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AU Abroad Students Arrive for Fall Semester in Havana, Cuba

HAVANA, Cuba, 28 August 2011 — AU Abroad students (l to r) Paul Barrett, Efrain Ramirez and Emmalee June Kinard get ready to board a bus to downtown Havana after arriving Sunday at Havana’s international airport. Paul, Efrain and Emmalee are among six AU Abroad students who will be spending fall semester studying at Cuba’s […]

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Backpack Journalism Workshop Ends

WASHINGTON, DC, 7 August 2011 — The Backpack Journalism Workshop ended with some very impressive work by all participants. This has been one of the best workshops that we’ve ever conducted in terms of the dynamic among participants, the flow of the four-day event and the quality of the products. In addition to the in-class […]

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Backpack Journalism Workshop: The Final Hours

WASHINGTON, DC, 7 August 2011 — Ellen Tripler (left) consults with Backpack Journalism Workshop Assistant Maria Howell on final-hour changes to her documentary about organic farming. In the background is Nick Ray, another assistant to the event, which ends today. (Photo by Bill Gentile)

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Backpack Video Journalists Using Social Media

WASHINGTON, DC, 6 August 2011 — Participants in my Backpack Journalism Workshop discuss the use of social media with Internet marketing consultant Bruce Jones, whom we Skyped in from Boston. This is the third day of our four-day event. From right to left are Ellen Clegg, Jamillah Abdullah, Brendan Rohr, Ellen Tripler and Dan Sullivan. […]

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Backpack Journalists Move to Post-Production

WASHINGTON, DC, 5 August 2011 — Ellen Clegg, one of the participants in my Backpack Journalism Workshop, concentrates on editing her documentary on a horse stable in Rock Creek Park. The four-day event now is moving into its post-production phase. (Photo by Bill Gentile.)

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Backpack Journalists Hit the Streets

BETHESDA, Md, 5 August 2011 — Jamillah Abdullah, one of the participants in my Backpack Journalism Workshop, shoots her documentary in an accessories shop on Wisconsin Avenue. Jamillah and others are finishing up the “production” stage of the event. (Photo by Bill Gentile.)

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