MediaStorm publishes Intended Consequences

Intended Consequences by Jonathan Torgovnik During the 1994 genocide, Rwandan women were subjected to massive sexual violence, perpetrated by members of the infamous Hutu militia groups known as the Interahamwe. Among the survivors, those who are most isolated are the women who have borne children as a result of being raped. Their families have rejected both them and their children, compounding their already unimaginable emotional distress. An estimated 20,000 children were conceived during the genocide in Rwanda, and many of their mothers contracted HIV during the same encounters that left them pregnant. They feel they have lost their dignity, are alone and utterly powerless. Intended Consequences chronicles the lives of these women. Their narratives are embodied in portrait photographs, interviews and oral reflections.

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MediaStorm Publishes Common Ground

Common Ground by Scott Strazzante On July 2, 2002, Jean and Harlow Cagwin watched as their home — the last remnant of their 118-acre cattle farm in Lockport, Illinois — was torn down clearing the way for a new housing development. Several years later, Ed and Amanda Grabenhofer and their four children moved into the new Willow Walk subdivision, their house just yards from where the Cagwin's home once stood. Common Ground introduces us to the lives touched by this land, as photographer Scott Strazzante takes us on a visual journey exploring the differences and similarities of these two families while simultaneously asking us to look at what is common among us all.

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NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism 2008 Winners Announced

The judging for the NPPA's 2008 Best of Photojournalism Awards was completed this past weekend. We are excited to announce that MediaStorm.org placed in three categories: First Place, Documentary Video: "Black Market" Patrick Brown / MediaStorm.org Second Place, Feature Audio Slideshow: "The Ninth Floor" Jessica Dimmock / MediaStorm.org Third Place, Best Multimedia Package: "Black Market" Patrick Brown / MediaStorm.org Additionally, MediaStorm Multimedia Producer Chad A. Stevens placed First in the Feature Video Category for "Kentucky Reptile Zoo", and was also a part of the Soul of Athens Project, which won First Place for Best Multimedia Package, Second Place for Documentary Video, for "Be Not Afraid", and Second Place, Feature Video, for "Surgery of the Soul". Congratulations to all of the BOP winners.

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