The “Syria and the Media” lecture definitely took me into a place where I haven’t been to in a long time and made me think about how lucky we have it here in America compared to other places. Cara Finnegan lead the lecture and went into detail into the photo aspect of reporting in regard to what is going on with refuges and the process they are going through.

Ever since President Trump signed the executive order that suspended the entry of Syrian refugees into the United States, I have been extremely interested in this topic with Syria.

It was great to hear in first person from Cara Finnegan about how powerful photojournalism can be in the perspective of the public and once again how any form of journalism can capture the facts and inform the public about the important issues going on in this world.