Photojournalism
📋 What it is
A news photo should show a true moment; captions, cropping and editing can change or fake its meaning.
🗣️ Coach says
A photo is powerful evidence — and easy to twist. Cropping cuts context; a caption steers meaning; editing can fake it entirely. Ask what’s OUTSIDE the frame and whether the caption matches the image.
🧠 Memory hook
Photos persuade fast. Ask what’s outside the frame + does the caption fit.
😂 Giggle
Why did the opinion column break up with the news section?
It said, "You never listen to my perspective!"
😲 Whoa!
The same protest photo can look tiny or huge depending purely on where the photographer stood — framing is a choice.
✅ Quick check: How can a truthful photo still mislead viewers?
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
Through cropping (hiding context), a misleading caption, or editing — the framing and words change what the image seems to mean.
Visual literacy matters as much as text literacy today.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Find a news photo and ask what might be just outside the frame.