Visual Journalism – Page 276 – Notes from aside the camera

March 4, 2008

Guests

I try to bring as many guests into my classroom as possible. For starters, this is an excellent way to decrease the amount of time I need to prepare for any given class … I kid, of course. In reality, I bring folks in to offer up different perspectives, to help flush out something that I’ve discussed or to add...

Advice & Learning/Multimedia

March 4, 2008

5th Annual Gordon Parks Celebration of Culture & Diversity

Legendary photojournalist Gordon Parks’s is remembered through a competition and a workshop in Fort Scott, Kansas, each year. If you’re headed towards Kansas in October, may be worth checking out.

Advice & Learning/Competitions

March 3, 2008

Blog Note

Small note here – that last post, on trapezoid cropping, was the 300th post on the UGA Photojournalism blog. Which also happened to celebrate its first birthday on Thursday, February 28.

Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

March 3, 2008

Strange Crops

I have been reading newspapers for 30 years now, on and off. I started with the comics, then moved to news and features. And I read the sports pages, but I admit to not being a huge sports fan. I’ve worked for small news papers and mid-sized newspapers. I’ve shot photos, edited photos and done some page layout. Wrote a...

Graphic Design

March 3, 2008

John Kao on Innovation

This is SO WORTH an hour of your day – Robert Scoble interviewing John Kao about innovation. In fact, I may require every one of my students watch this. And suggest it be played at the Northern Short Course and the Southern Short Course. Some quotes I pulled out of it: People sometimes confuse creativity and innovation. On General Motors...

Advice & Learning/Craft

March 2, 2008

Zogby Says: Traditional Journalism is Out of Touch

Or at least, that’s what their latest poll says. This interests me greatly: The survey also found that while most Americans (70%) think journalism is important to the quality of life in their communities, two thirds (64%) are dissatisfied with the quality of journalism in their communities. There’s lots of other info on where folks are getting their news, as...

Journalism

March 2, 2008

More Conferences and Workshops

Since I’ve just posted about the Southern Short Course in News Photography, I should mention two other events you ought to consider attending … The Women in Photojournalism conference will be held in New Orleans on August 8-10. (Link not working as of Sunday morning, not sure why.) From their email flyer: The Women in Photojournalism Conference has been traveling...

Advice & Learning

March 1, 2008

Southern Short Course in News Photography – March 26-30

Any students interested in going to the Southern Short Course in News Photography need to see me ASAP – we have some funding to help you go. Meaning, it won’t cost you much to learn and schmooze in Charlotte for a few days. Really, why wouldn’t you go?

Advice & Learning/Tech Talk

March 1, 2008

The End of a "Sacred Career"

A Chinese “news” photographer has admitted to altering a photo of antelope galloping past a new high speed train. The photo, which was circulated widely, had calmed some fears that the new rail line would affect wildlife. After being published around the country, someone noticed some odd lines on an enlarged version in a Beijing subway and started to investigate....

Ethics & Legal

February 28, 2008

REPOST: "Breaking News" – Lecture TODAY

This morning, I filled the Drewry Room with an exhibition from the Associated Press that looks at their history. Tied into their book “Breaking News: How the Associated Press has Covered War, Peace and Everything Else,” the show will be up until Friday, February 29. Additionally, at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 28, Michael Giarrusso, the AP’s Regional News Director...

Advice & Learning/Business & Industry