Archive for December, 2009
Happy New Year!
Wishing everyone a very HAPPY NEW YEAR and best wishes for a wonderful 2010!
Reporter Killed in Afghanistan
Michelle Lang became the first Canadian reporter killed in Afghanistan. Four soldiers died and another civilian was wounded in the attack. Lang, 34, of the Calgary Herald grew up in Vancouver and was a respected health reporter for the Herald, winning a National Newspaper Award in 2008 for best beat reporting. She had also worked [...]
TMZ falls for Kennedy photo hoax
TMZ falls for Kennedy photo hoax. The 1956 photo shows naked woman frolicking on a yacht while JFK lounges on the deck. Not so fast says *Playboy magazine, that’s from a 1967 issue and they are all models.
(*Nudity on Playboy link)
*77 journalists killed in 2009
The number of journalists killed because of their work rose to 76 this year from 60 in 2008, the media rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday.
“Wars and elections have been the main threats to journalists in 2009″, said Jean-Francois Julliard, secretary general of the watchdog group (Reporters sans frontieres – RSF).
“Violence committed against journalists [...]
2009: The Year In Photos
2009: The Year In Photos from the Huffington Post.
videojournalist.ca
I’m always open to suggestions for videojournalist.ca if anyone wants make some. It was nice get some time to work on the site over the holidays and I’m going to add more techniques and tips as well as update the links. If you want a photo of yourself to add to the Gallery please send [...]
Backpack Journalist on Vimeo
Bill Gentile is an independent journalist and documentary filmmaker teaching at American University in Washington, DC. His career spans three decades, five continents and nearly every facet of journalism and mass communication, most especially visual communication, or visual storytelling.
Ten Apps for iPhone’s Camera
Ten Apps for the iPhone ’s camera Published by The Loop. I keep things simple with PhotoForge but these all look handy.
Formatting again!
Yikes! I’m doing it again. I’m hoping the new look will allow me to add some better features and make things easier to find. Feedback is welcome.
Reports from Iran
January 03 2009
Iranian reporter sentenced to time in prison, desert exile, lifelong ban on political activity
TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian journalist lost an appeal Sunday against his conviction on charges of spreading propaganda against the ruling Islamic establishment and was sentenced to six years in prison and five years of internal exile in a remote [...]
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