2 Days Left to Register for Workshop

WASHINGTON, 9 AUGUST 2009 — JUST TWO DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER FOR THE BACKPACK JOURNALISM WORKSHOP WITH NOW ON PBS. See http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/440/Journalism-Workshop.html.

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12 Days to Register for Workshop

WASHINGTON, 30 July 2009 — There are only 12 days left to register for the next Backpack Journalism Workshop With NOW on PBS. Pictured above are participants and staff at our March 2009 event. See http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/440/Journalism-Workshop.html.

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Gijón Human Rights Group

GIJÓN, Spain, 19 July 2009 — Above is the group shot made at the end of the 13th Encuentro Internacional de Foto y Periodismo “Ciudad de Gijón.” In center with black pullover shirt is Javier Bauluz, founder of the event. You won’t see me because I had already left Spain to return to Washington to […]

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The Controlling Idea at Rutgers University

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ, 23 July 2009 — At a presentation at Rutgers University, I discussed Controlling Idea and how it relates to storytelling. The presentation was part of a broader discussion about writing with video and the Internet. Rutgers University Professors Paul D. Hammond and Richard E. Miller invited me to present during their course, […]

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“Terrible and Glorious Days”

1 SEPTEMBER 1979 — Only weeks after the Sandinistas seized power, Interior Minister Tomas Borge gave an address in Managua’s Plaza de la Revolucion, warning that “dias terribles y gloriosos” – terrible and glorious days — were ahead. I remember the speech well because of its ominous tone. The only living founder of the Sandinista […]

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The End of the Beginning

20 JULY 1979 — Of all the images that I’ve selected and scanned for this blog, this is the only one for which I cannot find the print that was actually transmitted to UPI. Perhaps the transmitted version got lost in the urgency and tumult of those heady days. We worked long hours. Slept short […]

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