WASHINGTON, DC, 10 May 2012 – Got back last night from a weeklong trip to Caracas, Venezuela, teaching and promoting backpack journalism. Funded by the U.S. Department of State, the trip was scheduled to coincide with World Press Freedom Day. (See attached photos.) Perhaps more than any other visit that I’ve made to Venezuela, I […]
Newswise — American University’s School of Communication is one of nine higher education institutions selected by Sony for an innovative new program that puts the newest media technology in the hands of students and faculty. Bill Gentile, director of American University’s Backpack Journalism Project, will introduce Sony DSLR technology to SOC Backpack courses on an […]
CARACAS, Venezuela, 7 May 2012 — I took my Backpack Journalism presentation today to Monteavila University in Caracas to a group of very enthusiastic students. Most of them do not aspire to practice journalism but found the power and the promise of our craft to be compelling.
CARACAS, Venezuela, 5 May 2012 — This is the group of students who participated in the Backpack Journalism Workshop that I conducted at the Andres Bello Catholic University in Caracas. The event ended Saturday with a viewing of student projects. What a wonderful group of talented young men and women.
CARACAS, Venezuela, 5 May 2012 — Finished up a terrific Backpack Journalism Workshop with a wonderful group of students at the Andres Bello Catholic University in Caracas. I spent the day shooting with them on campus, watching them interview subjects, overseeing edits and watching final projects. Just as importantly, I spent time with them discussing […]
CARACAS, Venezuela, 4 May 2012 — Students attending my Backpack Journalism Workshop in Caracas, Venezuela, view the results of their first day at the workshop. Today we focused on the basics of the visual storytelling language, the vocabulary, and the progression from clip to sequence to scene to story. Below, students work on their projects.