Online Journalism: Photo assigment

Online Journalism: Photo assigment

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2008/10/01/GA2008100101206.html

This photo, of protesters outside the New York Stock Exchange show the disappointment in both the people, and the shame in the workers of the stock exchange. The first thing people see are those with the masks, trying to make a point about what is going on in the economy, but this also shows the disappointment and shame and sadness in the workers, who see what is going on, and probably feel helpless at the moment. I like the face of the women in the front who looks so terrified about what is going on also. It's striking because the huge American flag in the background shows that all these people are going to be affected by this because everyone here lives in the United States.