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December Digital Journalist: What Matters by David Eliott Cohen

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:December 9, 2008

The December issue of The Digital Journalist is now online. This month features David Eliott Cohen's new book - What Matters - containing 18 long-term photo essays by some of the best photographers out there. From David's intro: "I created this book because I believe in my heart that one great photograph can change the world. And if I can show 250 great photographs about the crucial issues of our time to enough people, then maybe one of those people, or maybe a few people, or, maybe even many of those people will connect with an image. And when one great image resonates with one talented and dedicated person, and that person digs deeper, learns more and takes some action that creates positive change in the world, then What Matters can be considered a useful exercise. I can't predict who that person will be or which of the 250 images in What…

Getty Images Grants Program adds Student Grants for 2009

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:October 6, 2008

The Getty Images Grants for Editorial Photography program is one of the best funding opportunities out there right now- they award five $20,000 grants a year to professional photographers, along with support from Getty photo editors and an optional licensing opportunity for the images. This is the fifth year of the program, and it's only gotten better- they're now offering grants for students as well. For 2009, they are giving out four student grants of $5,000 each, available to students under 30 who are currently enrolled in photojournalism classes at an accredited college or university. Applicants for either grant must submit an application form, a project proposal, and a portfolio of images. Application deadline is November 15, 2008, for grants to be awarded in February. Check out their website for more information, and to check out the work of the past winners.

James Nachtwey TED Project now online

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:October 3, 2008

Following up on the previous post- James Nachtwey's TED Project is now available for viewing. If you can find 4 minutes in your day, this is a powerful presentation worth watching. Chris Anderson, TED Curator, writes: "This is a race between the ability of a deadly, mutated bacteria to spread, and our ability to spread awareness first. Health authorities know what needs to be done, but politicians and the public at large don't have XDR-TB on their radar. That's what James Nachtwey's powerful TED Prize wish is all about." More information from the site: "XDRTB.org is an extraordinary effort to tell the story of extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) and TB through powerful photographs taken by James Nachtwey. XDR-TB, or extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis, is a new and deadly mutation of tuberculosis. Similar in creation to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) but more extreme in its manifestation, it arises when common tuberculosis goes untreated or standard…

James Nachtwey’s TED Prize Wish- To Be Announced Friday Oct. 3

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:September 30, 2008

This Friday, James Nachtwey reveals his TED Prize wish. They will be projecting images on LED screens at locations on all 7 continents, along with the website- watch if you can, this promises to be an important story. Watch James speak about his wish: Each winner of the TED Prize receives $100,000, and assistance making their wish come true. Other winners of the 2007 Prize were Bill Clinton and EO Wilson. You can find out more about their wishes, and many other past recipients as well, at the TED site- there are some really great talks (also available as podcasts) on there, worth checking out.

Check out kobréguide.com

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:September 25, 2008

"As major media companies are migrating their resources from print and broadcast to their online ventures, multimedia journalism stories are coming into their prime on the Web... Little by little, truly excellent work is starting to blossom and flourish -- the problem is, who has time to hunt for it?" If you're looking for some inspirational multimedia stories, head over to kobréguide.com. Ken Kobré (with help from some notable friends) has launched a new site compiling links to the best of multimedia from the web. Organized by channel, topic, award winners, and themes such as "Make You Wonder", this site makes it easy to find great stories from a variety of sources. You might want to wait to check it out until you have more than a few minutes of downtime- there are a lot of great stories to get lost in here (and they welcome suggestions for new stories).