Middle East Watch Archives - Page 6 of 9

Notes Photo July 2, 2011

Misrata City Ordance

The power of the two viewers at this "street museum" is the recognition that the city itself has become a time bomb.

Notes Photo May 20, 2011

Obama, the Egyptian

I remember Afsaneh, quite matter-of-factly pointing to the portrait of Obama and asking: "You know what this photo is showing, don't you?"

Notes Photo May 19, 2011

Remembering Chris Hondros, Part IV

We conclude our series remembering Chris Hondros: Tyler Hicks, Darren McCollester, Shannon Stapleton, James Pomerantz, and Bruno Stevens. Additional photos and videos by Tim Fadek, Mark Ovaska, and Alan Chin.

Notes Photo April 28, 2011

Remembering Chris Hondros, Part III: Tal Afar

Edward Wong of the New York Times shares the story of Chris Hondros's photographs documenting the accidental killing of Iraqi civilians by American troops in Iraq.

Notes Photo April 26, 2011

Remembering Chris Hondros, Part II

Alan Chin, Scout Tufankjian, and Stephanie Sinclair share their memories of Chris Hondros.

Notes Photo April 25, 2011

Remembering Chris Hondros, Part I

Tim Fadek, Spencer Platt, Nicole Tung, and Gary Fabiano share their thoughts on Chris Hondros.

Notes Photo April 15, 2011

David Degner in Cairo: The Revolution Continues

David Degner updates from Cairo: If photographers aren't present, the story doesn't exist -- or at least it is much harder to pin down.

Notes Photo April 13, 2011

Great Pic from the Benghazi Street, Hanging Up on 3rd World Stereotypes

Props to the NYT for this photo this morning on Libya. It high time to defy the stereotypes.

Salon Photo April 11, 2011

BagNewsSalon: Assignment Egypt

On Sunday, March 20th, BagNewsSalon is hosting an online panel looking at the media's visual framing of the Egypt uprising. We encourage you to listen in, recommend the discussion to colleagues and also recommend students to view this lively deconstruction of key media images.

Notes Photo April 5, 2011

Angelina on the Tunisia/Libya Border

I'm not saying Angelina doesn't have an impact, but this photo is just forced and exploitive.

Notes Photo March 30, 2011

Your Turn: War Head

We're interested in your thoughts about why this photo of a Libyan rebel was so popular yesterday.

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Obama: Too Much TV?

A critic could say that the President and his people have been watching too much TV, or have been too quick to engage Gaddafi because of the powerful imagery of the Middle East uprising.

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No Fly Zone Envy

Tough question (once you get past the fact it's a pro-Gaddafi demonstration)

Notes Photo March 29, 2011

Libya and The Obama Doctrine

This AP shot is actually pretty clever in the way it captures Obama's philosophy above a sea of tough looking faces.

Notes Photo March 27, 2011

Tearing Down a Middle East Dictator Statue – Chapter 2

If these dramatic scenes from Deraa, Syria, on Friday were reminiscent of anything here in the West, it was the toppling of the Saddam Hussein statue in Baghdad's Firdos Square. (With some key modifications.)