Like reporting, photojournalism has a beginning, middle and end. It must be appropriate to the audience, and as a picture -- catching a moment -- it's accurate and current. It delivers the story to those who can't or don't have time to read the complete article.
The camera was used in 1853 to report the Crimean War. Matthew Brady famously photographed Lincoln. Photojournalism achieved popularity in the mid-1900's, and the advent of television relied on it, with a news "anchor" holding all the stories together. It's an art. It's the capture of a moment.
The video shows an interview with Eddie Adams, a 1969 Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer. The photo is called "Saigon Execution." It shows a horrifying moment during the Vietnam War.
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