WASHINGTON, DC, 16 December 2012 — Ivan Mejia traveled from Los Angeles where he works as freelance video journalist to attend the December 2012 workshop here in Washington, DC. I first met Ivan in the late 1980s while covering the civil war in his native country of El Salvador. Ivan now works as a freelance […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 16 December 2012 — Chad Clanton produced this video during our December 2012 Video Journalism Workshop. It was the first time Chad had shot a video story — and further proof that proper instruction on the visual storytelling language can lead to coherent and compelling visual communication. You can see the video HERE. […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 15 December 2012 — Steinar Figved made this video during my December 2012 Video Journalism Workshop in Washington, DC. It is a stunningly powerful example of what a single practitioner — properly trained in visual storytelling — can achieve. Steinar did the pre-production on this piece from his home in Norway. In four […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 8 December 2012 — Here are some images from Day 3 of our four-day event. Above, assistant Brad Allgood looks over work by Ivan Mejia. (Photo by Bruce Jones.) Above, the group at work. (Photo by Bruce Jones.) Above, it’s getting late. (Photo by Bruce Jones.) Above, Ann Puderbaugh at work. (Photo by […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 7 December 2012 — Here are a few images from Day 2 of our four-day event. Above, Karen Smith-Hupp shoots part of her story on a veteran couple who are honoring service members around the world at a war memorial in the capital. (Photo by Bruce Jones.) Above, Karen interviews the couple. (Photo […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 10 December 2012 — I gave a presentation on coverage of military affairs at the Inter-American Defense College at Fort McNair in Washington, DC. In attendance were representatives of military and police units from across the hemisphere. I spoke specifically about how technology has changed the way we cover military and police activities. […]