Local Stuff – Visual Journalism

January 8, 2015

Witness: the Photography of Billy Howard

Opening Monday at the University of Georgia’s Circle Gallery in the College of Environment and Design, an exhibition by one of my favorites, Billy Howard. Reception from 4:30-6 on January 12.

Advice & Learning/Good Work/Photojournalism

December 16, 2014

Billy Howard Exhibit in Athens

One of my favorite documentary photographers, Billy Howard, will have a show up here at the University of Georgia next month. Opening reception on Monday, January 12 – get it on your calendar. Will be at the College of Environment and Design Circle Gallery on South Jackson Street.

Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

April 15, 2014

Local Talk on Covering Grief and Loss

The University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication is hosting Jessica Handler on Thursday, April 17, for a luncheon talk on covering grief and loss. It’s free and there’s pizza, why wouldn’t you want to come?

Journalism/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

April 2, 2014

Ochberg Society Exhibit in Athens

We will be hosting a traveling exhibit of images from the Ochberg Society for Trauma Journalism here at the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication for the next few weeks. It opens on Thursday, April 3, with a 4 p.m. panel discussion featuring CNN’s Jan Winburn, Moni Basu and David Rust, and ShareWIK’s Diana Keough. This...

Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

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.

Journalism/Tech Talk

October 2, 2013

The Fifth Estate Screening in Athens

FYI … There will be a screening of THE FIFTH ESTATE on Wednesday October, 9th at the Tate Theatre (in Athens, Georgia) at 8:00pm. SYNOPSIS: Triggering our age of high-stakes secrecy, explosive news leaks and the trafficking of classified information, WikiLeaks forever changed the game. Now, in a dramatic thriller based on real events, “The Fifth Estate” reveals the quest...

Journalism/Video

September 24, 2013

McGill Symposium on Journalistic Courage

For those near Athens, on Wednesday, October 9, we will be having our annual McGill Symposium on Journalistic Courage here at the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. This is a series of four discussions, the opening one being with the Boston Globe’s John Tlumacki who was at the finish line of this year’s Boston Marathon....

Journalism/Photojournalism

August 28, 2013

SCOTUSblog Event

The University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication will be hosting a one-day event that focuses on the Peabody Award winning SCOTUSblog. Scheduled for Monday, Sept. 9, in the auditorium of the Special Collections Library, the event will kick off at 8:45 a.m. and is open to the public.

Ethics & Legal/Journalism

March 25, 2013

Learn About Snow Fall

On Tuesday, John Branch from The New York Times will be talking about the stunning Snow Fall project he wrote late last year. If you haven’t experienced – and that’s a deliberate word choice – this, you have to click on the link. He will be speaking at 12:30 in the Tate Reception Hall, which is on the first floor...

Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

March 6, 2013

The Business of Visual Journalism

Pencil this in your calendar … on Thursday, March 21, we will be hosting our second Business of Visual Journalism symposium here at the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. We will have three talks in the afternoon, starting at 2, and all are open to the public. First up will be Billy Howard, who just...

Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism

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