The Park Library
School of
Journalism and Mass Communication
University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill
DOCUMENTARY PHOTOJOURNALISM
JOMC 481.001
Prof. Pat Davison
Researching suggested topics:
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Hispanic/Latino-a data, trends, issues (U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features, U.S. Census Bureau Minority Links, U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts, N.C. Latinos) Note: check also Newsbank - America's Newspapers.
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Pew Hispanic Center: Chronicling Latinos' diverse experiences in a changing America
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Consult
"Latinos in the United States: a resource guide for journalists" located
in the Park Library.
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Spanish language media in North Carolina:
Que Pasa Media Network
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Other online research sources: (background information and data can be collected on a variety of topics from NPR and TV scripts on Lexis/Nexis. Also, check other online full-text sources such as CQ Researcher, Issues & Controversies, Communication & Mass Media Complete using key search terms appropriate for your research topic.)
Sources for finding examples of photo essays:
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Full-text databases (Newsbank, Lexis/Nexis Academic) Note: only text accompanying photos, but not the photos themselves, are offered in these databases.
Sample searches: HLEAD (hispanic or latino); (hispanic or latino) AND immigration; (hispanic or latino) AND deportation; (hispanic or latino) AND education
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Online search engines (Google - images)
Note: also view SearchEngineShowdown for other useful search engines.
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North Carolina online newspapers (Note: not all NC online newspapers will have "photo galleries" linked on their web sites. Also, many do not have text or photo archives of any depth.)
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North Carolina print newspapers (shelved in Park Library)
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U. S. newspaper web sites (Note: look for links on main screens for "gallery" or "photos." Also be aware that there is rarely, if ever any searchable access to photo archives.)
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Photojournalists (contact directly)
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News photo researchers (check with Park Librarian and her network)
Key search terms:
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photo essays
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photo features
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photo column
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photo gallery
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video gallery
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featured projects
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special report
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special section
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photo caption only
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visual commentary
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multimedia
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eyewitness
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photojournalism essays
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feature photography
Suggested search strategies:
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Open one of the Sources listed above and enter one of the Key Search Terms [Note: not all search terms will work in all sources. You must experiment.]
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In Lexis/Nexis Academic: select "Sources," enter Palm Beach Post, select date, enter in search box TYPE (stand alone art). Note that you'll get only the "cutline" or text, no image(s). Lexis/Nexis is a text database; text databases do not have images or graphics.
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Tip sheet for Nexis/Lexis search protocols
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In America's Newspapers: click on North Carolina, enter search terms, e.g., CAPTION "photo feature." Note America's newspapers is a text database and does not offer images or graphics.
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In Google - Images: select Advanced Search, enter photojournalism essays. Note: you will get some useful and some not-so-useful hits. Take time to browse the retrieved images.
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In Google - News: select Advanced News Search, enter photo essays in "exact phrase" search box. Browse the images. Some links will offer accompanying text.
Sample photo essays (contributed by news researchers):
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http://www.ajc.com/multimedia/content/multimedia/photo/index.html
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/
Note: scroll down until you reach "Galleries," then click on links. -
"Common Ground: A visual commentary on life in our community" (tear sheets from Virginian Pilot)
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"Eyewitness" (tear sheets from Virginian Pilot)