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September 12, 2007

How They Covered Katrina

For the second anniversary of Hurrican Katrina, the New Orleans Times-Picayune has put out a 25 minute long video talking about the photo department handled the disaster. Well worth your time.

At Work/Business & Industry/Good Work/Tech Talk

September 10, 2007

iDMAa Conference in Philly

Dr. Scott Schamp writes about it better than I can … so go read his 10 reasons why you should go. I may.

Business & Industry/Graphic Design/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

August 21, 2007

So Totally Off Topic, It's Funny

Okay, so this probably isn’t appropriate, but one of my former students was declared the winner of a video contest, and a loser complained that the rules weren’t followed to the letter, so they took away her prize and opened up the voting again. So, head over to Hall and Oates’ web site (yes, that Hall and Oates) and help...

Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

July 14, 2007

The YouTube Aesthetic

Khoi Vinh has a short post on the YouTube Aesthetic – how television commercials are now trying to look more amateurish. In a few days, I’ll be set up to start scanning old slides again. I’ve finished my grandfather’s collection (well over 6,000 photos) and am about to start my father’s. Most of these photos have a lot of family...

Multimedia/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

June 25, 2007

"That's going to leave a mark …"

Good journalism is good journalism. And when it involves killer flying fish, well, you just have to watch … (okay, not killer, but they could certainly maim you) Thanks to Poynter’s Al Tompkins for the link.

Good Work/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

June 8, 2007

My Dream Job … Has Been Taken

There is one book that changed my life more than almost anything else. It convinced me to be a journalist, it reenforced my wandering habits. It taught me that good stories don’t come from good writers, they come from great subjects. William Least Heat Moon’s “Blue Highways” was loaned to me when I was a very impressionably 16-year-old and I...

Good Work/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

May 25, 2007

NYT Fashion Shoot

Ever wondered how the New York Times does a fashion shoot? Check out this three minute video …

Advice & Learning/Good Work/Tech Talk

April 12, 2007

News from Elsewhere

We have Kate Marymont, editor of the Fort Myers News-Press in town for a few days. She gave a great talk on the University of Georgia campus Wednesday about Gannett’s “Information Center” concept and how her paper is applying it. With a few minutes of spare time, I headed over to the News-Press web site and found this entry on...

Ethics & Legal/Multimedia/Tech Talk

March 29, 2007

Broadcast Journalism/Video workshop at UGA – This Saturday!

The Telecomm department here at Grady College is running a day-long workshop called the Broadcast News Bluejeans Workshop this Saturday, March 31. Segments on reporting, photojournalism, digital news gathering and video tape editing will be repeated throughout the day. Video is becoming increasingly important in the “print” world, this is a great chance to get your feet wet. (Well, for...

Advice & Learning/Tech Talk

March 15, 2007

Crisis in Darfur Expands – WashingtonPost.com video

Backpack journalist Travis Fox has posted a new series of videos and panoramic images from Darfur. Well worth spending some time with. I like the interface and the image quality is very high. Al Tompkins at the Poynter Institute has posted a brief interview about how the stories were shot, as well.