Beyond the Lens, Between the Lines spotlights how images, writing, can encourage change – Fast Dispatch

Held at JPLive! Space on Sept. 30, the occasion is a part of a collection of actions surrounding Lomba Foto Astra (LFA) and Anugerah Pewarta Astra (APA), Astra’s annual images and writing competitions, open to each most people and journalists. LFA seeks to showcase objects or actions that spotlight constructive neighborhood involvement, whereas APA spotlights Astra’s contributions in village growth throughout the archipelago.

The dialogue, hosted by Ari Sanjaya, featured The Jakarta Post’s archive editor and specialist Okky Ardya and senior author Dio Suhenda who delved into how photographs and tales can each inform and encourage readers world wide.

Okky defined how images as a type of visible journalism is greater than aesthetics, however quite a medium for advocacy. She agreed that whereas method and equipment is vital, the appropriate subject material and alternative can illustrate the message extra successfully with out the necessity for a prolonged textual content or caption.

When it involves writing a compelling story, Dio spoke at size on the significance of analysis and knowledge, however on the identical time additionally placing an emphasis on discovering a singular angle or viewpoint. In addition, he famous that an inspiring narrative is constructed on a steadiness between storytelling and info, whereas the article itself ought to ideally highlight potential options as an alternative of specializing in simply the issues.

Concluding their dialogue, each Okky and Dio famous that whatever the medium, each images and writing is a ability that ought to be sharpened by apply, which may very well be executed by coming into competitions comparable to LFA and APA.

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