What is a codex-style of painting ?

Its stylistic characteristics include fine-line painting using a monochrome black-brown slip (a clay-based paint pigmented with black iron oxide, manganese and/or plant-based compounds) applied on a light cream-colored background.
 Variations in line tone achieved by degrees of dilution of the paint, red-painted rim and basal bands delimiting the pictorial field or page,and pictorial narratives featuring supernatural beings and classic myths. 

Photojournalism adds emphasis and power. if some one told you that a bomb blew up the world trade center, you wouldn’t have believed them until you saw it on the tv or in the newspaper.