Advice & Learning – Page 47 – Visual Journalism

January 26, 2011

Mantra vs. Mission Statement

Guy Kawaski was the original Macintosh evangelist. I know this because for many years I subscribed to his Mac EvangeList listserv. (Which was, I think, the first one I ever subscribed to in, um … 1993?) In this video from a Stanford University presentation, he talks about wasting time and money on creating a 50-word mission statement. Instead, create a...

Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Craft/Journalism

January 24, 2011

Go Back, Reshoot, Try Again

Scott Bourne over at Photofocus.com has a short post up about a shooter he met at a workshop. The shooter’s great lament was that he didn’t get a photo he wanted of Mt. Ranier and Bourne points out that he should go again, since it was only a four hour drive for him. Love this graf, though I disagree with...

Advice & Learning/Good Work

January 20, 2011

Study Photojournalism in Berlin

John Freeman down at the University of Florida sent along a note that he still has a few openings left for his summer study abroad program in Berlin. A couple of UGA students have done this in the last few years, all have come back with positive comments on it. Well worth seriously considering – Freeman is an excellent teacher...

Advice & Learning

January 20, 2011

Alexia Foundation Grant Deadline is Coming Up on Feb. 1

I have a long history with the Alexia Foundation for World Peace and Cultural Understanding, so let me say that up front. But I also think it’s an excellent organization and one that I have and will continue to support. The foundation, created by the parents of Alexia Tsairis after she was killed in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am...

Advice & Learning/Competitions

January 19, 2011

FYI … STUDY MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE THIS SUMMER! June 23-July 23, 2011 Do you dream of becoming a foreign correspondent? Do you want to learn multimedia storytelling skills? Do both this summer and have the time of your life with the multimedia journalism program in Perpignan, France co-sponsored by San Francisco State University and the Institute...

Advice & Learning/Multimedia

January 16, 2011

Vlog: The Week that Wasn’t

In which we talk briefly about the first week of classes at the University of Georgia, most of which were cancelled due to a snow storm that coated the area with ice.

Advice & Learning/Good Work/Video

January 14, 2011

Poynter Fellowship for College Journalists

Sharpen up … um … your … wit? Style? No one sharpens pencils anymore … regardless, the Poynter Institute down in Florida is now taking applications for their summer fellowship. It’s a two week training tour de force that I wish I was eligible for. Highlights of what you’ll learn: What today’s newsrooms and employers will expect as you walk...

Advice & Learning

January 12, 2011

Think Positive, Kids … and Get Organized

I posted about this free National Press Photographers Association webinar on 10 Steps to an Organized You before and was a little sad that it was going to overlap with my afternoon class. Well, since we’re still not back to campus, I guess I’m free – and all of my students should be, too. You do need to “pre-register” for the...

Advice & Learning

January 11, 2011

ICONN Conference at UGA Cancelled

Due to the weather conditions in northeast Georgia, we have decided to postpone this week’s Intercollegiate Online News Network Annual Conference. We are working on a new date for later in the semester and hope to have that info out to everyone in the next week … once we’re able to get to campus. We will work out refunds for...

Advice & Learning

January 11, 2011

Multimedia Immersion Workshop in May

While they haven’t opened registration yet, they have announced the dates for the 2011 Multimedia Immersion workshop in Syracuse, N.Y. – May 17-22. Get it on your calendar, this is one of the best out there. From the site … What You Will Learn: Effectively planning and developing your story to save time on your workflow and increase the quality...

Advice & Learning/Multimedia

Category: Advice & Learning

Mantra vs. Mission Statement

Go Back, Reshoot, Try Again

Study Photojournalism in Berlin

Alexia Foundation Grant Deadline is Coming Up on Feb. 1

Vlog: The Week that Wasn’t

Poynter Fellowship for College Journalists

Think Positive, Kids … and Get Organized

ICONN Conference at UGA Cancelled

Multimedia Immersion Workshop in May