WASHINGTON, 13 September 2009 — Following is Part II of yesterday’s post, The Future of Backpack Journalism. PART II: The utility and effectiveness of the backpack journalism model apply to the local level, as well. Especially for character-driven feature pieces on which the journalist has the luxury of some time, it is a powerful, liberating […]
WASHINGTON, 12 September 2009 – Following is a message I sent to a colleague in response to his query about the future of backpack journalism. I think my response may be instructive especially for practitioners of the craft, like former student and colleague Glenn Luther, seen above. I’ve divided my message into Parts I and […]
WASHINGTON, 12 September 2009 — It was the late 1990s and Christian Poveda (left) and I were both on assignment in Central America for Newsweek magazine. We were shipping rolls of film to Newsweek headquarters in New York and I watched Christian use gaffer’s tape to bind a dozen or so rolls together. The idea […]
American University graduate student David Coffey, above, focuses on covering Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan. The Taiwan military used helicopters to rescue civilians trapped by the typhoon that swept through parts of Taiwan in August. David is the first-ever recipient of the American University-Associated Press Foreign Internship Award. For the internship, David is based in Bangkok, […]
WASHINGTON, 9 AUGUST 2009 — JUST TWO DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER FOR THE BACKPACK JOURNALISM WORKSHOP WITH NOW ON PBS. See http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/440/Journalism-Workshop.html.
GIJÓN, Spain, 19 July 2009 — Above is the group shot made at the end of the 13th Encuentro Internacional de Foto y Periodismo “Ciudad de Gijón.” In center with black pullover shirt is Javier Bauluz, founder of the event. You won’t see me because I had already left Spain to return to Washington to […]