The Digital Journalist June 2008 Issue

June 2008, Issue 128

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Dispatches: Notes from the field - Supported by Canon Dispatches: Notes from the Field This month we have three Dispatches: Adam Dean covers the earthquake in China, David Bathgate goes to Checkpoint Delta in Afghanistan with American soldiers and, in Iran Ali Shirjian considers the importance of a now-sacred battleground of the Iran-Iraq War. more>> by Marianne Fulton E-Bits E-Bits: Synchronicities, Chain Reactions and Magic Without Magic I've been thinking a lot lately about things like synchronicity, spontaneous combustion, chain reactions, gravitation, and other such phenomena in physics and chemistry but that also occur metaphorically on every level of existence. more>> by Beverly Spicer Editorial Orphan Works? As readers of The Digital Journalist are well aware, we have been a staunch supporter of photographers' copyright since our first issue. more >> Compression Session Sorenson Squeeze 5 & Primatte Keyer 4 I'm writing this from Ventura, Calif., where in 48 hours, the 25th Platypus Workshop will commence and I'll be brain dead in a few days. more >> by PF Bentley Photo Journalism Nuts & Bolts About once a week someone says to me, "If Gene Smith was around, he would be the master of Photoshop." more >> by Bill Pierce Common Cents: "The Perfect Storm" Remember the scene in "The Perfect Storm" where George Clooney and his crew had sailed through meteorological purgatory and survived only to encounter a gi-normous wave, which sends the boat to the bottom? more >> by Mark Loundy Tech Tips A question regarding the EOS-1D Mark II and Speedlite 580EX. I just want to see if there is something I may be doing wrong. more >> by Chuck Westfall Commentary $1.28 A Freakin' Hour I was in Washington a few weeks ago at the annual awards dinner of the White House News Photographers Association. more >> by James Colburn		Letter from the Publisher Welcome to the June 2008 issue of The Digital Journalist, the monthly online magazine for visual journalism. Reviews "Standard Operating Procedure": A Critique Errol Morris' latest film, "Standard Operating Procedure" about the abuse of prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, is at times brilliant, infuriating, tedious, at one hour and 57 minutes far too long, boring, with high-end graphics that are far too slick, looking as if they are from an expensive television commercial. more >> by Ron Steinman Remembering Cornell Capa: First Steal a Chicken It really was a lovely funeral. more >> by Peter Howe Remembering Flip Schulke Photojournalist Flip Schulke (1930--2008), known for his underwater photography, covered a wide range of subjects but his best-known, historically-important work was of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights era. more >> by Marianne Fulton 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 Always About the Money** When the Internet bubble burst early in the new millennium, many smart people learned the harshest of all business lessons: when the money's gone, there is no business. more >> by Terry Heaton Assignment Sheet Through a Lens Dimly: In the Presence of Greatness I was trying to get back to sleep. It had been a busy few weeks and as has been the case in my senior years, when I awaken in the middle of the early morning hours, it's a bitch to shut down the thought processes and drift off again. more>> by Dick Kraus A Reporter’s Life: Will There Be Blood? Hmmm... Is there a gene for journalists? I wonder. more>> by Eileen Douglas