Source Notes
Title:
Tongass National Forest.
Summary:
In a series of sixteen photos, National Geographic photographer Melissa Farlow documents the controversial story of logging at Tongass National Forest with overview, portrait, and action shots.
Logging at Tongass National Forest.
Image/ Journalistic.
What is it?
Photograph.
Published by National Geographic on September 23, 2004.
Melissa Farlow
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/07/tongass/farlow-photography
Accessed:
February 23, 2009.
Support:
The compilation of these sixteen images tells the story of logging at the Tongass National Forest. Each photo is an intricate part of the story; several photos show the geography and ecosystems of the forest, some show the conservationists fighting to change policy at the Tongass, others tell the story of loggers and logging–the impact of federal restrictions on their business. Each photo has a detailed caption that thoroughly explains the picture in context with the story being told.
Audience & Agenda:
National Geographic’s online web site attracts 4.9 million monthly U.S. people while globally attracting 7.7 million monthly people. The web site features articles, maps, photography, news, exhibitions, and educational programs that attract a slightly female, slightly teen audience, with a household income of $30-$100k. National Geographic is funded by News Corporation.
Usefulness:
These photos provide me with images to my previous annotation of the National Geographic story entitled “The Truth About Tongass.” The article provides an example of inadequate funding for national forest considerations. Also, the article provides information that asserts conservation profit over resource extraction. The article provides useable, hard facts that point to conservation rather than resource extraction.
Works cited:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/07/tongass/farlow-photography.
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