WASHINGTON, DC, 16 March 2012 — Caroline Behringer produced, shot, wrote, narrated and edited this video during our Backpack Journalism Workshop in Washington, DC, on March 8-11, 2012. Caroline was one of three members of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to participate in our latest event. Watch it on YouTube. My workshops are intensive, four-day […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 16 March 2012 — Jose Espinosa produced this video during our Backpack Journalism Workshop in Washington, DC, on March 8-11, 2012. It’s about a gifted teacher using hands-on techniques to teach the wonders of science to children. Watch “Children’s Hands-on Nature” on YouTube. (Photo by Jose Espinosa) My workshops are are intensive, four-day […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 5 February 2012 — Register today for Backpack Journalism Workshop With Bill Gentile on 8-11 March 2012 in Washington, DC. See http://vimeo.com/11084225.
WASHINGTON, DC, 28 January 2012 — Here are a few preview shots of a story that we’ve been working on about a Cuban “Cigar Reader” at the La Corona cigar factory in Havana. The cigar readers are the men and women who read out loud to cigar rollers in factories across the island. “The Cigar […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 18 January 2012 — “Agent of Change,” a piece done by Peter Holley during our most recent Backpack Journalism Workshop, now is on YouTube. You can see it here: http://tinyurl.com/6lo8rux.
WASHINGTON, DC, 15 January 2012 — Our latest Backpack Journalism Workshop ended with this group photo (after workshop participant Larry Roberts already had headed home.) From left to right are Nick Dua, Peter Holley, Assistant Esther Gentile (seated), Assistant Nick Ray and me, Bill Gentile. Ours was a small group this time, allowing me to […]