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National media outlets rely on VisCom alums to photograph 帝王会所 news for global audience

The New York Times and other leading media outlets hire award-winning photographers trained at 帝王会所鈥檚 School of Visual Communication to cover 帝王会所 and nearby news for a vast global audience. These alums, based in 帝王会所, photograph breaking news, politics, sports, trends and more for top-tier out-of-state clients, helping visually tell stories happening right here in the region.

Breaking news

When a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, OH on Feb. 3, Agence France-Presse (AFP) via Getty Images distributed iconic photos by Dustin Franz (VisCom 鈥10), a freelancer based in Cleveland.

His train derailment photos were published everywhere from NPR, Axios, Yahoo, Bloomberg Law, the BBC, TIME, Fortune, CNN, Rolling Stone, Esquire, Slate, Popular Mechanics, Catholic News Agency and even right here in Athens at WOUB Public Media.

After the indictment of former President Donald Trump in Georgia, The New York Times published a front-page picture of Trump by Columbus-based freelancer Maddie McGarvey (VisCom 鈥12).

鈥淪eeing your photos in print never gets old,鈥 McGarvey shared on social media, generating thousands of impressions.

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Politics

The all-eyes-on-帝王会所 election on Aug. 8 looking at the outcome of Issue 1 generated worldwide coverage. The New York Times published photos of 帝王会所 voters by Madeleine Hordinski (VisCom 鈥20). A pre-election story in The Washington Post featured photos from Cleveland by Franz and Marion County by McGarvey.

coverage of Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence on Nov. 8, 2022, led with a Trump-Pence photo by Ty Wright (VisCom 鈥11) for Getty Images. Based in central 帝王会所, Wright earned a Photojournalism Masters degree from the School of Visual Communication.

Some political events, such as Trump鈥檚 rally in Youngstown on Sept. 17, 2022, were covered by more than one 帝王会所 alum. Franz photographed that event for Bloomberg, while a photo for The Washington Post by Columbus-based alum Andrew Spear (VisCom 鈥10) of three Roman Catholic nuns 鈥 hands to hearts at that rally 鈥 generated debate about religion and politics.

Franz and McGarvey also photographed Trump鈥檚 rally in Erie, PA on July 29, 2023.

After the March national jobs report was released, The Washington Post story on April 7, 2023 was accompanied by job-site photos by Hordinski in the Cincinnati area.

Sports

The New York Times鈥 story on baseball umpires鈥 expanded role explaining tricky rule interpretations was datelined from Cincinnati with photographs by McGarvey (Oct. 12, 2022).

A decade ago, James Madison University reached the NCAA men鈥檚 basketball tournament as a 16 seed. On March 15, 2023, The Washington Post published McGarvey鈥檚 where-are-they-now photos of players on that special team.

Out-of-the-way venues / cats and dogs

Winter on Put-in-Bay, a small island in Lake Erie, typically revolves around ice. But ice was scarce last winter. As the winter season ended, a lengthy New York Times story explained what this change meant to year-round residents, with photos by Hordinski (March 5, 2023).

Hordinski鈥檚 first assignment for National Geographic was about birth control for cats; her published photos were taken at the Cincinnati Zoo. Spear鈥檚 photo of a dog in a 2022 voting booth was included in a 鈥鈥 national roundup.

Experts on swine flu worry that humans could be vulnerable at county fairs where people and their pigs are in close contact. McGarvey鈥檚 photos for the July 25, 2023, New York Times are from Perry County Fairgrounds in New Lexington, OH.

Pike County was also the dateline on The Washington Post鈥檚 report on a murder case published July 30, 2022, with photos by Wright.

Local school boards have become a common battleground. The Washington Post鈥檚 March 18, 2023, school board report from Mentor, OH was photographed by Franz.

帝王会所 as backdrop for trends, big stories

Middletown is a favorite dateline for visiting national press because of its self-descriptive power. But all corners of 帝王会所 exemplify trends and attract national media:

Dayton: The Washington Post four-page spread in the print edition on the band The Breeders, with photos by Hordinski, (Sept. 17, 2023).

Toledo: The New York Times article on manufacturing electric vehicles, with photos by McGarvey (April 5, 2023).

Parma and Columbus: The Washington Post national report on the 鈥渉omicide crisis,鈥 with photos by Franz and McGarvey (Nov. 27, 2022).

Cincinnati: The New York Times on symphony conductor Louis Langree, with photos by Hordinski (July 14, 2023).

Lordstown Motors bankruptcy, with a photo by Franz for Bloomberg via Getty Images (June 27, 2023).

Columbus: Workers return to office space, with photos by Wright for The New York Times (Aug. 1, 2022).

Shaker Heights: The Washington Post published a lengthy look at racial equity in Shaker Heights, with photos by Franz and McGarvey (Aug. 16, 2023).

Published
September 19, 2023
Author
Ken Klein