February 25, 2010 Pogue, PopPhoto and Photoshop That’s David Pogue, of the New York Times, Popular Photography and the ubiquitous Adobe Photoshop, where Pogue is talking about the ethics of Photoshop and when a photo is no longer a photo. Categories Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal
February 23, 2010 Don’t Sell Yourself, Sell Your Benefits We talk about the business of journalism in all of my classes, but never enough. (If we’re ever allowed to hire an adjunct again, I would lobby – heavily – to bring in one guy to teach a business class. I know who, I’ve had him in my classes already and he hits the proverbial home run every time.) Over... Categories Business & Industry
February 14, 2010 Job Opp.: International Monetary Fund FYI … The International Monetary Fund (IMF) based in Washington D.C. is ramping-up its communication outreach in the area of multimedia, interactive and video technologies. Key to this outreach is the use of visual story telling to illuminate the work of the Fund and how it affects populations around the World. Effective immediately, the IMF has an opening for a full-time... Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry
February 14, 2010 Internship Opp.: Life.com FYI … LIFE.com is seeking spring-term interns for its Photography Department. Internships are paid and not for credit. Ideal candidates can start as soon as possible and are able to commit to 2-3 days, 14-20 hours per week over the course of 4–6 months. Primary Duties: Interns will assist the Photo Department in researching and sourcing archival and current content,... Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry
February 10, 2010 Well, This Was Unexpected … The National Press Photographers Association reworked the board structure last year to allow outsiders to have some input and share ideas on how to strengthen the organization. Today, the NPPA announced one of these outsiders – it’s Drew Carey. Honest, that’s not a joke. And, honest, THAT Drew Carey. (I’ll pause as you pause.) He apparently has a strong interest... Categories Business & Industry
February 9, 2010 New Tuition Grants Available For NPPA Events FYI … New Tuition Grants Available For NPPA Events Authors Coalition Funds Being Used For Educational Grants DURHAM, NC (February 8, 2010) – Applications are now being accepted for tuition grants for the line-up of 2010 educational events produced by the National Press Photographers Association, NPPA executive director Jim Straight announced today. NPPA reported earlier that it had received funds from... Categories Business & Industry
February 7, 2010 Camera Pricing Okay, for those who have been camera shopping lately, don’t come complaining about how technology has driven the prices up. I mean, a simple box camera is up for sale in Austria and the price estimate is topping $685,000 dollars … Okay, sure, it’s 170 years old, so maybe it’s value lies not in its ability to take photos, but... Categories Business & Industry/Craft/Tech Talk
February 7, 2010 Onward State: A New Model for Independent Student Media? The Chronicle for Higher Education has a video interview up with Davis Shaver, the founder of OnwardState.com – a new(ish) news(ish) site covering Penn State University. Like the idea of a “journalism fraternity,” may have to steal that line. Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Journalism
January 29, 2010 The Setting Sun of Las Vegas It’s a little odd that Flash Goddess Mindy McAdams tweeted a link to this story about the rise and fall of the Las Vegas Sun while I’m in, of all places, Las Vegas. Worth a read. My initial reaction is similar to what I thought of Curley’s work in Florida and Washington – one model won’t work everywhere. What was... Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Journalism/Multimedia
January 27, 2010 Reuters Health Reporting Internship Stolen off of Twitter … Reuters Health Editorial Intern Interns at Reuters Health are expected to write stories for our wires, assist with selecting and obtaining medical studies for coverage, and help post stories using Reuters Health software. Internships are based in our Times Square offices in New York. Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry