Category: Advice & Learning

On Teaching and the Value of Education

John Harrington, a gentleman I admire for numerous reasons, has opened up the question – again – as to whether university programs are preparing “photographers” for the real world. He brings up several important issues and his post is worth ruminating on. His main complaint stems from ads looking for photography faculty members and requiring at least a masters’ degree...

Free Knight Multimedia Training for Mid-career Journalists

Yep, free – as in get yourself there yourself and they’ll cover the training. There are, of course, some caveats: The multimedia workshop, Web 2.0 and Interactive Census training application process requires a letter of interest, resume, a training plan and a letter of support from your supervisor. The supervisor needs to confirm that the organization will spend a minimum...