"Like Cattle Down A Chute"

Here's the link to my Pictures of the Week segment on Florida Progressive Radio's No Days Off. I discussed four photos, Obama shaking hands with the London policeman at 10 Downing Street; the remains of the soldier returning to Dover; and both the Nina Berman and Mario Tama images...

BagNewsSalon: Since Katrina with Mario Tama

Looking Since the Storm A BAGnewsNotes Salon featuring Getty Photographer Mario Tama Sunday, April 5, 2009 5:00 - 6:30 pm PST, 8:00-9:30 pm EST

Pictures Of The Week

If you'd like to hear my "Pictures of the Week" segment on BlogTalk radio with Susan Smith and Alison Morano, you can hear it streaming below.

BNN On The Radio

I'm dong a weekly blog radio show. The 10- minute segment at the top of the show is called "Pictures of the Week."

The BAG Tweets

Are you one of the 2,200 or so enjoying BNN via newsreader but not following The BAG on Twitter? It's mostly visual politics with only a slight overlap with the daily goodness (or snark) on the blog. Sign up here.

Typepad Connect

Effective tomorrow, I am turning on a new feature called Typepad Connect which upgrades the look and functionality of BNN's discussion threads.

BAG In Up-Tempo Inaugural Mode, Featuring: "Obama People" (w/ Tweet-Size Takes); More Gaza; And On Tues/Wed, BNN Contributers From D.C.

Crucial Issues

The economic crisis. Social justice. Militarism. These are the themes BAGnewsNotes plan to emphasize in the coming year. Please help with whatever you feel you can spare.

Yes We Can

I know you're knee-deep in holiday plans and Hank Paulson isn't exactly coming around to call. But, The BAG's been there day-in and day-out; we've been a great place to chat -- the discussion threads filled with insight and wit; no one else is filling our niche; we've got...

Contribute To BAGnewsNotes

Please contribute to BAGnewsNotes and help us grow. Under an arrangement with a major arts organizations, all donations are tax-deductible.

Thanksgiving

At this season, I am deeply thankful to each and everyone who has joined me and taken this mission to heart.

Become Part Of The BAG

If you read my "What's Next" post last week, you know BAGnewsNotes has been charging ahead on all fronts. To embrace the success and take the site to the next level, The BAG could use some more hands. Because asking for help is my new "Obama change-era" resolution, here's...

What's Next

Before we actually get to the other side of the election, I wanted to answer the question I've been asked more that any other recently, which is: What's next for BAGnewsNotes?"

Special Election Edition Of The BAGnewsSALON: Campaign 04 vs 08: Are We Seeing The End Of Identity Politics?

Join us Thursday night for a special election edition of the BAGnewsSALON -- an on-line discussion featuring Alan Chin, leading visual academics and photojournalist, as well as members of the BAGnewsNotes community -- from 5-6:30 pm PST, 8-9:30pm EST.

Cursor

Cursor will truly be missed.

The BAGnewsSALON: 9/11: Looking Back From Now

Continuing our special features here at BNN, we would like to invite you to another edition of the BAGnewsSALON.  This on-line real-time discussion, titled 9/11: Looking Back From Now, will be held here Thursday evening 5-6:30 PST, 8 - 9:30 EST.

Our Man On The Floor: Minneapolis Edition (… Unless It's New Orleans)

The BAG's Alan Chin is scheduled to cover the Republican Convention ... unless conditions worsen in The Gulf.  In that case, he'll be filing for us from New Orleans.

BAGnewsNotes Visualizes The Democratic Convention

As a credentialed convention blog, BAGnewsNotes will be offering extensive coverage from Denver for four days starting this coming Monday.  Besides up to 5 posts per day of visual analysis, we will be tracking visual coverage around the web as well as offering extensive original material from photojournalist Alan...