Here is that part of the image itself in some ways is without inherent meaning, some ways the photograph itself needs to be coded through captions, through the sort of articles next to it, through many other ideas like the readers own political persuasion. The image becomes largely meaningless until it becomes coded by the surrounding areas. In some ways, the image without a code needs a code, the context for understanding its meaning. So talks about the paradox of photography and particularly of press photography. The ways that constructed intentional meaning, the things that have opinions or political leanings, can seem natural and pregiven, thanks to the index of photography. Reminding what it means. Of course, you know, thinking back to our photograph right here. We know that there was a corpse hanging from a tree. Light reflects that body on to photographic film and we know that it was there. That idea of truth value, that factual quality of photography. In some ways makes the con
That the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. By the time Franklin Roosevelt gives his 199033 speech, a quarter of the nation is unemployed. 5000 banks have failed and drought is persisting in key agricultural areas of the country. You people must have faith. Coming up in the next hour, stories from the Great Depression as we take you around the country to places like around the country to places like toledo. The banking failure of the Great Depression. 26 for Infrastructure Projects of the times impacting us today. And to one ending in tragedy. We will take you to st. Paul where a depression era gangster and the corrupt police force strike a bargain. We will explore the impact of programs like the civilian conservation corps, as we go to kansas outside of amarillo, texas. We would not have a park here if it were not for the corp. And we will learn about the people who were hit hardest, and their tails. When the sun comes shining announcer we take a trip to toledo, ohio. In the 1
Nagasaki in 1945. It marked the end of world war ii but marks the beginning of the cold war. Nuclear dread, Nuclear Anxiety hovered over the conflict during the 1950s and 1960s and even up to the 1980s to the end of the conflict. A fitting image to begin our class today. Today we think a lot about photography during the cold war, specifically american photography during the cold war. Imagine a week or two or even course of the subject think about general themes as well as case studies and in the meantime talk about some advances in Media Technology and how newspapers were printing photographs during these years. Before we get into photography, should make sure we understand what the cold war is. As we get further and further removed from it becomes more fuzzy and the collective unconscious. Of course the cold war was the ideological battle between the United States and the soviet union. Which began after world war ii, around 1945 and goes all the way to 1989. Then, of course, the allie
Woodruff the political campaigns know more about you than you think. We have the first of two reports from Hari Sreenivasan on efforts to track voters online. This could be the year that Digital Strategies decide what is shaping up to be a razorclose election, but who is watching us and how much do they know about us . Ifill Jeffrey Brown talks with author bill ivey about his prescription for remaking americas democracy. Well, i think what we need is to rediscover progressive values and put them forward. Im arguing for not bigger government but i think different government. Woodruff and Scott Schaefer of public televisions kqed profiles a photographer who uses googles street view images to create art. You have this distinct feeling of decay. The images almost challenge the viewer. Ifill thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett found
Wrote, im a mom and a nurse. Love my friends and family. Her neighbors are shaken. Everybody in the neighborhood is just in shock and scared for their own children. And, yeah, were just horrified. Reporter police are still investigating and are working with the fbi because they say the crimes committed did cross state lines. Detectives are asking anyone who may be a witness or a victim in this case to please come forward. In watsonville, jeannine de la vega, abc7 news. A man is now in custody after a fivehour standoff with Contra Costa County s. W. A. T. Team. They say the incident began as an argument between mckay and a neighbor on knotting ham drive. The suspect pulled out a gun and started shooting. No one was hurt, but others were evacuated and others told to stay in their home. Illegally cutting down trees in a national forest, ph icap aal virginia are accused of downing 32 trees during a pledge initiation in april and national forest. 300 miles north of San Francisco, the frater