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WASHINGTON, 14 August 2010 — Bob Shea (r) listens to a piece that he and Jeff Mead shot for the Backpack Journalism Workshop. The four-day event ends Sunday 15 August. (Photo by Bill Gentile)

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Backpack Journalism Workshop in Washington, DC

WASHINGTON, 12 August 2010 — Gail Massari (r) reviews tape she generated for her project at the Backpack Journalism Workshop With Bill Gentile on Thursday, the first of the four-day event. Massari came from Raleigh, North Carolina, to attend the workshop. On the left is certified Final Cut Pro instructor Kelly Donnellan.

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CEI Unveils Backpack Journalism System

WASHINGTON, 3 June 2010 — Communications Engineering, Inc., (CEI) has announced plans to unveil the Bill Gentile Backpack Journalism System at InfoComm on 9-11 June in Las Vegas. See the announcement here. CEI and I designed the System with the needs of today’s backpack journalists, or “video journalists” as they are sometimes referred to, in […]

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Backpack Journalism to National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, 11 April 2010 — Bill Gentile delivers an address on backpack journalism to a crowded auditorium at the HardRock Hotel during the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention in Las Vegas. Gentile was sponsored by Sony Corporation to address the annual gathering, the largest and arguably the most important in the world. […]

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IT’S LAUNCHED

WASHINGTON, 1 April 2010 — American University’s School of Communication has launched The Backpack Journalism Project. See http://www.american.edu/soc/backpack

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It’s Over

WASHINGTON, 23 March 2010 — The 11-14 March 2010 Backpack Journalism Workshop at NBC News is over and I’ve just about recuperated from the event. Great group of people. From left to right, Amna Nawaz (standing), Maria Howell (crouched), Will Cummings, Ted Roach, Lea Sutton, Bill Gentile (holding sign), Ben Crace (with cap), Kyle Bissell, […]

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