The Digital Journalist April 2008 Issue

April 2008, Issue 126

Feature Presentation Philip Jones Griffiths In Memorium Scott Jensen: NPPA TV Photographer of the Year April 2008 Features - 1 of 2
Dispatches: Notes from the field - Supported by Canon Dispatches: Notes from the Field In April we have three dispatches and an Update. Stephen Voss comments on his experience of the McCain presidential campaign in the U.S.A.; Danish photographer Carsten Snejbjerg reports on the internally displaced persons in Georgia; Rafael Ben-Ari returns with his coverage of the missile attacks from the Gaza Strip deeper into Israel. In our Update, John Gilhooley writes of more adventures within the music and culture of Los Angeles. more>> by Marianne Fulton E-Bits E-Bits: War, War and More War: The Best and Worst of Times. When great minds get organized, and especially when they connect with each other, there is no limit to what can emerg more>> by Beverly Spicer Photo Journalism The NPPA News Video Workshop - Report from Norman, Oklahoma I'm in Norman, Oklahoma, for The NPPA News Video Workshop. I really don't know what to expect, as there seems to be some sort of informational blackout when it comes to The Workshop. more >> by Todd Feeback Tech Tips My understanding is that the focus screen needs to be optimized for the AF system and the amount of light being passed to my eye is not accurate at wider apertures in regards to the actual depth of field (DOF). more >> by Chuck Westfall Nuts & Bolts Philip Jones Griffiths died last month of cancer. He lived with it for a long time and did so without self-pity. more >> by Bill Pierce Common Cents - On the Block Inequality of knowledge is the key to a sale. more >> by Mark Loundy Commentary Political Junkie Heaven Verbiage should be the theme of the current campaign for president. Not the horse race. Not the gotcha moments. Not anything else anyone can name. more >> by Ron Steinman Debate Cosmetics Mark the date, the time, the place and the broadcast, especially if you are interested in the political future of our country. more >> by Ron Steinman The Joy of Teaching My 8-year-old daughter is going through a difficult period with her numbers. I had the same problem when I was her age. She is answer-driven. more >> by David Lyman		Letter from the Publisher Welcome to the April 2008 issue of The Digital Journalist, the monthly online magazine for visual journalism. Breaking News Full Amnesty for Bilal Hussein The U.S. military has released Associated Press photographer Bilal Hussein after holding him for more than two years. more >> link: AP Editorial Stolen Images It happens all too frequently. Someone in cyberspace rips off the photos and words we create. more >> Compression Session Compression Session: Things I'd Like to See at NAB Hope springs eternal, and every spring, a young man's fancy turns to NAB. more >> by PF Bentley Remembering Photojournalist Dith Pran, "Killing Fields" Survivor, Dies Dith Pran, the Cambodian photojournalist who survived starvation, torture, and the Khmer Rouge reign of genocide, and whose story was the basis of the 1984 Academy Award-winning movie "The Killing Fields," this morning lost his valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. more >> link: NPPA The Last Word: Dith Pran more >> movie link: New York Times Announcements *Announcing the New* 2008 Platypus^TM Workshops These workshops are acknowledged as the gold standard of Digital Video training. We teach high definition digital shooting and editing, with an emphasis on story telling. It is unique in the industry. more >> The Vietnam Photography Workshop This two-week tour of South Vietnam is an opportunity to explore, photograph and videotape the hidden magic of Vietnam and its people. more >> Dirck Halstead Lecture Series (pdf) Dirck Halstead Lectures and Workshops For 2008 Local Media in a Postmodern World It's Not the Same Game** During the Vietnam War, I was stationed at a long-range navigation base in the Philippines with 15 other guys. more >> by Terry Heaton Assignment Sheet Through a Lens Dimly: An Opportunity Lost I'll tell you from the git-go that I'm changing the names of the people in this journal. I swear to you that the rest of the facts are as honest as I can recall them. more>> Dick Kraus