http://videojournalismworkshops.com WASHINGTON, DC, 21 August 2012 — Produced and shot during my 16-19 August 2012 Video Journalism Workshop, “Beating DC” is a great example of the methodology that we refer to as “backpack video journalism.” The shocking thing about this piece is that its creator has only a couple of months of experience in the […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 21 August 2012 — I use a hand-held digital camera to demonstrate and to explain the Six-Shot System that I employ at the Video Journalism Workshop of 16-19 August. From left to right are me, workshop participants Ray Hinojosa, Alex Krstevski and Sam Loewenberg. This most recent workshop included participants from the Department […]
WASHINGTON, 3 August 2012 — The Sergeant Sullivan Center (SSC) is offering a special scholarship to my Backpack Journalism Workshop this August 16-19 in Washington, DC. The scholarship has been set up by Dan Sullivan, brother of a fallen U.S. Marine. This scholarship is an extraordinary opportunity for anyone interested in the craft of video […]
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, 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 […]
HAVANA, 31 May 2012 — Abel Carmenate Abreu, staff photographer for Casa de las Americas, made this image of me while I tested the new Sony Alpha 77 HDSLR last week in the Cuban capital. Abel is a staff photographer for Casa de las Americas, Cuba’s premier cultural institute. Sony has loaned 15 of these […]