The importance of the visual story can never be underestimated and some might say, it’s more important than ever in today’s 24/7 world. 

Photographs do more than document history — they make it. At TED University, Jonathan Klein of Getty Images shows some of the most iconic, and talks about what happens when a generation sees an image so powerful it can’t look away — or back.

While we can get lost in the details of social media, its rise as new channels and its growth and accessibility around the world is changing the very fabric of societies.  In this outstanding presentation by Clay Shirky at TED, he offers a mesmerizing look at how social media and texting are changing – and have changed – our understanding of world issues and events.  This video is certain to inspire you to start a conversation, listen to the news more closely, and most importantly, to step back and look at how our undestanding of news and events is direcly influenced by citizens’ experiences.

 

 What do you think?