May 2, 2011 Fake Osama Bin Laden Photo FYI, there is a fake photo of a dead Osama Bin Laden floating around the ‘net. Reuters got hold of it and proved it wasn’t real. Nice to see the editing system work. Categories Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism
May 2, 2011 Front Pages Today You’ve heard the news, I’m sure, by now. Julie Moos over at the Poynter Institute has pulled together 20 front pages from newspapers around the country. It’s an interesting study of how different publications played the news with photos and, particularly, headlines. The Newseum in Washington, D.C., runs the front pages of several hundred newspapers every day, but as of... Categories Graphic Design/Journalism/Photojournalism
April 30, 2011 Facebook Sharing for the Greater Good Patty Bullion walked into her yard Wednesday afternoon and found it littered with a debris field of memories – the storms that had taken so much from Alabama residents had deposited their lives into other people’s yards. So she did what she could – she gathered the photos and documents, scanned them and created a Facebook page to try and... Categories Journalism
April 29, 2011 Shoot or Help Marrary Jean Tenore has a story up at the Poynter Institute that talks with Tuscaloosa News photojournalist Dusty Compton about the already-iconic image of the massive tornado that rolled over the city. Both before and after it hit, Compton was faced with choices – shoot or help? “There were so many things going through my head at the time,” Compton... Categories Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism
April 29, 2011 Memories – and History – on the Auction Block The legendary John G. Morris, 94, has decided to put most of his personal collection of prints up for auction, according to a story by David W. Dunlop on the New York Times’ Lens blog. Why should you care? Do you have any idea who he is? Morris could be considered the father, grandfather, godfather and founder of the modern... Categories Business & Industry/Good Work/Photojournalism
April 28, 2011 The Only Post I Hope to Write on The Wedding Curious what it will take to cover the Royal Wedding? Check out this post from one of the shooters who will be out there. Reuters will have 15 shooters out there, though they won’t be running around with all of that gear. My guess is they’ll be locked into place hours before the event starts and stuck there until hours... Categories Business & Industry/Journalism/Photojournalism/Tech Talk
April 28, 2011 Storms Ravage the South It has been a devastating two days here in the south as tornados have ravaged several states. The latest count has more than 200 deaths attributed to the weather. At The Atlantic, they’ve put together a comprehensive set of images of the storms and resultant destruction. The staffs at the Birmingham News have done a great job of showing what’s... Categories Good Work/Journalism/Video
April 27, 2011 50 Things to Know Khoi Vinh (who designed the Basic Maths theme used on this site) pointed to this great collection of The 50 Things Every Graphic Design Student Should Know by Jamie Wieck at Airside. All the way down at 44 (the number every Syracuse University student wants to wear), was this: Go figure … Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry
April 27, 2011 Reminder: Registration Open for the Bellingham Visual Journalism Conference FYI … We’re excited to announce that pre-registration for the 2011 Bellingham Visual Journalism Conference is now open! We have an excellent faculty lined up this year including Pulitzer Prize-winner Deanne Fitzmaurice and 2010 Scripps Howard Foundation first place winner Lisa Krantz who will speak on topics ranging from the business of multimedia to how to come up with and... Categories Advice & Learning/Multimedia/Photojournalism
April 27, 2011 When Fake Ribs Are, Well … Faked Ribs This popped up a while ago now, but VegNews grabbed an image from iStockPhotos, ran it through the magical Photoshop program and turned some lovely BBQ ribs into seitan vegan ribs. Except, they got caught. Whoops. A few days ago, VegNews publisher Joseph Connelly went on NPR to talk about what happened and what they’re doing to make sure it... Categories Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal