Jeffrey Abramson
Picture Perfect is our most elegant, comprehensive, and current study of media and politics. Masterfully weaving together accounts of photographs, movies, television news, and the Internet, Adatto has written a profound reflection on the meaning of images in our public and private lives.
— Jeffrey Abramson, author of "We, the Jury"
Bill Kovach
Kiku Adatto's Picture Perfect is a book every journalist must read if we are to begin to truly understand ourselves and our world—and if we are to avoid the deadly mistake of Othello, who uncritically believed what he saw.
— Bill Kovach, Project for Excellence in Journalism
Sabato
Tired of being manipulated by politicians and image consultants? Then read Kiku Adatto's brilliant, revealing book. Picture Perfect is pure consumer protection for good citizens.
— Larry J. Sabato, author of "A More Perfect Constitution"
Walter Cronkite
Picture Perfect is perfect. The thoroughness and patience and precision of the research dumbfound me! Kiku Adatto has again provided us with a valuable tool for the continuing assessment of our media.
Bhabha
With rare insight and acuity, Kiku Adatto dispels the mystifications of a media age in which vital information is obscured by the opportunism of the photo op, and reality is too often the victim of the manipulations of Photoshop. This is an empowering book.
— Homi K. Bhabha, author of "The Location of Culture"
From the Publisher
"Picture Perfect is perfect. The thoroughness and patience and precision of the research dumbfound me! Kiku Adatto has again provided us with a valuable tool for the continuing assessment of our media."—Walter Cronkite"Tired of being manipulated by politicians and image consultants? Then read Kiku Adatto's brilliant, revealing book. Picture Perfect is pure consumer protection for good citizens."—Larry J. Sabato, author of A More Perfect Constitution"Images are more important to our lives, both private and public, than ever before. Kiku Adatto's narrative, rich with evocative details, helps us understand how this has happened, and what it means for our future."—Robert D. Putnam, author of Bowling Alone"Kiku Adatto's Picture Perfect is a book every journalist must read if we are to begin to truly understand ourselves and our world—and if we are to avoid the deadly mistake of Othello, who uncritically believed what he saw."—Bill Kovach, Project for Excellence in Journalism"With rare insight and acuity, Kiku Adatto dispels the mystifications of a media age in which vital information is obscured by the opportunism of the photo op, and reality is too often the victim of the manipulations of Photoshop. This is an empowering book."—Homi K. Bhabha, author of The Location of Culture"Picture Perfect is our most elegant, comprehensive, and current study of media and politics. Masterfully weaving together accounts of photographs, movies, television news, and the Internet, Adatto has written a profound reflection on the meaning of images in our public and private lives."—Jeffrey Abramson, author of We, the Jury
Putnam
Images are more important to our lives, both private and public, than ever before. Kiku Adatto's narrative, rich with evocative details, helps us understand how this has happened, and what it means for our future.
— Robert D. Putnam, author of "Bowling Alone"
