Why Photojournalism Matters

World Series: Chicago Tribune & the Sun-Times. Staff Photographers v No Staff Photographers. Any questions? #photojournalism @briancassella pic.twitter.com/LHLQ1VFl1o — Jim Colton (@JimmyColton) November 3, 2016 Similar:WordPress duplicate images driving me crazy I’m using the Atahualpa Theme with WPT…HomeSolitaire ChessSpent a relaxing evening in playing soli…AmusingSpent a half hour taming this tangle of cables (left) with…

8 (Short Halloween film by Josh Reardon)

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Page Layout 101: Proximity creates context. Don’t let this happen to you.

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Two Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chatbots Talk and Argue with Each Other

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Practicing Intellectual, Evidence-based Disagreement

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Imagine, if you will, a Shakespeare course / Propos’d in blank verse like the Bard would write

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The Pepe the Frog Meme Is Probably Not Worth Understanding

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