The on-going political protests in Iran following the election have generated a great deal of interest, especially in regard to the use of Twitter and other social networking sites. These have been not only used as tools to organize opposition demonstrations and share info, but also to share images of previous protests. The authorities are making attempts to limit these communication mechanisms to quell dissent, but the multitude of devises you can Tweet from, not to mention other sites and mobile devises makes this difficult. See Rights Exposure recent Tweets for two stories (one in the NYT and the other in the UK Telegraph) for more info.
Also of interest is an article posted today on No Caption Needed – ‘Showing Political Action: Images in the Iranian Protests’ – that shows how images of the protests are being used at subsequent protests. Refreshingly, the article looks at what people do with images rather than an academic analysis of what ‘truth’ is shown, representation and power relationships between photographer and subject.
Filed under: Article, Photography Tagged: | Central Asia, Iran, Twitter
