Carlo Rotella knew when he set out to write a journalistic memoir that he’d have to be conscious of the different roles he’d play as investigative reporter, writer and storyteller. Not only does his book, The World is Coming to an End, focus on the greater divide between economic and social classes all from the perspective of South Shore residents, a small neighborhood on … [Read more...] about Neighborhood in all of us: Author Carlo Rotella on writing a journalistic memoir from the south side of Chicago
Worth a thousand words: How photojournalists are changing the way they capture migrant life
The body of a small boy lies face down on the wet sand, the cold water lapping around him. In another scene, a mother runs from plumes of thick gas, her hands holding tightly to her two children. These images of three-year-old Alan Kurdi and 39-year-old Maria Lila Meza Castro are often the only representation of life as a migrant or refugee that the public sees. The image … [Read more...] about Worth a thousand words: How photojournalists are changing the way they capture migrant life
