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Cuban Video Journalists Tour Washington, DC

WASHINGTON, DC, 19 September 2012 — Cuban video journalists Maria Elisa Perez and Duniesky Canton Fernandez take some time off from presenting their latest film to tour the nation’s capital, including the Mall and the Washington Monument. Winners of a documentary competition sponsored by American University’s Center for Latin American and Latino Studies (CLALS) the […]

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Sony’s Alpha 77 DSLR Debuts in Cuba With AU Abroad

HAVANA, Cuba, 9 September 2012 — While in Cuba with AU Abroad students last week, I spent some time at Casa de las Americas going over the basics of my “Photojournalism and Social Documentary” course, to be taught by Cuban instructor Carlos Ernesto Escalona Marti. Casa de las Americas is Cuba’s premier cultural institute, renowned […]

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Sony’s New DSLR With AU Abroad Students in Cuba

HAVANA, Cuba, 10 September 2012 — During my recent visit to Havana, I went over some of the basic functions of the Sony Alpha 77 DSLR cameras. The new, hi-tech gear was loaned to American University’s School of Communication (SOC) largely because of our Backpack Journalism Project, which I launched two years ago. I visited […]

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AU Takes Sony’s New DSLR Cameras to Cuba Semester

HAVANA, Cuba, 9 September 2012 — I meet with AU Abroad students at their hotel in Havana, Cuba, during the first days of their semester in Cuba, which began 5 September. On the far right is Carlos Ernesto Escalona Marti, who is teaching my “Photojournalism and Social Documentary” course this semester. I’m in the green […]

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“Afrikutz: A Family Barber Shop”

WASHINGTON, DC, 27 August 2012 — Laura Turner produced, shot, narrated and edited this video during our 16-19 Video Journalism Workshop With Backpack Journalist Bill Gentile. You can watch it on YouTube HERE. This is a terrific example of how wireless microphones can be used so effectively. Previous participants have shot at Afrikutz but with […]

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“A Purpose Born” at Video Journalism Workshop

WASHINGTON, DC, 27 August 2012 — Ursula Casabonne produced, shot, narrated and edited this video at our August 16-19, 2012 Video Journalism Workshop With Backpack Journalist Bill Gentile. An employee of the World Bank, Ursula is seeking ways to integrate video storytelling skills into her work. You can see Ursula’s video on YouTube HERE. In […]

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