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Fotokids Impact Guatemalan Kids’ Lives

WASHINGTON, DC, 13 January 2013 — This is the front cover of a book of photographs made by members of “Fotokids,” a non-profit founded in 1991 by former Reuters photojournalist Nancy McGirr, a long-time friend and colleague. Nancy gave me a signed copy of the book during my recent trip to Guatemala where I worked […]

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Get FREE Manual and $100 Discount at Workshop

WASHINGTON, DC, 12 January 2013 — Get a FREE copy of my Essential Video Journalism Field Manual at the 7-10 March 2013 Video Journalism Workshop in Washington, DC. In addition, use my Promotional Code and get $100 off the workshop price. My Promo Code is BGENTILE. We now are accepting registrations for the 7-10 March […]

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Sony Alpha77 Makes Big Difference on Guatemala Gang Project

WASHINGTON, DC, 12 January 2013 — I returned last night from an 11-day video assignment on gangs and the evangelical church in Guatemala. I documented the work of Robert Brenneman, of St. Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont. Brenneman is the author of, “Homies + Hermanos: God and Gangs in Central America.” He returned to Guatemala […]

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Essential Video Journalism Field Manual on Amazon

GUATEMALA CITY, 7 January 2013 — My Essential Video Journalism Field Manual now is available on Amazon. You can find it by clicking HERE. I hope you enjoy it.  

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Backpack Journalism Blog in Top 20 of “Best Sites”

GUATEMALA CITY, 5 January 2013 — JournalismDegree.org has named my Backpack Journalism blog as one of the top 20 on the web for journalists. In an announcement issued this week the organization said, “Bill Gentile is the pioneer of ‘backpack journalism,’ a term that describes the mapping of emerging techniques and technologies for visual storytellers. […]

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Essential Video Journalism Field Manual Heads to Market

WASHINGTON, DC, 29 December 2012 — Here’s the front and back cover of my Essential Video Journalism Field Manual. Bruce Jones of Boston, MA, has done a terrific job of designing not only the cover but the entire manual, as well. We’re going through final edits now and the manual should be available on Amazon […]

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