MEXICO CITY, 29 April 2010 — We’re in the second day of my Backpack Journalism Workshop in Mexico City. Here it’s called, “Taller de Periodismo de Mochila.” It’s the first of two workshops I’m conducting in the Mexican capital. The workshops are sponsored by the U.S. State Department and the Fundacion Mexicana de Periodismo de […]
WASHINGTON, 22 April 2010 — This is Part II of Bill Gentile on Backpack Journalism with the International Journalists’ Network.
WASHINGTON, 22 April 2010 — Bill Gentile discusses backpack journalism, otherwise known as video journalism, and the requirements of practicing the craft. The discussion with the International Journalists’ Network took place at his office at American University in Washington, DC. See it [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qmLZuF3rQw].
WASHINGTON, 18 April 2010 — We’re beginning to get registrations for our three Backpack Journalism Workshops. Take a look here.
WASHINGTON, 17 April 2010 — Former American University graduate student David Coffey posted this story about sex workers in Thailand on the video journalism site, VJMovement. A graduate of American University’s School of Communication (SOC), Coffey last year received the first Backpack Journalism Foreign Internship given by the SOC and the Associated Press (AP). He […]
WASHINGTON, 13 April 2010 — Maria Howell’s film on our latest Backpack Journalism Workshop is now posted on Vimeo. It’s a great story about our last event, which we held in conjunction with American University, at the NBC News Bureau here in Washington, DC. Prior to making this piece, Maria had substantial experience with photojournalism, […]