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Video Workshop to Olathe Northwest High in Kansas

WASHINGTON, DC, 29 June 2014 — I head out a week from today to conduct a five-day workshop at the Olathe Northwest High School in Kansas. I’m looking forward to meeting the new generation of visual communicators. I’m amazed at how young the incoming practitioners of our craft are today. An increasing number of high […]

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Georgian Journalists Use Cell Phones for Videos That Rock

  TBILISI, Georgia, 30 May 2014 – A reporter for Media House Palitra uses a cell phone to video a demonstration by members an NGO devoted to the protection of human rights. The protestors alleged that employees of Georgia’s Interior Ministry routinely conduct secret surveillance on perceived political opponents, activists and common Georgian citizens. The […]

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Making Videos That Rock in Emerging Democracy

GURJAANI, Georgia, 27 May 2014 –- One of the students in my Backpack Video Journalism Workshop works on a project about a spa that includes a mud bath. In the picture, one of the employees of the spa demonstrates how she and her colleagues maintain the mineral-rich mud at high temperatures. I’m in Georgia at […]

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Making Videos and Enjoying Georgian Hospitality

GURJAANI, Georgia, 26 May 2014 – Enjoying a bit of Georgian hospitality at a small brewery just outside the town of Gurjaani. I’m working with a dozen members of the Network of Information Centers, teaching them how to make videos that rock. I’m in Georgia at the invitation of the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi to […]

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Making Videos That Rock in Gurjaani, Georgia

GURJAANI, Georgia, 26 May 2014 – Members of the Network of Information Centers watch one of my recent films on “God and Gangs in Guatemala” as part of my training here, a small town about an hour’s drive from Tbilisi. All the participants at this three-day workshop are interested in improving their visual storytelling skills, […]

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Tbilisi Tour of Old and New

TBILISI, Georgia, 24 May 2014 – The old section of this city is a rich blend of old and new. Heading out to the eastern city of Gurjaani on Monday for another three-day workshop. I’m in Georgia at the invitation of the U.S. Embassy to give a series of workshops, presentations and discussions with professional […]

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