February 15, 2011 White House Internships Once again, the White House Internship program deadlines for the fall are coming up on March 13. Categories Advice & Learning/Journalism
February 15, 2011 Bearing Witness This is a program I hadn’t heard about until recently. Legendary musician Peter Gabriel is one of the driving forces behind Witness.org, a group that is putting video cameras into the hands of oppressed people to help document human rights violations around the world. From a CNN interview … Categories Business & Industry/Journalism/Photojournalism
February 15, 2011 Letting Leaders Be “Judged by Their Own People” Good interview/essay with photojournalist Peter Turnley, who has probably photographed more fallen world leaders than many of us can count. The value of access and the images created from great access can’t be underestimated. Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism
February 13, 2011 A War-torn Love Story An injured but seasoned photojournalist for the Associated Press, a young archivist for Agence France-Presse, a Virgin Mary medallion, a war, a helicopter crash, a recovery 20 years later, a return nearly a decade on. It’s the story of Henry Huet and Cecile Schrouben … and it’s a great read. (Thanks to Greg Mironchuk for the link.) Categories Journalism
February 11, 2011 Jodi Bieber Wins World Press Photo Jodi Bieber has won the 2010 World Press Photo award for her portrait of an Afghan woman who was attacked by her husband and brother-in-law after she fled their violence. The image ran on the cover of Time Magazine and raised a lot of questions. From the prize announcement: The international jury of the 54th annual World Press Photo Contest... Categories Competitions/Good Work/Journalism
February 7, 2011 Henri Cartier-Bresson Exhibit at the High Museum in Atlanta I can’t wait. I can’t wait. I can’t wait. This has been on my calendar for months and it’s almost here – The High Museum of Art in Atlanta will have the Henri Cartier-Bresson exhibit open in less than two weeks. I can’t wait. I can’t wait. I can’t wait. Former student Katherine Poss suggested a class field trip, which... Categories Advice & Learning/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism
February 7, 2011 A Journalist Dies in Egypt Al-Ta’awun reporter Ahmad Mohaned Mahmoud has died from injuries he received while covering the protests in Cairo last week. The Committee to Protect Journalists has a round-up of journalists who have been harassed, arrested and detained. Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Journalism
February 5, 2011 A Photojournalist’s Story from Inside Cairo Andrew Burton, a young photojournalist who is working in Egypt right now, has posted a recap of one of his days trying to shoot in Cairo. Some of his images appear in the latest two posts on his main page. Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Good Work/Journalism
February 4, 2011 Journalists Under Attack There are a lot of stories out there the last few days looking at the issues journalists are facing in Egypt. This morning, CNN.com put together one that sums up what’s been going on. By my count, at least three dozen journalists have been arrested, detained, attacked or harassed during this incident. And, as Kelly McBride of Poynter says in... Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Journalism
January 30, 2011 Tickets for The Flash Bus Go On Sale Monday Get your credit card out, January 31, Monday morning, tickets go on sale for the David Hobby and Joe McNally national tour. If you don’t want to be a hack who says that they only shoot with available light when we all know it’s because you’re afraid of light, then you need to get yourself to this. I will admit... Categories Journalism