Bill Gentile
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Backpack Journalism Workshops
Learn to harness the power of visual storytelling. May 17 - 20, 2012, Washington, DC Doc Expedition: NicaraguaBuild stories in the land of lakes and volcanoes.July 12 - 23, 2012, Nindiri, Nicaragua
Bill Gentile brings 30 years of field experience in visual communication to consult and advise on documentary projects built for success.
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To every new assignment,
Bill Gentile brings over three decades of experience on five continents and nearly every facet of journalism to consistently produce work outstanding for its
quality and integrity.
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Peter Holley, graduate of the four-day Backpack Journalism Workshop, reveals one face of the Occupy movement through the eyes of this man.
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Backpack Journalism Workshops
Learn how to harness the power of storytelling with award-winning backpack journalist,
Bill Gentile.
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Next Workshop: May 17 - 20, 2012, Washington, DC.
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Workshops
Emmy award winning backpack video journalist Bill Gentile teaches people to produce powerful TV and web productions. Information is power, and we aim to help you harness that power to document and to change the world.
Production
To every new assignment, Bill Gentile brings over three decades of experience on five continents and nearly every facet of journalism to consistently produce work outstanding for its quality and integrity.
Consulting
Gentile helps organizations close the gap between managers and the younger generation of employees, assuring seasoned members of the shop that they have a place in the world of leaner and more agile news and information gathering.
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Backpack Journalism Quicktips!
Loading...Backpack Journalism in Venezuela's El Universal
WASHINGTON, DC, 10 May 2012 — This article and related content are the result of an interview I did in Caracas with the newspaper, El Universal. For the whole story, ... Read More
American University and Sony Team Up for Backpack Journalism
Newswise — American University’s School of Communication is one of nine higher education institutions selected by Sony for an innovative new program that puts the newest media technology in the ... Read More
Backpack Journalism Venezuela Trip Ends
WASHINGTON, DC, 10 May 2012 – Got back last night from a weeklong trip to Caracas, Venezuela, teaching and promoting backpack journalism. Funded by the U.S. Department of State, the ... Read More
Backpack Journalism at Monteavila University in Caracas
CARACAS, Venezuela, 7 May 2012 — I took my Backpack Journalism presentation today to Monteavila University in Caracas to a group of very enthusiastic students. Most of them do not ... Read More
I began my career in the golden days of journalism when the craft still was about information as opposed to entertainment, and when the men and women who practiced the craft believed that information can make a difference.
That belief has often taken me to places inhabited by the poor, the illiterate and the oppressed, places where journalists are so desperately needed. In all of these places, I have found people with the grace, the dignity and the generosity of spirit to allow me to tell their stories, to practice my craft.
The work that you see here exists largely because the people depicted allowed me to work among them. I am deeply grateful for that privilege, and this work is a tribute to them. I hope it has made a difference.
--Bill Gentile, Washington, D.C.