Daily Archives: November 8, 2011

Sharpie uses Hidden Persuaders in Advertising

Let’s see . . . if you’re creating a youth-centered advertising campaign that ties into young people’s values and beliefs and encourages them to express themselves and be creative, what are some of the things you think one might put into such a commercial? Stop expressing your controversial political views via legal assembly and protesting?…

When Photojournalists Manipulate the Story They are Telling

Conflict Photography to seek and create drama even when the situation lacks it Here’s a fascinating video in which Italian photographer Ruben Salvadori demonstrates how dishonest many conflict photographs are. Salvadori spent a significant amount of time in East Jerusalem, studying the role photojournalists play in what the world sees. By turning his camera on…