Look at the photo essay and listen to the audio for, “Joshua
Febres: "The Uncertain Gang Member,” one of the entries on the
New York Times’ series “One in 8 Million.” see link below; if it fails, copy and past into your browser. Respond to each of the following questions with a minimum of 75 words, using descriptive details from the images and textual evidence.
One in 8 Million: New York Characters in Sound and Images
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/1-in-8-million/index.html#/joshua_febres
2. Look closely at the images that accompany the audio.
3. What are the consequences of these choices for how we
see the young man at the center of the piece?
1. Discuss how the contributing photographer and journalist told
this story in a way that was respectful of the young man, his
family, and community.
In other words,
what was said and how it was said? What choices did the journalists make
about what they included and how they discussed what
they saw and heard? (selection and deflection)2. Look closely at the images that accompany the audio.
How are those images selected, framed, and composed?
What is the effect of the choices that the photographer(s)
made?3. What are the consequences of these choices for how we
see the young man at the center of the piece?
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