The expanded ambiguity of the news photograph

“This is not to say that news images have no obligation to tell the truth, or no informational value — only that their truthfulness and informational value are necessarily situated and contingent rather than absolute.”

via Nieman Lab: https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/12/the-expanded-ambiguity-of-the-news-photograph/

“This is not to say that news images have no obligation to tell the truth, or no informational value — only that their truthfulness and informational value are necessarily situated and contingent rather than absolute.”