[098]VETERAN NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER ON “MTSU ON THE RECORD”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 16, 2008EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081; WMOT-FM, 615-898-2800

VETERAN NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER ON “MTSU ON THE RECORD”
Chris Harris Critiques Political Images—Revealing or Manipulative?

(MURFREESBORO) – How do political operatives arrange photo opportunities to achieve the most favorable images possible for their candidates? How do news photographers obtain the best shots possible, and how do they avoid being manipulated by the campaign? Chris Harris, professor of electronic media communication at MTSU, will tackle the topic of “Political Imagery” at 7 a.m. this Sunday, Sept. 21, on “MTSU on the Record on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org). An experienced photojournalist, Harris has hundreds of assignments for TIME, Newsweek and The New York Times. He also has worked as a reporter on investigative teams for TIME and The New York Times For more information, contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800. If you missed last week’s show, go to http://frank.mtsu.edu/~proffice/podcast2008.html and click on “September 14, 2008.”

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