Square digital illustration critiquing media rewriting history. In the center is a large, stylized front page of a major U.S. newspaper clearly modeled on the New York Times. The main headline reads “Media’s Role in Shaping History.” On the left edge of the page, a tan manila folder labeled “TIES” sticks out, with faint icons of a maze, a domed Kremlin-style building, and a courthouse, hinting at buried political and criminal networks. On the right, a bright movie-style “ROM-COM” poster has two simplified male silhouettes facing each other with a big red heart between them, suggesting Trump–Manafort framed as a cute, accidental pairing. A red editing pencil crosses from the newspaper into the poster, as if rewriting reality. In the background, rows of shadowy filing cabinets and shelves fade into darkness. The color palette mixes muted blues, grays, and sepia with pops of red and yellow, creating a skeptical, uneasy mood about how powerful media can package or erase complex truths.
NYT erased Trump-Manafort's 30-year ties to sell a rom-com narrative. When Pulitzer papers become power's archivists, we inherit manufactured pasts. Truth isn't buried—it's repackaged as fiction. #HidingInPlainSight #MediaArchives