The Digital Journalist May 2008 Issue

May 2008, Issue 127

INTERMENT OF THE FALLEN FOUR The Band of Brothers came together on April 3 to put to final rest the remains of four of their own. more>> May 2008 Features - 1 of 3
Dispatches: Notes from the field - Supported by Canon Dispatches: Notes from the Field This month in Dispatches Chip Somodevilla looks at American Catholics and their welcome of Pope Benedict XVI, Andrew McConnell reports on the continuing calamity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Stewart Cook brings us face to face with the Canadian seal hunt. more>> by Marianne Fulton E-Bits E-Bits: The Press for Truth. Theoretical physicist John Archibald Wheeler was with us until April 13, when at age 96 he took his last breath and no doubt embraced whatever is next in a style only a theoretical physicist, a mystic, or someone who thinks outside the box could. more>> by Beverly Spicer Photo Journalism Tech Tips This month's edition of Tech Tips marks the 3rd anniversary of the column here on The Digital Journalist. A hearty thanks to all of our readers, especially those who have taken the time to send in their questions and comments. more >> by Chuck Westfall Nuts and Bolts: 25 Ways to Use Photoshop To Make Digital Valentines Do you remember when we used to get all our photographic craft and technical info from magazines? A nearby bookstore has an exceptionally large display of photo magazines. Almost all of them seem to feature the same articles. more >> by Bill Pierce Common Cents: Your Right$ Vs. Their Right$ Right? No news source should be able to dictate what a news organization can publish or broadcast from a news story. more >> by Mark Loundy Ethics: Photojournalist - Know Thyself That guideline emphasizes the important role that emotion plays in photojournalism. Proof that the professionals follow their own advice is evident in award-winning photographs. more >> by Karen Slattery and Mark Doremus Commentary -30- Wake up on any given day and you might see the face of Katie Couric on the morning TV shows, on the Internet and in your newspaper. more >> by Ron Steinman Out of the Game Weeks ago I read a chilling, real-life story about a journalist – a star journalist no less--which any journalist born to the game would find frightening. more >> by Eileen Douglas Light Speed Today, because of its speed, the Internet, as radio once did, has within it the power to change lives and peoples' destiny. Repressive governments seem powerless to stop access to the Web. more >> by Ron Steinman I Just Got Laid Off and I Need a Job That's what I have to show after being laid off after five years at The Gazette in Colorado Springs, Colo. more >> by David Bitton		Letter from the Publisher Welcome to the May 2008 issue of The Digital Journalist, the monthly online magazine for visual journalism. BREAKING NEWS In the Eye of the Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone Three days of driving rain had already begun to ruin the dry season rice harvest, leaving the crop under water, before I returned to Yangon from Bago on the day the cyclone struck. more >> by James Whitlow Delano Camera Corner HP Photosmart Pro B8850 Printer I reviewed HP's first 13" x 19" pigment ink printer, the Photosmart Pro B9180, a little over a year ago and was impressed with both its print quality and its price point. more >> by Chick Harrity Editorial How Not To Do Newspaper Video The Digital Journalist was probably the first publication to start talking about how newspapers would need to migrate their brand to the Web, and the key element was going to be with video. more >> NAB 2008 Commentary: The NAB Gets Real With some 111,000 attendees, the annual convention of the National Association of Broadcasters is the second largest convention to be held in Las Vegas each year, behind the Consumer Electronics Show. more >> by Dirck Halstead The Power and Responsibility of our Nation's Broadcasters Hello, I'm Tim Robbins. I'd like to thank you for the invitation to address you here at the National Association of Broadcasters. When I first received the invitation I was a little confused because the last time I had contact with the national media I seem to remember them telling me to shut the hell up. more >> by Tim Robbins What's New at NAB 2008 It's the biggest toy store in the world. But this one is for adults who won't blink an eye at dropping a couple of million bucks on the latest satellite truck or news helicopter. more >> by Dirck Halstead and PF Bentley Links Barbara Walters and Senator Edward Brooke: The Secret Was Already Out When you're hyping a high-priced memoir on Oprah, you'd better come up with a deeply personal revelation. more >> link: nymag.com 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** Slowly but surely the path that leads to journalism's future is increasingly one of participation by the people formerly known as the audience. more >> by Terry Heaton Assignment Sheet Through a Lens Dimly: Studio Assignments Contrary to the common belief that newspaper photographers spend all of their working hours covering breaking news or photographing entertainment stars, royalty, political heavies and the like, most of us who have been in the business for awhile can state otherwise. more>> by Dick Kraus