Sumários

Discussion of Front Page graphic images continued.

10 Outubro 2024, 08:00 Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Discussion of articles related to Front Page shocking images continued: students' oral reports and comments on their assigned text. 

TEXT 5: Don’t Look Away: Photojournalists Are Documenting the Brutality of Russia’s War in Ukraine | Nieman Reports 

TEXT 7a: Facebook backtracks to allow iconic Vietnam War photo of child napalm victims | LA Times

TEXT 7b: Opinion | It’s Been 50 Years. I Am Not ‘Napalm Girl’ Anymore. | The New York Times

TEXT 8: A Moment of Deep Sorrow on the U.S.-Mexico Border | Nieman Reports


HOMEWORK: Read TEXT 9: How Newsrooms Handle Graphic Images of Violence | Nieman Reports


Discussion of TEXTS 3 and 4.

8 Outubro 2024, 08:00 Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Discussion of newspaper articles related to Front Page shocking images: (pair/group assignment to be continued next class:

TEXT 3: Are Newspapers Correct to Use Such Shocking Images on Their Front Pages|The Huffington Post UK 

TEXT 4: Photo Editor’s Notebook: What Makes the Image of Omran Daqneesh Extraordinary’ |The New York Times


Reaction paper guidelines. Photojournalism.

3 Outubro 2024, 08:00 Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

How to write a reaction/response paper.


Photojournalism: 

(a) Watching the TED Talk "Photo that changed the world" by Jonathan Klein and talking about impactful photos. 

(b) Preparing the discussion of seven newspaper articles related to Front Page shocking images (task instructions shared on Google Drive) - pair/group assignment to be continued next class:

TEXT 3: Are Newspapers Correct to Use Such Shocking Images on Their Front Pages|The Huffington Post UK 

TEXT 4: Photo Editor’s Notebook: What Makes the Image of Omran Daqneesh Extraordinary’ |The New York Times

TEXT 5: Don’t Look Away: Photojournalists Are Documenting the Brutality of Russia’s War in Ukraine | Nieman Reports 

TEXT 6: Harsh Visuals of War Leave Newsrooms Facing Tough Choices | The New York Times

TEXT 7a: Facebook backtracks to allow iconic Vietnam War photo of child napalm victims | LA Times

TEXT 7b: Opinion | It’s Been 50 Years. I Am Not ‘Napalm Girl’ Anymore. | The New York Times

TEXT 8:  A Moment of Deep Sorrow on the U.S.-Mexico Border | Nieman Reports


"How journalists write" (TEXT 1) and the impact of words in the printed press (TEXT 2).

1 Outubro 2024, 08:00 Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Summing up the main features of the front page of British tabloids and quality papers continued.

Reading and discussion of "How journalists write” (READING MATTERS TEXT 1);

The impact of words in the printed press: Reading and discussion of the HuffPost article "Refugee crisis media coverage highlights importance of words and how they are used" (READING MATTERS TEXT 2). 


Deducing the language features of the front page of British tabloids and quality papers continued.

26 Setembro 2024, 08:00 Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Deducing the language features of the front page of British tabloids and quality papers continued: reporting on the analysis of the front page of a British tabloid and a quality paper.