The Rhetorica Network
Rhetorica is my blog about documentary film and photography since March 2021. All posts from the previous version of Rhetorica, dating back to 2002, are available on archive.org.
About Rhetorica
Rhetorica began as a press-politics blog that grew out of a web project I began in 1998 as part of my graduate studies in rhetoric. My name is Dr. Andrew R. Cline. I am an Emeritus Professor of Media & Journalism at Missouri State University. I currently live in Aveiro, Portugal where I continue to write and do documentary film and photography projects.
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Code of Ethics Step One: Define Who It’s For
The headline of this post is rather pointed and confident. That’s because I taught media ethics at Missouri State University for 18 years and have my way of thinking about these things. But… A code of ethics is a guide … Continue reading
Documenting Public Expressions Known as Street Art
When I was first becoming interested in photography at about the age of 15, I happened upon a book of documentary photography. The Family of Man fascinated me. I was coming to photography from drawing and painting. My earliest career … Continue reading
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Can AI Be a Source of Good Documentary Story Ideas?
My fascination with the whole AI thing, so far, has mostly led to no good. Or, perhaps, not much good. I asked it some questions about documentary filmmaking and got back mediocre, freshman-level dreck. There were some interesting moments that … Continue reading
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Rhetorica Update: Branding, Filmmaking, and Social Media
I think I mentioned earlier that I’ve been working on branding. I’m too lazy right now to go back and look 🙂 In any case, I’m likely to publish a lot of these things in the coming weeks because I’m … Continue reading
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Fun With AI: Ethical Responsibility
Not long ago I mentioned creating my own code of ethics for documentary filmmaking — a task I’m still thinking about. So that got me to thinking perhaps I should ask ChatGPT: What is the most important ethical responsibility for … Continue reading
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