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Did the media frame the George Floyd protest coverage for white eyes?

Jun 22, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic 8 Comments
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In a Mother Jones piece, Ramenda Cyrus analyzes A1 coverage of last year’s George Floyd protests and contends that the media is still relying on old tropes to represent Black Americans. In this episode of Vision Slightly Blurred, Allen and Sarah take a look at her arguments and the supporting voices of author Martin Berger and “Reading the Pictures” publisher Michael Shaw.

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Guidelines for ethical photography and storytelling in the post-George Floyd era

Jun 12, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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The death of George Floyd this May sparked protests across the USA and even internationally. These events make us reevaluate many things, including the ethics of storytelling and photography. In this week’s episode of Impact Everywhere’s podcast, Benjamin Von Wong spoke to Danielle Da Silva. She is an award-winning photographer, and a founder and CEO of Photographers Without Borders (PWB). Danielle spoke with Ben about her own experience with discrimination, and elaborated on PWB’s guidelines for ethical photography. If you’re a photojournalist, this is something you must listen. But honestly, I recommend it to everyone.

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B&H employee “removed” after publicly opposing “Black Lives Matter” movement

Jun 11, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 89 Comments
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An employee at B&H Photo’s Human Resources department recently shared posts on social media that openly opposed the Black Lives Matter movement. A day later, he was “removed from his position,” according to B&H.

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Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram remove Trump’s video over alleged copyright infringement

Jun 10, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 4 Comments
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Twitter, Instagram and its parent company Facebook recently removed Donald Trump’s video from its platforms. The video contained photos of protests that prompted after George Floyd’s death on 25 May. One of the photos was a subject of a copyright complaint filed by the copyright holder.

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Photographer sparks outrage after allegedly using “Black Lives Matter” movement for self-promotion

Jun 3, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 4 Comments
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Photographer Alex Stemplewski has got under fire before, when he interrupted a photo shoot so he could take photos. But his latest project sparked quite an outrage among photographers: he was accused of exploiting Black Lives Matter movement for self-promotion.

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Leica Store in Soho looted in New York protests

Jun 2, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 16 Comments
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During Sunday’s protests in New York city, luxury stores were ransacked, and Leica Store SoHo was among them. The store had its windows smashed and a lot of gear was stolen. According to witnesses, this looting could have been organized, and it doesn’t have anything to do with the protests that have been happening across the US.

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Photojournalist arrested and shot with rubber bullets while covering Minneapolis protests

Jun 2, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 12 Comments
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As protests are raging on across the US, another photographer got hurt and arrested for covering them. Veteran WCCO Photographer Tom Aviles was shot with a rubber bullet and arrested while covering the Minneapolis protest this Saturday. He managed to capture the entire incident on camera, and he even filmed a video from inside the back of the police van.

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Iconic Central Camera Company goes up in flames during Chicago protests

Jun 1, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 3 Comments
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Central Camera Company, an iconic camera store in Chicago, was damaged in fire on Saturday night. The two-alarm fire broke out during a protest, one of those that have been raging across the US over the death of George Floyd.

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Photojournalist permanently blinded by rubber bullet while covering Minneapolis protests

Jun 1, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 33 Comments
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After the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last week, protests have developed across the United States. While covering the street protest in Minneapolis on Friday, photojournalist Linda Tirado was shot in the left eye. She was reportedly shot with a rubber bullet, but sadly, her eye could not have been saved.

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