Nieman Lab Tuesday July 7, 2026
Evidence from the recently published 2026 Digital News Report from Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism suggests that the public’s appetite for news video is growing, driven by platforms like TikTok. And, notes Nieman Lab, it’s not only short-form video that’s in demand. But the interest in video varies by region: In Asia, almost half (47%) of people surveyed say they watch news videos on YouTube weekly, compared to just a quarter (24%) of people in Europe. In Latin America, the same proportion (47%) say they are regularly watching news videos on Facebook, compared to just 28% in North America. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Tuesday July 7, 2026
Hasselblad has announced the seven winners of its Hasselblad Masters 2026 competition, selected from a group of 70 finalists. The contest was created "to celebrate creative excellence and bring
together established and emerging talent from around the world," notes the company. This year, more than 108,000 images were submitted from photographers in 160 countries and regions across seven
categories: Landscape, Architecture, Portrait, Art, Street, … Read the full Story >>
New York Post Monday July 6, 2026
A new survey of 2,000 American adults who have recently traveled or are currently planning a trip found that when shown three pairs of real and AI-generated destination photographs, just one in four correctly identified the authentic image on any given test. Only 5% of those surveyed could correctly identify real destination photos in a side-by-side test with AI-generated images — yet 74% say they wouldn’t book a trip without seeing photos first, notes the New York Post. The survey was commissioned by the Tennessee Department of Tourism Development. Read the full Story >>
Aperture Monday July 6, 2026
The designer Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973) was perhaps the first designer “to fully grasp how the camera could extend and refine the visual language of couture,” explains Aperture. The exhibition “Schiaparelli: Fashion Become Art” at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum (through Nov. 8) celebrates the influence of Schiaparelli, who launched Maison Schiaparelli in Paris in 1927, and traces the fashion house’s evolution. Current creative director Daniel Roseberry has reintroduced many Surrealist motifs to fashion. Read the full Story >>
