14 photos Photo Essay

A Lens on the GOP Convention: Dispatches From Day 1

Michael Nigro / Truthdig Jul 19, 2016 Dig deeper

David Frum Accuses New York Times of Staging Photos of Palestinian Victims

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 30, 2014 Conservative commentator David Frum has tweeted no fewer than eight times his outrage over "faked" photos of Palestinian victims of Israel's military violence. Problem: The photos are real. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Big Book

Liesl Bradner / Truthdig Mar 28, 2014 Photojournalist W. Eugene Smith brought worldwide attention to social injustice with his provocative photographs. In 1959 he began assembling a retrospective on what was then his life’s work, which has never been published, until now.In 1959, photojournalist W. Eugene Smith began assembling a retrospective on what was then his life’s work on social injustice. It has never been published, until now. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Chicago Sun-Times Eliminates Photo Staff

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 31, 2013 Up to 30 photographers and editorial support staff for the Chicago Sun-Times and its suburban sister newspapers -- virtually the entire photo department -- were laid off Thursday morning. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Access Skews Coverage of Syrian War

By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law Mar 9, 2013 The civil war in Syria is not a romantic democratic uprising, although one could get that impression from accounts in mainstream media outlets. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

If Only the World Had Listened

Robert Fisk / Truthdig Mar 29, 2009 Tom Hurndall was one of a bunch of "human shields" who turned up in Baghdad just before the Anglo-American invasion in 2003, the kind of folk we professional reporters make fun of. Tree huggers, that kind of thing. Now I wish I had met him because Hurndall's journals show a remarkable man of remarkable principle. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )