Visual Journalism

March 4, 2014

Dealing with Graphic Images

We’ve had several classroom conversations about dealing with graphic images and how different newsrooms should handle different situations over the last few weeks, so the timing on this is pretty good for us: the Poynter Institute’s Kenny Irby will be leading a NewsU webinar on Grappling with Graphic Images on Thursday.

Categories Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

March 4, 2014

For the Educators in the Audience

Need to spend off a little leftover FY14 travel funding? Here’s how to do it – Poynter’s Teachapalooza is one of the best journalism educator conferences around. Three (or five) days of über nerdy, totally geeked out learning about how to better teach journalism at the university level. Disclosure: I’m on the faculty, but I paid my way for the...

Categories Advice & Learning/Graphic Design/Journalism/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Video

March 4, 2014

Whose Copyright Is It Anyway?

Over at The Wire, Philip Bump takes a legal look at the Oscar selfie that broke Twitter. Particularly, how the Associated Press may have asked the wrong person (Ellen DeGeneres) for permission to distribute the image when it should have been Bradley Cooper, the celeb who actually took the photo. The lawyers then get involved with the tale and it...

Categories Ethics & Legal/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

March 4, 2014

IRE Event in Athens – April 26-27

Not purely visual, but there’s an event run by Investigative Reporters and Editors coming up in late April. Worth getting on your calendar.

Categories Journalism/Tech Talk

March 4, 2014

Why Situational Awareness Matters

I would like to think that I’m pretty good at paying attention to what’s happening around me. As a journalist, that power to observe was a key component of my mental tool kit. It can also be an important survival tool as one Philadelphia television reporter almost found out. The fact that neither he nor his photojournalist had the foresight...

Categories At Work/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory/Video

March 3, 2014

Where War Photography Began

The editors at Life, gazing at the debacle unfolding in Crimea, look back to the 1850s and the start of what is now known as war photography.

Categories Business & Industry/Photojournalism

March 3, 2014

Nikon D600 Dust Advisory

I try not to get too geeky here, but I’ve heard just enough people comment that the Nikon D600 has some dust issues to warrant this … Nikon has posted a service advisory for the camera. Nikon is making available to all owners of D600 cameras (even if Nikon’s product warranty has expired) this customer-service measure, which includes the inspection,...

Categories Photojournalism/Tech Talk

February 27, 2014

Big Changes in Orlando

Reports coming out from the National Press Photographers Associaiton that the Orlando Sentinel has told all of its staff photojournalists they have until tomorrow to reapply for new jobs that are much more video-centric. While the need to produce more video is certainly there, is this the best path? To threaten job loss? Wouldn’t a progress policy of training be...

Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Video

February 26, 2014

Chilling Storytelling

This … is freaking amazing. It’s a Boyd Huppert story out of KARE 11 TV in Minneapolis looking at ice caves that have formed in Bayfield, Wisconsin. And, holy cow, is it gorgeous. Listen to the sounds in this – this demonstrates the power of great audio. (Thanks to Al Tompkins at the Poynter Institute for the link.)

Categories Good Work/Photojournalism/Video

February 26, 2014

Many visual pundits have been writing about this year’s World Press Photo of the Year winner, a stunning image made by John Stanmeyer for National Geographic. The image is a beautiful and powerful statement on the relevance of communication and technology. One of the best pieces of read so far on it comes from Fred Ritchin writing at Time’s Lightbox...

Categories Competitions/Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory