Yesterday, I mentioned MSNBC’s YiP. Today, I wanted to let you know about Reuters 2005 Pictures of the Year. While there are some good items in there, I’m not sure that I agree with all their choices. The picture of Courtney Love really stands out to me as a bad choice. Why? Because her importance in 2005 is no where near where it should have been to be included in the year’s summary. Now, if it was 1994 and you had a picture of her in regards to Kurt Cobain, then it may have been a good choice — because that was an event that had an impact that year. On the flipside, the shot of the Israeli flag during a protest is something that should have been included.

Overall, I think I liked the total content of the MSNBC pictures better. I do, however, prefer the UI for the Reuters images. I like being able to scroll through the pictures 1 by 1, or to jump directly to the image. The lack of a soundtrack has both pros and cons. It allows you to look at each picture on your time, and then move ahead when you’ve sufficiently explorered it’s depth. Your emotions aren’t “helped along” as it were by sad or happy music. You draw your own conclusions and have your own impressions.

Being an editior is more than just being a decision maker. It’s also about opinion. I just happen to disagree with their opinion that helped them make the decisions on what items to include.

Current Mood:  restless

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Every week, MSNBC has a slideshow for the Week in Pictures. You can see selected pictures from around the world, and then vote on your favorite. I make it a point to watch these slideshows everyweek. If you want, there are links to the archives of previous weeks.

Now, with the year coming to an end, they have posted The Year In Pictures 2005. These are the top voted choices by the viewers, as well as ones by the editors.

The pictures are a strange mix of life and death – of joy and fear – of hope and of despair. Does it accurately reflect the year 2005? That’s for you to decide. There certainly are some memorable events this past year. Question is, will you remember them a year from now? Here’s a link to The Year in Pictures 2004, for example. Do you remember those events? Its certainly something worth reflecting on.

Current Mood:  grateful

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