Getting the Picture: The Visual Culture of the News

Insightful and fascinating answers to the question 'What is a news picture and how does it work?' Dozens of scholars explore how news pictures have been produced, disseminated, and received at different times and places, and for different kinds of subjects--from the Civil War to Vietnam, from the Paris Commune to the Zapruder film. Full of wonderful illustrations, this book sets a new standard for study of the power of the news picture and the visual culture of the news.

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This collection of short essays about various aspects of the world of news imagery is easy to read yet penetrating, perfect for assigning to college and/or grad students across art history, communications, journalism, history, and more. It defines what a news picture is, discusses their selection and distribution, where we see them and how we evaluate them. It brings us from the 19th C to the present day and considers a wide range of images from painting to wood engraving to photography. Highly recommended.