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“Through Their Eyes” Screens to Packed Audience

WASHINGTON, DC, 30 January 2013 — Sara Dumont, director of AU Abroad, addresses the audience assembled for the screening of “Through Their Eyes,” our documentary about six American University students who studied in Cuba during fall semester 2011. The screening was followed by a Q&A with students featured in the film.  

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Workshop on Religion and Violence Opens at CLALS

WASHINGTON, DC, 14 January 2013 — The workshop, “Religious Responses to Violence in Latin America,” opened Monday at the Founders Room of American University’s (AU) School of International Service. The two-day event is hosted by AU’s Center for Latin American and Latino Studies (CLALS), headed by director Eric Hershberg. The workshop brings together some of […]

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Essential Video Journalism Field Manual at Amazon

WASHINGTON, DC, 14 January 2013 — I just received a copy of my Essential Video Journalism Field Manual. It’s now available on Amazon. I’ll be using the text this semester in my Backpack Documentary class at American University.    

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Get FREE Manual and $100 Discount at Workshop

WASHINGTON, DC, 12 January 2013 — Get a FREE copy of my Essential Video Journalism Field Manual at the 7-10 March 2013 Video Journalism Workshop in Washington, DC. In addition, use my Promotional Code and get $100 off the workshop price. My Promo Code is BGENTILE. We now are accepting registrations for the 7-10 March […]

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Essential Video Journalism Field Manual on Amazon

GUATEMALA CITY, 7 January 2013 — My Essential Video Journalism Field Manual now is available on Amazon. You can find it by clicking HERE. I hope you enjoy it.  

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Backpack Journalism Blog in Top 20 of “Best Sites”

GUATEMALA CITY, 5 January 2013 — JournalismDegree.org has named my Backpack Journalism blog as one of the top 20 on the web for journalists. In an announcement issued this week the organization said, “Bill Gentile is the pioneer of ‘backpack journalism,’ a term that describes the mapping of emerging techniques and technologies for visual storytellers. […]

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