Keep your eyes sharp and your lenses sharper: @azzacohen.bsky.social’s latest #splitscreen dives into the visual coverage of Sarah Palin

AOC doesn’t wait for legacy media to frame her with dignity—she does it herself. From eye-level photos to livestreams on policy in her kitchen, she’s reclaiming the frame and redefining what leadership looks like. @azzacohen.bsky.social explains

My latest #splitscreen column for @contrariannews.org investigated the way the media framed the late great Rep. Shirley Chisholm. Spoiler: lots of visual sexism.

In 1972, Shirley Chisholm made history as the first black woman to run for a major party's presidential nomination. But the camera told a different story. @azzacohen.bsky.social unpacks how visual framing still shapes who we see as a leader.

Patterns of visual sexism in the images we are shown can shape how we perceive candidates. @azzacohen.bsky.social examines the candidacy of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to run for a major party's presidential nomination

ICYMI: my first post of #splitscreen for @contrariannews.org. When you see visual sexism -- images of women in power that undermine their authority -- DM me with your ideas for the column.

From Trump’s power optics to Biden’s eye-level respect, the camera doesn’t lie. @azzacohen.bsky.social explores the visual politics of presidential military moments.

Thank you @policommethics.bsky.social !

Really hard to beat the Grand Tetons from the sky. Protect our public lands 💜

In my 1st piece for @contrariannews.org, I wrote of an old boss and his toxic sexism. I was nervous to publish even 8 yrs later. A former colleague reached out privately to say it resonated and gave her courage. I cannot tell you how much it meant to me. YOU ARE NOT ALONE. TELL YOUR STORY.

"The way we frame powerful women visually reflects and reinforces how we see them in the real world, outside the camera’s frame" In her latest piece, @azzacohen.bsky.social explains how the way we capture people in photographs, and women specifically, mirrors social biases

A really smart article by @azzacohen.bsky.social on how a photo choice about a powerful woman, Kamala Harris, was used to frame an article about her. contrarian.substack.com/p/split-scre...

“The image seems fine at first glance. Vice President Kamala Harris, speaking at the Munich Security Conference, captured mid-sentence by Reuters photographer Kai Pfaffenbach. The New Yorker used this photograph to accompany Peter…” @azzacohen.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

My latest SPLIT SCREEN column for @contrariannews.org examines a @newyorker.com image. Don't get me wrong -- I love TNY, they literally bought my first film -- but we must call in news orgs to do better framing powerful women. Lmk what you think! Edited as ever by brilliant @jamieriley.bsky.social

Friends in Boston/Cambridge -- come to my seminar series at @harvardkennedy.bsky.social Institute of Politics! We'll talk cameras, women, and politics. Link to register below for Harvard folks #splitscreen iop.harvard.edu/events/split...

I still can't believe I get to write for @contrariannews.org !! Thank you @33domenica.bsky.social and @normeisen.bsky.social for badass leadership and @jamieriley.bsky.social for brilliant editing.

appreciate you Anne-Lie -- it's so true that it shapes our opportunities, so we better do a better job shaping our images 🎥

Credit due: bsky.app/profile/azza...

How we portray women in public life shapes their opportunities. Journalist and filmmaker Azza Cohen will explore this in her new column, examining cases of visual sexism every other week—an important perspective for anyone who wants a fairer future.

My first column for @contrariannews.org is out today, edited by the brilliant @jamieriley.bsky.social. SPLIT SCREEN will investigate images of women in power from a cinematographer's perspective. Together, we can uncover and address visual sexism. contrarian.substack.com/p/welcome-to...