WASHINGTON, DC, 16 March 2012 — Jose Espinosa produced this video during our Backpack Journalism Workshop in Washington, DC, on March 8-11, 2012. It’s about a gifted teacher using hands-on techniques to teach the wonders of science to children. Watch “Children’s Hands-on Nature” on YouTube. (Photo by Jose Espinosa) My workshops are are intensive, four-day […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 12 March 2012 — You now can watch Jenna Bonello’s video story, “Food Truck Frenzy,” on YouTube. Jenna produced the story during our March 8-11 Backpack Journalism Workshop. These workshops are intensive, four-day immersions in the craft of “backpack journalism” defined as character-driven television/web productions with hand-held digital cameras by a single practitioner. […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 5 February 2012 — Register today for Backpack Journalism Workshop With Bill Gentile on 8-11 March 2012 in Washington, DC. See http://vimeo.com/11084225.
WASHINGTON, DC, 1 February 2012 — In response to queries, we’ve scheduled another Backpack Journalism Workshop With Bill Gentile in Washington, DC, for Thursday 8 March through Sunday 11 March 2012. Register today.
WASHINGTON, DC, 21 January 2012 — During our most recent Backpack Journalism Workshop, Larry Roberts documented a young man’s journey to rebuild his life through weightlifting. You can see it here.
WASHINGTON, DC, 15 January 2012 — Participants in my Backpack Journalism Workshop head down the final stretch of the four-day event, finishing up the edits on their respective projects. These include a piece on “Occupy DC,” another on the NGO “Critical Exposures,” and another on a young man who has restructured his life through bodybuilding. […]