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What does it mean?
Implies that camera choices are never neutral but reflect hidden biases or agendas.
In plain terms
Cameras hide the choices made by their operators.
What can you take from it?
Media framing shapes how we see reality.

Where it applies

  • media literacy
  • photography
  • journalism

Putting it to work

  • analyze media framing
  • question sources

Questions to consider

  • Who decides what the camera sees?

Another view

Not all camera choices are malicious.

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