Category Archives: Media issues

If It Bleeds

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 2, 2012

“Weegee: Murder Is My Business” Through September 2. International Center of Photography, New York. Weegee’s photographs are as much about Weegee as they are about crime. By James Polchin Weegee strikes again Body of Dominick Didato, Elizabeth Street, New York, August 7, … Continue reading →

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by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 20, 2012

Selective Outrage Media Lens, London, 18 January 2012 News that a fourth scientist in two years, Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, had been assassinated in Iran by an unknown agency generated minimal outrage in the press. Patrick Cockburn notedin the Independent: ‘While … Continue reading →

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‘Get Out, Black Animals’: what happened in Tawergha, Libya

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 20, 2012

Media Lens, London, 18 January 2012 One might think that a corporate media system would act independently of the state – there is no formal mechanism of control. But as the ingrained bias sampled above indicates, this often turns out … Continue reading →

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What really links the ‘urinating marines’ video with Abu Ghraib

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 17, 2012

In the digital age, people document and share everything – even insults to the fallen Jonathan Jones guardian.co.uk, Thursday 12 January 2012 18.17 GMT A still from a YouTube video allegedly showing US marines urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban … Continue reading →

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The Best Photo Books of 2011

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 3, 2012

Subscribe to ShahidulNews The list is in: our 50 favorites of the year, spanning fine art, photojournalism, culture and more By Jack Crager and Lindsay Comstock on December 1, 2011 Our 50 Favorite Books of 2011 In this always-on age … Continue reading →

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BBC Bangla anniversary debate

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 23, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews BBC Bangla anniversary debate on Channel i focuses on freedom of information Date: 21.12.2011Last updated: 21.12.2011 at 15.01Category: World Service Bangladesh’s rapidly changing media scene will be in the focus of the special BBC Bangla programme to be broadcast … Continue reading →

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Bangladesh war: The article that changed history

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 16, 2011

By Mark Dummett BBC News On 13 June 1971, an article in the UK’s Sunday Times exposed the brutality of Pakistan’s suppression of the Bangladeshi uprising. It forced the reporter’s family into hiding and changed history. Abdul Bari had run … Continue reading →

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How Darwin’s Photos of Human Emotions Changed Visual Culture

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 9, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews How Darwin’s Photos of Human Emotions Changed Visual Culture What disdain and devotion have to do with the dawn of photography, evolution, and Lewis Carroll. In 1872, some thirteen years after The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin … Continue reading →

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Sense of humour failure

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 27, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews  Censorship in Pakistan Economist Nov 25th 2011, 13:04 by L.M. AN OFTEN overlooked perk of being a country with a large population and relatively low wages is the capacity to employ people to carry out silly … Continue reading →

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My journey as a witness on National Geographic website

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 27, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews National Geographic Events Shahidul Alam – My Journey as a Witness My Journey as a Witness Shahidul Alam Beautifully illustrated, My Journey as a Witness, is the first publication of over two decades of Shahidul Alam’s photography. This inspiring … Continue reading →

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