Kainaz Amaria

Visual Editor
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Location: Washington, D.C.
Biography: As Visuals Editor, Kainaz runs an interdisciplinary team specializing in graphics, interactives, photography, data and design. Previously, she was an editor on NPR’s Visual Team. Before all the desk jobs, she was a freelance photojournalist... MORE
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Time magazine's cover isn't bold or brave. It's exploitative.
kainaz amaria
Nov 12, 2018

When a heart-wrenching photograph isn’t enough, it tells us something distressing about society — and media.

By Kainaz Amaria

The cover of Time magazine’s July 2 issue — depicting President Trump and a crying immigrant child — is being shared at lightning speed across the internet, with people calling it “powerful,” “chilling,” and “bold social commentary.”



 Time magazine’s cover is neither bold nor brave — it’s exploitative
When a heart-wrenching photograph isn’t enough, it tells us something distressing about society — and media.
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