By KERRIE HECKEL<\/p>\n
Last summer a wave of protests occurred in Brazil. These protests resulted
\nin a group of \u201cindie journalists\u201d coming together to report the events under the name Ninja (an acronym that stands for Independent Narratives Journalism and Action in Portuguese).<\/p>\n
The group started gaining a lot of attention for their unscripted and uncut videos as well as pictures, which put reporters in the shoes of the protesters.<\/p>\n
Ninja\u2019s photos show what the police barricade looks like from ground level and they are close enough to see the expressions on the protesters faces: happiness, fear, pain. We see something in the protest that is much more human. By this I mean we are seeing an up-close experience, opposed to a distant look that shows everything, but still reveals nothing.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s like watching a security tape of a robbery versus being the cashier there while the robbery occurred. You know what happened, but you can\u2019t quit grasp the emotional content.<\/p>\n
I think that this is why Ninja gained so much momentum. We are drawn to what is familiar to us, what we can relate to; and that is not a far shot of streets and people.<\/p>\n
Ninja is able to draw audiences in because they show why we should care. They expose us to real people and show us truth, rather than tell us. This is a quality I believe professional news sources would benefit from adopting in moderation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By KERRIE HECKEL Last summer a wave of protests occurred in Brazil. These protests resulted in a group of \u201cindie journalists\u201d coming together to report the events under the name Ninja (an acronym that stands for Independent Narratives Journalism and … Continue reading