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March 5, 2009

Weekend Workshop Round Table Talks

As part of this year’s Photojournalism Weekend Workshop, we’re going to have a few informal round-table discussions on issues the editors and our students are wrestling with. The schedule is below and all of these will be held in the Photojournalism Lab (room 130 of Grady College). If you’re around and want to sit in, you’re more than welcome to...

Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Video

February 28, 2009

Final Edition

This has been all over the web already today. It was Twittered and emailed thousands of times. But in case you missed it, the Rocky Mountain News published its final edition on Friday morning. And Matthew Roberts posted the video story, 21 minutes long. And worth every second. There are only a handful of two-newspaper cities left, Denver deserved to...

Business & Industry

February 27, 2009

Foundry Photojournalism Workshop in Manali, India

Passing this along … I wanted to let you and your students know about the Foundry Photojournalism Workshop that will be held this year in Manali, India in July. The workshop is intended for PJ students and young professionals who want experience with international reportage. Students are expected to work independently on a story under the guidance of their teachers....

Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry

February 27, 2009

Grants for Good

Getty Images has posted info on their latest Grants for Good competition. The cash awards are “two annual grants of $15,000 to cover photographers’ costs as they create compelling new imagery for the nonprofit of their choice.”

Competitions

February 25, 2009

Video Workshop in Athens – March 28

Psst … there’s another workshop coming up in the college … March 28, put on by the Telecomm Department. Cheap, lots of good info to be had. Go sign up.

Advice & Learning

February 25, 2009

Hard Times a the High End

We all generate Top 10 lists at some point … the Top 10 Car Designs, the Top 10 Albums of All Times … silly things like that. Some of them are relevant to what we do in our careers, some are not. For instance, if I were to come up with a list of the Top 10 Portrait Photographers of...

Business & Industry

February 24, 2009

Twitter Ponzi?

I’ve been capturing a lot of Steve Yelvington tweets and blog posts, such as this: This is about Twitter getting another $35 million in venture capital funding. I love Twitter, I use Twitter. But I don’t know how it will ever make money. Anyone have an idea?

Business & Industry

February 22, 2009

On Business

Our beloved industry is in trouble, but you can survive. Being smart about running your own business is extremely difficult, but extremely rewarding when done right. The first thing you need to know is diversify your clients. Do not put your proverbial eggs in one basket.

Business & Industry

February 18, 2009

Facebook Showdown

Facebook instituted a change in its terms of service that drew a lot of complaints. Wednesday morning, they backed down. Now, if only other entities would understand that content has value …

Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal

February 12, 2009

New York Times Multimedia Internship

Picked up off of Drew Vigal’s Twitter feed: The New York Times is looking for multimedia interns.

Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry

Author: Mark E. Johnson

Weekend Workshop Round Table Talks

Final Edition

Foundry Photojournalism Workshop in Manali, India

Grants for Good

Video Workshop in Athens – March 28

Hard Times a the High End

Twitter Ponzi?

On Business

Facebook Showdown

New York Times Multimedia Internship