WASHINGTON, DC, 12 April 2011 — Am still a bit jet-lagged after the red-eye flight from Las Vegas to DC Sunday night but gratified by the opportunity to speak with so many practitioners and instructors at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention over the weekend. Above, some of the attendees watch “Afghanistan: The Forgotten […]
LAS VEGAS, 10 April 2011 — Above is the main Sony stand at the Las Vegas Convention Center where the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) is holding its annual event. Sony is hosting my trip here after having asked me to lead a roundtable discussion about American University’s Backpack Journalism Project at the nearby Hard […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 8 April 2001 — Many congratulations to June Carolyn Erlick’s latest edition of Harvard’s ReVista Magazine. Titled, “Journalism of the Americas,” the most recent edition is a treasure chest of useful information. I’m sharing the hard copies she sent me with students in my Foreign Correspondence class, as a number of them aspire […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 7 April 2011 — I just received a copy of ReVista, the Harvard Review of Latin America that is edited by long-time friend and colleague June Carolyn Erlick. This Spring/Summer 2011 edition is titled, “Journalism in the Americas.” It’s a great review of the state of journalism in the hemisphere. And it’s not […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 5 April 2011 — I’ve accepted an invitation by Sony to lead a roundtable discussion, titled “The Backpack Journalism Project at American University,” at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) meeting in Las Vegas this weekend. Other presenters will be representing the University of Nevada, Ball State University, Indiana Public Radio and Colorado […]
WASHINGTON, DC, 27 March 2011 — One of my students in Maracaibo, Venezuela, sent me a group picture of the newly minted Backpack Journalism Workshop participants at the Universidad Dr. Rafael Belloso (URBE). So the above shot is courtesy of Camilo Andrés. Gracias.