Azza Cohen
@azzacohen.bsky.social
Filmmaker & Writer. Former Official Videographer to VP Kamala Harris. Contributing Writer, The Contrarian. DM me when you see visual sexism and use #splitscreen to join the movement to end it.
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Keep your eyes sharp and your lenses sharper: @azzacohen.bsky.social’s latest #splitscreen dives into the visual coverage of Sarah Palin
Split Screen: The politics of Sarah Palin photos
After she was named John McCain's running mate, the focus was on her clothes and body, not her policies.
contrarian.substack.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Keep your eyes sharp and your lenses sharper: @azzacohen.bsky.social’s latest #splitscreen dives into the visual coverage of Sarah Palin
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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
Split Screen: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reclaims the frame
The New York congresswoman doesn't let others define her.
contrarian.substack.com
May 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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.
Split Screen: Shirley Chisholm, cropped out of history
Photography can shape public perception of candidates. Continually showing a woman candidate alone makes it look as if she doesn't have support.
contrarian.substack.com
April 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
My latest #splitscreen column for @contrariannews.org investigated the way the media framed the late great Rep. Shirley Chisholm. Spoiler: lots of visual sexism.
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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.
@azzacohen.bsky.social unpacks how visual framing still shapes who we see as a leader.
Split Screen: Shirley Chisholm, cropped out of history
Photography can shape public perception of candidates. Continually showing a woman candidate alone makes it look as if she doesn't have support.
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April 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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.
@azzacohen.bsky.social unpacks how visual framing still shapes who we see as a leader.
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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
@azzacohen.bsky.social examines the candidacy of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to run for a major party's presidential nomination
Split Screen: Shirley Chisholm, cropped out of history
Photography can shape public perception of candidates. Continually showing a woman candidate alone makes it look as if s
open.substack.com
April 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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
@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.
Welcome to Split Screen
In my regular column, I'll look at the ways images shape perception.
contrarian.substack.com
April 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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.
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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.
Split Screen: The Visual Politics of Presidential Military Moments
The camera doesn't lie, even when the words might.
contrarian.substack.com
March 31, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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 !
An interesting regular look at the ethics of images in politics, @azzacohen.bsky.social is worth following.
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.
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April 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Thank you @policommethics.bsky.social !
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Really hard to beat the Grand Tetons from the sky.
Protect our public lands 💜
Protect our public lands 💜
March 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Really hard to beat the Grand Tetons from the sky.
Protect our public lands 💜
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.
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.
Welcome to Split Screen
In my regular column, I'll look at the ways images shape perception.
contrarian.substack.com
March 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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.
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.
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"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
In her latest piece, @azzacohen.bsky.social explains how the way we capture people in photographs, and women specifically, mirrors social biases
Split Screen: Kamala Harris at the Munich Security Conference, The New Yorker
Seemingly neutral choices add up to a larger narrative about powerful women.
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March 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
"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
In her latest piece, @azzacohen.bsky.social explains how the way we capture people in photographs, and women specifically, mirrors social biases
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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.
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Split Screen: Kamala Harris at the Munich Security Conference, The New Yorker
Seemingly neutral choices add up to a larger narrative about powerful women.
contrarian.substack.com
March 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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.
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“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…”
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Split Screen: Kamala Harris at the Munich Security Conference, The New Yorker
Seemingly neutral choices add up to a larger narrative about powerful women.
open.substack.com
March 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
“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
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@azzacohen.bsky.social
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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
Split Screen: Kamala Harris at the Munich Security Conference, The New Yorker
Seemingly neutral choices add up to a larger narrative about powerful women.
contrarian.substack.com
March 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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
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iop.harvard.edu/events/split...
March 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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...
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.
Kamala Harris's former videographer, Azza Cohen, exposes how framing an image can shape perception and reinforce sexism in politics.
See examples of visual sexism in the media?
Send to: submit@contrariannews.org with subject line: SPLIT SCREEN
See examples of visual sexism in the media?
Send to: submit@contrariannews.org with subject line: SPLIT SCREEN
Welcome to Split Screen
In my regular column, I'll look at the ways images shape perception.
contrarian.substack.com
March 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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 🎥
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...
contrarian.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
March 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
appreciate you Anne-Lie -- it's so true that it shapes our opportunities, so we better do a better job shaping our images 🎥
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Credit due:
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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...
contrarian.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to Split Screen
In my regular column, I'll look at the ways images shape perception.
contrarian.substack.com
March 16, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Credit due:
bsky.app/profile/azza...
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Reposted by Azza Cohen
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...
contrarian.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to Split Screen
In my regular column, I'll look at the ways images shape perception.
contrarian.substack.com
March 16, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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...
contrarian.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to Split Screen
In my regular column, I'll look at the ways images shape perception.
contrarian.substack.com
March 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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...
contrarian.substack.com/p/welcome-to...