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March 11-14 Workshop at NBC News Bureau

WASHINGTON, 12 FEBRUARY 2010 — It’s official. The March 11-14 Backpack Journalism Workshop With Bill Gentile will be held at the NBC News bureau in Washington, DC. The workshop is a joint venture with NBC News and with American University’s School of Communication. (Photo by Tomas Munita) Registration closes February 28. See http://www.billgentile.com/workshops.html

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21 Days to Register for Backpack Journalism Workshop

WASHINGTON, 8 February 2010 — Only 21 days left to register for the Backpack Journalism Workshop With Bill Gentile. See the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu_o8RdxxZ4

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22 Days Left to Register for Workshop

WASHINGTON, 7 February 2010 — Only 22 days left to sign up for the March 11-14 Backpack Journalism Workshop With Bill Gentile. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBjJYiQXFlQ

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Backpack Journalism at Pulitzer Center

WASHINGTON 5 February 2010 — I recently took the idea of backpack journalism to the Pulitzer Center in Washington, DC. During an interview for Project: Report, an interesting endeavor sponsored by YouTube in conjunction with the Pulitzer Center and made possible by Sony and Intel, I discussed backpack journalism and what its practitioners should take […]

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Backpack Journalism™ for Russian Visitors

WASHINGTON, 15 January 2010 — I conducted a one-day Backpack Journalism™ Workshop for Russian journalists visiting the United States on a multi-city tour funded by the U.S. State Department. For their shooting exercise, I had them visit a shoe repair shop run by its Dominican-Puerto Rican-American owner, and a barber shop run by its Italian-American […]

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Backpack Journalism™ Workshop at NBC

WASHINGTON, 12 January 2009 — American University (AU) Distinguished Journalist in Residence Nick Clooney (l) and NBC anchor Brian Williams banter during a presentation at the Newseum. Also during the event, AU School of Communication (SOC) Dean Larry Kirkman announced a multifaceted partnership between the SOC and NBC News, including a Backpack Journalism™ Workshop at […]

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