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AtL 237 – Everything Stacy
Category: Arts
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2020-08-07 08:23:22
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Guest: Stacy Pearsall – http://www.stacypearsall.com/, http://www.veteransportraitproject.com/, https://everythingstacy.com/

Topic 1: Everything Stacy

  • Stacy Pearsall makes her second appearance on AtL, her first being on episode 14, to discuss her new podcast Everything with Stacy Pearsall.
  • This autobiographical podcast is essential Stacy’s memoir, or as she puts it on the show’s website, “my personal tell-all oral journal through which I share past and present stories and pontificate about life.”
  • What drew her towards podcasting as the medium for her story and why was this the subject she chose to focus on?
  • With this podcast being focused her life and biography, should we expect the length of the series to be finite, or will this show be on for the long term? If finite, what is Stacy’s next step in the world of podcasting?

Topic 2: Pete Souza Documentary

  • The new movie “The Way I See It” is scheduled for release in theaters in September and explores the world of presidential photojournalist Pete Souza. After watching the trailer what are our thoughts on this potential film? Will we see it?
  • As a visual journalist, how does a film like this, that highlights the significance of one of our own, make you feel about your own work and our career field?
  • What are your thoughts on Pete Souza’s use of Obama-era imagery against the president? Do you think it’s appropriate, or in poor form? Should he be doing it, or keeping his political opinions to himself? Do you think the fact that he shot for both a republican and democratic president mean he’s a more balanced individual overall? Does your political affiliation affect the way you do your job?

Topic 3: Devastation in Beirut

  • Beirut recently suffered from a devastating explosion at its port which resulted in the deaths of dozens and injury to thousands. Of course whenever tragedy strikes, especially tragedy of this size, scale and magnitude, there will be photojournalists on the ground capturing that tragedy in striking and gut wrenching ways.
  • What are our thoughts of the photos featured by the New York Times? Are there any from the collected gallery that stick out to us as especially impactful or storytelling? Does seeing this kind of imagery make you want to pack up your bags and fly go to this location to cover this story?
  • When looking at images of tragedy and devastation is it inappropriate to use certain adjectives? Would you ever consider photos like these “beautiful” or would that word be weird and out of place? If so, what are the kind of adjectives that come to your mind when looking as shots of tragedy?

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