This photoessay features images from the end of the Fall 2008 semester and the Spring 2009 semester. It includes images from ‘Odyssey Live,’ The National Day of Silence, and various service learning projects taken on by seniors in the School of Communication.
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Over the last fews years at ECU, Ross Jackson, a local open air preacher has presented his sermons in the free speech zone on the mall. These images come from six months of photographing and audio recordings of his visits.
Production and images by Carlton Purvis
Music: “How Nothing Feels” by the Promise Ring
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Preparing for this piece I spent some time looking through pictures on sites like the Newseum’s front page archive and worldsfamousphotos.com to find the common denominator that makes them good photojournalism. I also looked at archives of dozens of old newspapers and “Picture of the Week” columns from MSNBC and National Geographic. I spoke with [...]
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Photojournalism isn’t given as much attention in art circles as some photographers would like. Photos can often capture information and human reactions that can’t be described with text alone —colors and facial expressions become the words that tell the story.
Fortunately, with the popularity of the Internet, photo essays are becoming an accepted way to [...]
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September 12
President George Bush has remained in the background since the race for the white house began last year. He made news this week however, with two announcements that caused more confusion than clarity about withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Middle East.
First he announced that 8,000 troops would be withdrawn from Iraq by [...]
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