TBILISI, Georgia, 22 May 2014 Journalists at Studio Monitor watch one of my films during a presentation today on backpack and citizen journalism. Studio Monitor is the leading investigative journalism outlet in this country and, from what they showed me today, these journalists are doing a terrific job. What an extraordinary group of young, […]
TBILISI, Georgia, 21 May 2014 This is the group gathered at my presentation on backpack journalism at Frontline Georgia, a partner of the London-based Frontline Club. I was invited by the U.S. Embassy here to conduct a series of workshops, presentations and exchanges on backpack and citizen journalism, on the importance of a […]
AKHALTSIKHE, Georgia, 21 May 2014 These are a few of the graduates of my first Backpack Journalism Workshop in Georgia. At the invitation of the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, Im here for two weeks conducting a series of workshops, presentations and encounters with professional, backpack and citizen journalists and filmmakers and those aspiring […]
AKHALTSIKHE, Georgia, 20 May 2014 Its a cold, rainy, bleak day here in Akhaltsikhe, a large town in the southwestern part of Georgia. Im in Georgia for two weeks to discuss how digital technology and the Internet are revolutionizing the global exchange of information — and the way we live. We are at an extraordinary […]
AKHALTSIKHE, Georgia, 20 May 2014 During my Backpack Journalism Workshop in the town of Akhaltsikhe, the local newspaper interviewed me about the event. Ive been pleased with the reception from the local media, which is just beginning to make headway into the methodology. They all seem to be interested in making videos that rock. […]
AKHALTSIKHE, Georgia, 20 May 2014 The news broadcasts here in the southwestern section of Georgia are filled with alarming stories and images about events in Ukraine. People here seem quite agitated. Unsettled. (Photo by Bill Gentile) http://videojournalismworkshops.com