In the old days, writers worked with photographers at newspapers and magazines to produce stories. Some editors seemed to expect the photographers to simply illustrate the stories told by the writers. But the better ones devised a different process with a richer outcome.
They saw that the visual and editorial narratives worked together more like interlocking vines, snaking in and out to produce a product much greater than the sum of its parts.
When we got the mixture right, there was an interactive chain that moved, much like how musical notes flow with words in a song.
And that’s true for good story-telling in any form.
The process becomes more complex when you move from the world of print into multimedia — radio, TV, and the movies. Now, the actual or mediated voices and images of people enter the space between you and your audience.
It’s easy to overdo it. Then the story becomes preachy or melodramatic like in a soap opera. Good editors know that in most cases, less is more. Just let the sounds and the pictures tell the story. Silences become magnified, which is useful on any level.
In the end, in any good story, what the teller leaves out, the listener will fill in.
HEADLINES:
U.S. and Iran Sink Into Violent Cycle After Latest Strikes (NYT)
How a push to disarm Hezbollah is deepening divisions in Lebanon and raising fears of civil war (AP)
U.S. intensifies strikes on Iran’s coast along Strait of Hormuz (WP)
Man fatally shot by ICE in Houston was not intended target, DHS says (BBC)
It’s not me, it’s them: Platner goes down snarling with graceless exit video (Guardian)
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Trump targets Spain, NATO backs Ukraine: Is the alliance still united? (Al Jazeera)
U.S. Olympian David Hearn pleads not guilty to charges in Reflecting Pool vandalism case (NBC)
Trump ‘immediately’ asking US Supreme Court to reconsider birthright citizenship case (BBC)
Who Can Hold ICE Accountable? (Atlantic)
Losing in Ukraine, is Putin finally down to his nukes? (The Hill)
LGBTQ+ cruise ship refused entry to Egypt days after Turkey turned it away (Guardian)
Security Precaution Led Trump to Use Old Air Force One in Leaving Turkey (NYT)
Judges block Trump administration’s attempts to deny access to public service loan forgiveness to its perceived foes (The Conversation)
High earners are rushing to use this vacation-rental tax break (BI)
The secret to good questions (Economist)
Colombia's court on the conflict with FARC rebels in limbo as president-elect vows to dismantle it (AP)
China and Taiwan were bracing for possibly the most destructive tropical storm in years as Typhoon Bavi churned southeast of Taiwan, with winds near 124 mph, and as parts of China were still reeling from Typhoon Maysak. (Reuters)
‘Hysteria’ Grips San Francisco’s Housing Market as A.I. Wealth Pours In (NYT)
News outlets urge a judge to sanction OpenAI in a high-stakes AI copyright fight (AP)
Can A.I. Keep a Parent Alive? (New Yorker)
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