At Work – Page 16 – Visual Journalism

March 25, 2013

Sneaking Into Iraq, Ten Years Ago

Yunghi Kim has a story up on National Geographic’s site about her efforts to get into Iraq at the start of the war a decade ago. I hesitated before posting this because a casual read may encourage others to try what she did, to cause others to believe this wasn’t as difficult or harrowing as it probably was. With a...

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March 6, 2013

The Business of Visual Journalism

Pencil this in your calendar … on Thursday, March 21, we will be hosting our second Business of Visual Journalism symposium here at the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. We will have three talks in the afternoon, starting at 2, and all are open to the public. First up will be Billy Howard, who just...

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January 31, 2013

NPPA Tuition Grants

Yes, another National Press Photographers Association-related post … the NPPA has a tuition grant program for professional still photographers. The grants can help pros attend some of the events the organization puts on, such as the upcoming Northern Short Course (one of my personal favorites).

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January 28, 2013

Captions Matter

One graf in this NPR piece by Coburn Dukehart says it all. “I understand the poignancy of capturing a moment,” she says. “Photography is incredibly powerful when used appropriately, and all I am saying is, how about a little respect? Say who you are and get out of the bushes.” Journalism is about people. It’s all, and only, and absolutely,...

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January 24, 2013

Why Networking Matters

Does it pay to know people? In this industry, absolutely. Most recent example: How student Ryan Jones ended up in the room as ESPN interviewed Manti Te’o last week. (Thanks to colleague Prof. Vicki Michaelis for the link.)

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January 22, 2013

Fact From Fiction

Markham Nola, the managing editor of Storyful.com, talks about how his organization uses online and social media tools to verify the authenticity of breaking news event reports from unknown sources. Some excellent ideas on how to cross-reference information to verify it. Is this a better system then having known reporters, with known agendas, on the scene? Probably not – but...

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January 5, 2013

Moving Up to a Small Publication

I admitted the other day that, at some future point in time, I might head back to a small publication to tell stories again. Turns out, Jonas Bendiksen of Magnum had the same idea – and did it. Dig through that gallery at Wired.com – small town, great images. It can – and should – be done.

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December 26, 2012

Google Fellowships

Applications are now being taken for the 2013 Google Fellowships, they’re due by January 31, 2013. From their site: Who should apply? We’re looking for students who are passionate about journalism and the role that technology can play in the industry and the pursuit of their craft. Students from all majors and degree programs who possess the following qualities are...

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November 14, 2012

Do What You Do

That quote comes from Jeff Roberts, the Birmingham News photojournalist who made the iconic image of a woman holding her two grandchildren after an April 2011 tornado wiped out their Alabama home. I am saddened to report that Jeff has passed. We were privileged to have had him on campus as part of our McGill Symposium a year ago. I...

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October 25, 2012

Cue up the VCR …

Photography-News.com has a list of 56 documentaries about photography up … and I haven’t seen a lot of them. I think I know what I’m doing over winter break now …

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Category: At Work

Sneaking Into Iraq, Ten Years Ago

The Business of Visual Journalism

NPPA Tuition Grants

Captions Matter

Why Networking Matters

Fact From Fiction

Moving Up to a Small Publication

Google Fellowships

Do What You Do

Cue up the VCR …