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Reviewer Discusses “Gentile” Craft of Visual Journalism

WASHINGTON, DC, 24 February 2013 — Here’s what one Amazon reviewer wrote of my new Essential Video Journalism Field Manual: “For anyone lucky enough like me to have been in one of Bill Gentile’s video storytelling workshops, this new Field Manual will bring that inspiring experience alive again. For professionals who already tell stories visually […]

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American University Front-Page Story on AU Abroad in Cuba

WASHINGTON, DC, 23 February 2013 — American University published a front-page story on its web site about six AU Abroad students studying in Cuba during fall semester 2011. To see the piece, click HERE. The story includes images and a link to the trailer for “Through Their Eyes,” the one-hour documentary that my wife, Esther, […]

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Photojournalism Student Writes About Cuba Experience

WASHINGTON, DC, 23 February 2013 — The seeds that my AU Abroad students planted in Cuba during fall semester 2011 continue to bear fruit. Click HERE to read a story and to see pictures made by Efrain Ramirez, one of six AU students studying on the island at that time. All six students took my […]

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Journalist Deaths Spike in 2012: CPJ

GASTONIA, NC, 16 February 2013 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reported last December that the number of journalist deaths during 2012 spiked worldwide. It’s a grim reminder of the risks our colleagues take to bring us information about the world we live in. You can read the report HERE.  

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“Through Their Eyes” Screening Reviewed on SOC Site

WASHINGTON, DC, 15 February 2013 — American University’s School of Communication (SOC) posted a story about the screening of “Through Their Eyes,” our documentary on six American University (AU) students studying in Cuba during fall 2011. The AU students were part of the AU Abroad program. You can read the story HERE.  

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Registration Now Open for March 7-10 Visual Journalism Workshop

WASHINGTON, DC, 7 February 2013 — We now are accepting registration for the March 7-10 Video Journalism Workshop in Washington, DC. Use my Promotional Code, BGENTILE, to get a $100 discount, and receive a FREE copy of my Essential Video Journalism Field Manual.  

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