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How do visual campaigns like the Kony 2012 viral video backfire in their success? What made Kony 2012 so visually sticky? How do the images fuel viral compassion so detached from the facts? How do images like the one by Glenna Gordon of the producers touting guns undermine the narrative within?(photo: Glenna Gordon) The…See More

40 week journey exploring migration in the Americas The Americas in particular are interesting continents because of their long history of migration and the recent political developments in both South and North America. Whereas most people think of migration as people moving from South to North, most movement actually takes place between neighbouring countries and between different regions within a country. By investigating these movements and visualising them, Via PanAm wants to contribute to…See More

BagNews Salon: The Fall of Bin Laden(Note that this is 02.00 GMT June 6th) The "Security Room" photo of the White House National Security team generated days of analysis throughout the internet. The unreleased photograph of Osama Bin Laden's corpse generated polarizing discussions over the visual politics of his death. At this BagNews Salon, an expert panel will analyze images of one of the most anticipated moments in American international politics over the past decade. How was it visualized…See More

Assignment Egypt: Analyzing News Photos from the 18 day RevolutionDate: March 20thTime: 10.00 am PST, 13.00 pm EST, 17.00GMT/ London, 19.00 pm CairoAn invited panel will discuss the images from the recent events in Egypt. Participants includeDavid Campbell, Lecturer, Researcher, Producer, Multimedia and PhotojournalismMichelle Woodward, Photo Editor, Middle East ReportDavid Degner, photographer, CairoLoret Steinberg, Professor of Photojournalism and Documentary Photography/R.I.T. – BagNews…See More

Karim Ben Khelifa, CEO of Emphas.is and Tomas Van Houtryve, VII  Network photographer  will talk about the project and how they see it helping fund long term projects. See http://emphas.is/ for more details  OPEN-i uses Wimba Classroom to host its interactive webinars. Depending on the format of each webinar, there are options to interact with the presenters and other listeners by chat,…See More

Title: Looking at America's Great Oil Spill: An Interactive Panel Discussion hosted by BagNewsNotes.comWhen: Sunday, July 18 at 11am PST, 1pm CST, 2pm EST, 6pm GMT and 7pm BST for an hour and a half.Who: Scheduled to participate John Moore – photographer/Getty PicturesErika Blumenfeld – Artist and Documentary PhotographerKari Goodnough – photographer/Bloomberg PhotosLoret Steinberg – Professor of Photojournalism and Documentary Photography/R.I.T. – BagNews ConsultantNathan Stormer – Professor…See More

Image © Philip Toledano, "Days with My Father"July 22, 2010. 1500 GMT (8am Vancouver, 11am New York, 4pm London, 8:30pm New Delhi)This session will feature work by photographers that have stayed close to home by documenting their own families. These photographers have each used their cameras as tools to help them document and understand grief and illness, and their work is as much about them as about their family. They will join us to discuss their experiences, and reflect on trying to be a…See More