WASHINGTON, DC, 15 March 2013 — This is a brief piece put together by the U.S. State Department on “citizen journalism,” one component of the broader methodology that we refer to as “backpack video journalism.” Erin Finicane is a former student of mine at American University’s School of Communication, and she embodies the ideal of […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 11 March 2013 — James Niceley (left) uploads sound from our new documentary, “Through Their Eyes,” about six American University students studying in Cuba during Fall 2011. “Jake” is Assistant Professor at Mike Curb College of Arts Music & Science, and Assistant Chair of Music Production Technology, at Daytona State College. Jake is […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 10 March 2013 — At the end of our recent Video Journalism Workshop we paused for a group photo. At top from left is John, a character in one of our videos, then assistant Nick Ray, participants Christian Jarboe and Walid Jawad, and me. On bottom is participant Thuy Dinh, John’s daughter, Denise, […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 12 March 2013 — The State Department recently published this video about “citizen journalism,” which is made possible in recent years by the advances in hand-held digital cameras and the Internet. A State Department crew interviewed me for the piece, and used material generated by one of my students, Erin Finicane. It’s Erin’s […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 10 March 2013 — Christian Jarboe muscles through final editing of his story about the American ideal embodied by one man and the intersection where he works. Christian shot, produced, wrote, narrated and edited the piece. Teaching young people like Christian how to speak the visual language is one of the most gratifying […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 10 December 2013 — Video journalists at my latest Video Journalism Workshop hustle to finish their final projects before screening time this evening. We had a small but focused group this time around. My Video Journalism Workshops are intensive, four-day immersions in the craft of “backpack journalism” defined as character-driven television/web productions with […]