February 25, 2015 Why You Hire a Professional, Presidential Aspirant Edition This is classic – how Marvin Bush’s love of Frank Zappa ruined his brother Jeb’s wedding photos. Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Photojournalism
February 5, 2015 Why Pictures Matter: Articulation The second part of Sara Quinn’s research on the value of photojournalism has now been published by the National Press Photographers Association. In it she goes through the language that the study participants used to describe user generated images and those made by working professionals – it’s pretty clear our audiences can both see the difference and articulate it well.... Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Good Work/Photojournalism
January 5, 2015 Photojournalism Day at UGA On behalf of the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, I am inviting you to join us as we welcome the National Press Photographers Association to Athens. The NPPA, the leading organization for visual journalists, is moving its headquarters to UGA this spring and we are looking forward to partnerships in the areas of education, research and... Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Journalism/Photojournalism
January 4, 2015 Happy Birthday, AP Wirephoto The Associated Press’ Wirephoto service debuted on New Year’s Day in 1935, making it a young 80 years old. I remember the first time I used a first-generation Leafax transmitter … it was awesome, but slow. When the Boston bureau trained me on the IIId version I was in heaven – so much faster. Still not sure how we toned... Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Tech Talk
December 29, 2014 White House News Photographers Association’s Student Competition The White House News Photographers Association’s annual student competition is now accepting entries. There is a small fee ($25) to enter the Eyes of History contest, but you could get your work seen by the top photojournalists and editors around the country. Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Competitions/Photojournalism
December 10, 2014 Is Livestreaming Journalism? It may seem like a strange question, but New York Magazine has a piece up that asks if livestreaming is the future of journalism or activism. I don’t have an answer, but I have some thoughts on this. And my thought is … no. Livestreaming is not journalism. Perhaps it is news reporting, but I don’t think it is journalism.... Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Journalism/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory
December 7, 2014 Stephen Crowley On Covering Politics PDNOnline’s David Walker talked with The New York Times’ Stephen Crowley about his work covering Washington politics. When asked what fascinates him about the topic, he answered: It’s the sport of kings. You have teams, you have strong players and weak players and trades, and schemes. It’s always a story. And it’s a vocation you can do that actually benefits... Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
November 20, 2014 Poynter-ONA Leadership Academy This looks pretty cool … and free. The four-and-a-half day program for 25 promising women leaders will include guidance on the business of journalism, individual leadership style, navigating newsroom culture, entrepreneurship and one-on-one coaching. Poynter and ONA will collaborate to build an agile, interactive curriculum led by prominent women faculty in the startup, tech, media and academic fields. Applicants will... Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Journalism/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
November 13, 2014 What Comes After School Poking around the web today I found this two year old post by Steve Giralt about being in business and, since I’m talking about business with my kids these days, it seems really relevant. Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Graphic Design/Photojournalism
November 7, 2014 This Is Not Okay [UPDATED] No – law enforcement officers should never, under any circumstances, impersonate a journalist. NEVER. This action puts all journalists at risk as it implants the idea that anyone claiming to be a journalist could be a law enforcement officer and that opens them up to a significant level of danger, particularly if they cover controversial or difficult subjects. How serious... Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Journalism/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory