forget that there is still an intermediary between themselves the events in a photograph, to a degree that is extremely difficult to achieve with the written word.

I would remind that not only is propoganda a part of every war but that all (good) photography is essentially propogandistic and distorting. This is not to say that all distortion is acceptable and if the timestamp information in the first link is correct then I would be very interested in hearing the response from Reuters and AFP about how they'll deal with it.

BarTopDancer · 07-31-2006, 03:18 PM

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Lisa would rather attack me and make it clear that she does not welcome me here-

Fun with context

07-31-2006, 02:48 PM	#1
Nephythys Yeah, that's about it- Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In a state of constant crap to get done Posts: 2,688	Gee Leo- I guess that is your answer. Lisa would rather attack me even after I apologize and make it clear that she does not welcome me here- It would be nice if someone would like to discuss the link-
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07-31-2006, 03:00 PM	#3
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Here's a take on how Israel tries to work its image in the international press. Here's another on the Hezbollah PR effort. Propoganda in photography is a serious issue because photographs simultaneously increase the emotional content of the information shown while simultaneously masking the fact that a photograph, almost by definition, lacks context. It is a still moment that only implies what happened just before, just after, and just ouside the frame. People tend to forget that there is still an intermediary between themselves the events in a photograph, to a degree that is extremely difficult to achieve with the written word. I would remind that not only is propoganda a part of every war but that all (good) photography is essentially propogandistic and distorting. This is not to say that all distortion is acceptable and if the timestamp information in the first link is correct then I would be very interested in hearing the response from Reuters and AFP about how they'll deal with it.
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