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“About” Backpack Video Journalism Workshop

WASHINGTON, DC, 24 April 2016 — Take a look at this 30-minute conversation that Bruce Jones and I conducted yesterday about my Backpack Video Journalism Workshop on May 12-15. See the conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vNjmKHUBO8&feature=youtu.be Only seven days left until registration closes at midnight on Saturday 30 April 2016. Hope to see you in May. Best […]

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15 Days to Register for Backpack Workshop

  WASHINGTON, DC, 16 April 2016 — Register now and save up to $200 at my Backpack Video Journalism Workshop in Washington, DC. We are holding the event on May 12-15. Join us for this four-day immersion in the Visual Storytelling Language. Go to http://billgentile.com/live-workshops for details. Use the code word, VJWLIVE, for the $100 […]

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Freelancers Save Lives at AU

WASHINGTON, DC, 10 April 2016 — A full house attended our “Freelancers at Risk” event in the Media Innovation Lab (MIL) at American University’s (AU) School of Communication (SOC). This was the second event co-sponsored this semester by AU and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Panelists included Jason Motlagh, Trey Yingst and Kara Andrade. […]

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Backpack “en Español” at AU

WASHINGTON, DC, 1 April 2016 — American University’s School of Communication is offering its first-ever Spanish-language course. Registration is now open for “Backpack Documentary en Español” in Fall 2016 to students with a “high proficiency” in Spanish. This is a unique opportunity for students and working professionals to learn and to hone the craft of […]

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“Freelancers at Risk” at AU

WASHINGTON, DC, 29 March 2016 — Don’t miss this event on Sunday, April 10, at American University, between 4 pm and 5:30 pm. We are featuring Jason Motlagh, Kara Andrade and Trey Yingst, all of them seasoned journalists. They will discuss problems — and solutions — to freelance reporting in foreign countries as well as […]

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“Vanishing Groundwater” at AU

WASHINGTON, DC, 21 March 2016 — American University’s School of Communication and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting are co-sponsoring this event on Wednesday 23 March on the disappearing groundwater upon which so much of humanity depends. Join us for this special event, which is free, open to the public and includes a reception just […]

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