Journalism – Page 28 – Visual Journalism

December 14, 2011

Cute, But Bad for Your SEO

I require my upper level students to have a Twitter account. Sometimes we use it extensively, sometimes we don’t. But, darn it, they have one. As journalists, I also tell them that having a private account is generally a bad thing – you want to have open lines of communication, you want your knowledge to be shared. That can’t happen...

Business & Industry/Journalism/Multimedia

December 13, 2011

Remembering Alexia

Nice column by the Newark Star-Ledger’s Bob Braun remembering Alexia Tsairis, one of 35 Syracuse University students murdered on Dec. 21, 1988, when Pan Am 103 was blown out of the skies over Lockerbie, Scotland. Remember that the Alexia Foundation is now accepting entries for the 2012 competition.

Craft/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism

December 10, 2011

“Some DSLRs Are Big”

That is the explanation that Wendy Neville, a spokeswoman for the London Transport Museum, gave the British Journal of Photography when they asked about a sign posted outside of the Aldwych Underground Station. Which is … odd … when you consider that the sign prompting the phone call reads: Due to their combination of high-quality sensor and high resolution, digital...

Ethics & Legal/Journalism/Photojournalism

December 8, 2011

UGA Alumn on The Image, Deconstructed

Kendrick Brinson is featured in a recent post on The Image, Deconstructed about her work in Sun City, Arizona. Love this quote: My advice is to photograph what interests and pulls you, even if it isn’t necessarily the path you think you are supposed to take. If you’re just going through the motions doing what you think a photographer is...

Craft/Journalism/Photojournalism

December 8, 2011

Interview Prep

Mario Garcia, one of the top designers in the world, has put together a post about The Art of Preparing for the Interview – and it’s something every journalism student and journalist needs to read. It has me rethinking how I’m going to have students structure interviews for multimedia projects. Perhaps before allowing them to go out into the field,...

Journalism/Thoughts & Theory

December 7, 2011

MLB Issues Dress Code … for Reporters

Associated Press baseball writer Ben Walker has a story out that Major League Baseball is instituting a dress code for credentialed members of the media. First reaction? No problem. Second reaction? It’s a sad state of affairs when they think we need this. So kids, always remember to dress appropriately. Doesn’t matter what you’re covering, you want to be dressed...

Business & Industry/Journalism

December 7, 2011

Ben Lowy on The Daily Show

Not much to say, but it’s a nice recognition of all the work Ben Lowy has done. The book, Iraq | Perspectives, is available online now. You can see a selection of the images on Lowy’s web site, as well.

Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism

December 6, 2011

Training Our Audience

Let’s face it, most of us know that video is an awesome (though not all-encompassing) story telling tool. There are some things it just does better than stills or words. And we’ve watched a couple waves of the-future-is-video, oh-no-no-one-is-watching-it came and go now. So, which is it? A massive time suck and drain on our time and financial resources? Or...

Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory/Video

December 5, 2011

Reuters Global Journalism Internships

Only a week left for the next round of internship applications for Reuters Global Internships. Deadline for the Americas is December 15. From their site: ARE YOU A GOOD FIT? You are a student or recent graduate who is passionate about news and a quick learner. You have a strong academic record in journalism, economics, business, law, accounting, languages or...

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