Pictures that matter: ‘A stray bullet and your child is gone’
About this episode
This episode features a discussion with photojournalist Juan Carlo de Vela about the impact of the drug war on media and society.
In “Pictures that matter,” a special mini-series to commemorate the tenth year of the drug war, we talk to media workers who covered one of the bloodiest terms in modern Philippine history and ask them to tell the stories behind the troubling—and powerful—images splashed on our screens and newspapers. What kind of mark did this period leave on these journalists, and how have they made sense of what happened? This episode features Juan Carlo de Vela, a Cebu-based photojournalist who has worked for various publications there and in Manila. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Guest: Juan Carlo de Vela
Topics covered
- drug war
- photojournalism
- media coverage
- Philippine history
- journalist experiences
Keywords
- drug war
- photojournalism
- Philippines
- journalism
- media workers
- Cebu
- Manila
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: PumaPodcast
Places: Cebu, Manila
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