As a documentary photographer, Donna Ferrato took some of the first photographs of intimate partner violence, as collected in her book Living with the Enemy. A journalist, photographer, activist, and author of eight books of nonfiction, Ann Jones' seminal work Women Who Kill began a groundbreaking series on women and violence. They discuss their careers and how they intersect. Bruce Shapiro, executive director of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, introduces.
This video is from a two-day workshop held at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in October, 2011, made possible by generous funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: "Out of the Shadows: Reporting on Intimate Partner Violence."
Ann Jones
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Ann Jones is an authority on violence against women. She is a journalist, photographer, activist, and author of eight books of nonfiction, including the seminal work, Women Who Kill.
Donna Ferrato
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Donna Ferrato’s documentary work has appeared in nearly 500 exhibitions in museums and galleries worldwide and is included in various permanent collections such as the International Center for Photography in New York City, the Corcoran in Washington D.C. and the Henry Buhl's Hands Collection. She first won acclaim for her landmark work on family violence.
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