TBILISI, Georgia, 18 May 2014 This is a beautiful city, capital of a fascinating country, and an interesting time to be here. Georgia is part of Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia, with a sliver of land north of the Caucasus extending into Europe. Despite is location, Georgia views […]
TBILISI, Georgia, 17 May 2014 The view from the terrace of the hotel where Im staying while in Tbilisi. Im in the former Soviet Republic for two weeks to give a series of workshops and presentations on how digital technology and the Internet have granted a new generation with tremendous power of communication. […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 14 May 2014 — My Backpack Journalism Blog was just named one of the “100 Key Ethics & Media Law Resources for Journalists,” by JournalismDegree.org. See http://journalismdegree.org/media-law-ethics. Our blog is #81. Check out the blog here: http://billgentile.com/backpackjournalism.
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, 7 May 2014 While my students worked on a photo essay of the citys port area, I made some pictures of my own, including this one of mom and daughter. (Photo by Bill Gentile) http://videojournalismworkshops.com
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, 7 May 2014 I went out with a group of students today to work on a photo essay of the citys port area. These are some of the participants. Though only one of the students is practicing video journalism, I teach photojournalism as the foundation of the video and filmmaking craft. In […]
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, 6 May 2014 Participants in my Backpack Video Journalism Workshop watch Chain Gang as a tool for learning how to use characters to drive home my lesson on building visual stories. Im here for a week of workshops, presentations and interviews with local journalists, students and others. The central theme of the […]