The New York Times Wednesday July 6, 2022
The pandemic has been bad for the country’s local newspapers. But maybe not as bad as some people have feared, notes The New York Times. Over 360 newspapers in the United States have gone out of business since just before the start of the pandemic, according to a new report from Northwestern University’s journalism school. That same pace — about two closures per week — was occurring before the pandemic. Many newspaper analysts had thought that the economic conditions created by the coronavirus would cause the rate to increase considerably. Read the full Story >>
npr Wednesday July 6, 2022
In her project “Frame of Reference,” April M. Frazier presents archives of her family's deep-rooted Texan lineage that stretches from the late 1800s through to the present day. The project consists of photographs created on ancestral lands and scanned images of old family photographs, notes NPR. Collected from various family members and friends, the archives are compiled into diptychs or collages and often surrounded by materials that represent Frazier's family's land in rural Texas. Read the full Story >>
Fstoppers Wednesday July 6, 2022
CreativeLive, the online learning platform for creatives, founded by photographer Chase Jarvis and now a Fiverr company, has announced its acquisition of the full catalog and website of Wildist.co, a popular online resource for outdoor and adventure photographers. Wildist.co has only been around since 2018 but quickly filled out its catalog with online courses by some of the biggest names in adventure photography, including Chris Burkard, Alex Strohl, Charly Savely, Finn Beales, and Benjamin Hardman, notes Fstoppers. Read the full Story >>
ARTnews Wednesday July 6, 2022
After Beyonce unveiled the cover of her newest album, Renaissance, legions of her fans took to social media to discuss it. The cover photo, which was shot by London- and Paris-based photographer Carlijn Jacobs, features a scantily clad Beyoncé atop a silvery horse. Art News has now weighed in on the image, noting that it “bears more than a few similarities to John Collier’s 1880/98 painting Lady Godiva, which depicts a nude woman who figures prominently in Anglo-Saxon lore." Read the full Story >>
