WASHINGTON, DC, 17 July 2012 — My Backpack Journalism Blog has been included in the list of “40 Best Blogs for Journalism Students,” published by the “Online Education Database.” The blog, http://billgentile.com/backpackjournalism, is Number 8 on the list, which you can see HERE. An article associated with the list says, “Self-proclaimed ‘pioneer’ of backpack journalism Bill […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 12 July 2012 — Peter Holley, a graduate of my January 2012 Backpack Video Journalism Workshop, sent me a video story he recently did from Brazil. The video was published by Global Post. You can see it HERE. I think Peter’s rapid success with this medium is a measure not just of his […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 16 June 2012 — Watch our UStream live broadcast of Bruce Jones’ Backpack Journalism Marketing Workshop at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/bruce-jones-workshop—washington-dc
WASHINGTON, DC, 15 June 2012 — Bruce Jones is upstairs getting ready for his two-day workshop. My Web guy, Nick Ray, was here last night for dinner and should be back around 8:30 this morning. My youngest brother, Rob, is on a flight from North Carolina to DC and hopefully arriving soon. Bryant Cook, my […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 9 June 2012 — Registration is open for the second “Backpack Documentary Expedition: Nicaragua,” scheduled for 12-23 July 2012. Above, a young Nicaraguan works the land near her home just outside the capital of Managua, during the 2011 Expedition. I accompany participants to the Central American nation of Nicaragua for an immersion in […]
WASHINGTON, 7 June 2012 — USA Today just published this piece I did, backpack journalism style, on the Cuban economy. See it here.