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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790843103321

Autore

Newton Julianne Hickerson <1949->

Titolo

The burden of visual truth : the role of photojournalism in mediating reality / / Julianne H. Newton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2001

ISBN

1-282-32706-2

1-4106-0590-6

9786612327063

0-8058-3376-5

1-135-66564-8

0-585-36150-9

1-135-66565-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 pages)

Collana

LEA's communication series

Disciplina

070.49

Soggetti

Photojournalism

Journalism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-200) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 The Vision Instinct; CHAPTER 3 From Instinct to Practice; CHAPTER 4 The Heart of the Seer; CHAPTER 5 Stealing the Soul; CHAPTER 6 Tending the Gate; CHAPTER 7 Is Seeing Still Believing?; CHAPTER 8 Whose Truth?; CHAPTER 9 Toward an Ecology of the Visual; CHAPTER 10 Translating the Visual; CHAPTER 11 The Problem of Real People; CHAPTER 12 The Future; AFTERWORD; REFERENCES; CREDITS AND PERMISSIONS; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

As the visual component of contemporary media has overtaken the verbal, visual reportage has established a unique and extremely significant role in 21st-century culture. Julianne Newton has prepared this comprehensive analysis of the development of the role of visual reportage as a critical player in the evolution of our understanding of ourselves, others, and the world. The Burden of Visual Truth offers a first assessment of the role of visual journalism within the context of



the complex, cross-disciplinary pool of literature and ideas required for synthesis.  Newton approaches the subject matter from several perspectives, examining the theoretical and ideological bases for visual truth, particularly as conveyed by the news media, and applying relevant research on photojournalism and reality imagery to contemporary newspaper, broadcast, and internet professional practice. She extends visual communication theory by proposing an ecology of the visual for 21st century life and developing a typology of human visual behavior. Scholars in visual studies, media studies, journalism, nonverbal communication, cultural history, and psychology will find this analysis invaluable as a comprehensive base for studying reality imaging and human visual behavior. The volume also is appropriate for journalism and media studies coursework at the undergraduate and graduate levels. With its conclusions about the future of visual reportage, The Burden of Visual Truth also will be compelling reading for journalism and mass communication professionals concerned with improving media credibility and maintaining a significant course for journalism in the 21st century. For all who seek to understand the role of visual media in the formation of their views of the world and of their own identities, this volume is a must-read.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910220057703321

Autore

Kelly John J

Titolo

Linking Ecosystem Function to Microbial Diversity

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Frontiers Media SA, 2016

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (159 p.)

Collana

Frontiers Research Topics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Understanding the link between microbial diversity and ecosystem processes is a fundamental goal of microbial ecologists, yet we still have a rudimentary knowledge of how changes in diversity affect nutrient cycling and energy transfer in ecosystems. Due to the complexity of the problem, many published studies on this topic have been conducted in artificial or manipulated systems. Although researchers have begun to expose some possible mechanisms using these approaches, most have not yet been able to produce conclusive results that relate directly to natural systems. The few studies that have explored the link between diversity and activity in natural systems have typically focused on specific nutrient cycles or processes, such as nitrification, denitrification, and organic carbon degradation pathways, and the microbes that mediate them. What we have learned from these studies is that there are often strong associations between the physical and chemical features of the environment, the composition of the microbial communities, and their activities, but the rules that govern these associations have not been fully elucidated. These earlier studies of microbial diversity and processes in natural systems provide a framework for additional studies to broaden our understanding of the role of microbial diversity in ecosystem function. The problem is complex, but with recent advances in sequencing technology, -omics, and in-situ measurements of ecosystem processes and their applications to microbial communities, making direct connections



between ecosystem function and microbial diversity seems more tractable than ever.