This past Monday, April 14, the Columbia Journalism School hosted a panel on the State of Video. This was the culminating event for a report called “Video Now: The Forms, Cost, and Effect of Video Journalism,” sponsored by the Tow Center for Digital Journalism and the Knight Foundation and produced by Duy Linh Tu, Professor and Head of Digital Media at the Journalism School. (more…)
A Year After the Boston Bombings with Mashable
We spoke to Mashable’s Evan Engel and Bianca Consunji (Columbia Journalism School alum, ’12) about their latest short documentary, the story of two survivors of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. (more…)
On April 26, Film Your City
Need a little inspiration? Go out and shoot your city. This April 26th, the One Day on Earth Foundation is setting out to shoot its fourth crowdsourced film. (more…)
“It all comes down to building trust.”
Luke Malone, CUJ ’13, is an Australian journalist based in New York City, and the producer of “Secrets of the Living Dolls,” a documentary that features men who dress up in elaborate latex female bodysuits.
Ergonomics for Video Editing
Video editors have to sit at a computer for long hours each day. Here we elaborate on some tips for setting up your work station in a way that will help you take better care of your body while you edit.
“When all the reporters run here, you run there”
Filmmaker John Valadez covers the Latino Civil Rights movement, and how you know when you have a great story on your hands.
“We need a multitude of viewpoints to get closer to a universal truth.”
Award-winning photojournalist Ami Vitale: "Photography is not about you. It's about the people and stories you are photographing."
Enforcing Your Copyright
Learn how you can take action if you find violations of your copyright online.
5 Ways to Protect Your Work Online
Copyright infringement and image theft is rampant online. Here are some steps you can take to protect your hard work.
“If you’re failing most of the time, then you’re doing your job.”
The following are excerpts from a panel with duPont winners from This American Life and "The Revisionaries," discussing their approaches to long-form projects.
This is a selection of images from Bought & Sold by Katie Orlinsky, one of the photographers that photo editor Lauren Steel represents at Reportage.
This is a selection of images from Bought & Sold by Katie Orlinsky, one of the photographers that photo editor Lauren Steel represents at Reportage.
This is a selection of images from Bought & Sold by Katie Orlinsky, one of the photographers that photo editor Lauren Steel represents at Reportage.
This is a selection of images from Bought & Sold by Katie Orlinsky, one of the photographers that photo editor Lauren Steel represents at Reportage.
This is a selection of images from Bought & Sold by Katie Orlinsky, one of the photographers that photo editor Lauren Steel represents at Reportage.
This is a selection of images from Bought & Sold by Katie Orlinsky, one of the photographers that photo editor Lauren Steel represents at Reportage.
This is a selection of images from Bought & Sold by Katie Orlinsky, one of the photographers that photo editor Lauren Steel represents at Reportage.
“Love the work you do and stand behind it.”
Lauuren Steel is a Managing Editor at Reportage by Getty Images and is responsible for a group of renowned photographers. She started at Getty Images in 2003 as an entertainment assignment editor for the newswire, and she has been a part of the Eddie Adams Workshop faculty for the last 8 years. what she looks for in photographers, and what photojournalists who want representation with Getty need to pay attention to.
“Have conversations about what you think is great photography and why.”
Lauuren Steel is a Managing Editor at Reportage by Getty Images and is responsible for a group of renowned photographers. She started at Getty Images in 2003 as an entertainment assignment editor for the newswire, and she has been a part of the Eddie Adams Workshop faculty for the last 8 years. We spoke to Lauren about being a photo editor and what it takes to make it in the field.
5 tips for a successful career expo
We spoke to career services at Columbia to get these five tips to make your career expo experience a positive one.
Murch: “Your job is partly to anticipate, partly to control the thought processes of the audience.”
Walter Murch’s “In the Blink of an Eye” discusses the art and craft of video editing and attempts to answer the most basic editing question: why do cuts work?
A family sits outside their home in the remote Afghan village of Khandud in northeastern Afghanistan. From the Soviet invasion to the Taliban takeover and anti-Taliban resistance, the Wakhan Corridor has remained largely free of strife. / Photo & caption by Diana Markosian
Dzhenet Achalimova, 25, stands beside her two children in their home in Kirov-Aul, Dagestan. Achalimova says her husband, Magomed Nasibov, 31, along with his cousin were abducted and killed by men in camouflage in Russia’s volatile republic of Dagestan. / Photo & caption by Diana Markosian
A light beam shines on an Afghan woman as she bakes bread in the border town of Ishkashim, Afghanistan. More than 12,000 people live in the 220-mile corridor, a series of broad valleys and high-altitude plateaus carved by the Panj River. / Photo & caption by Diana Markosian
The Dead Sea extends like a shimmering sheet of turquoise toward the hazy mountains of Jordan. The ancient salt sea is the site of a looming environmental catastrophe with water levels falling at an average rate of three feet per year. / Photo & caption by Diana Markosian
“I’m always trying to find other ways to fund my work”
Documentary photographer Diana Markosian talks about making a living as a freelance photographer.
“Challenge your prejudices. Always.”
Josh Davis is an award-winning multimedia journalist and documentary videomaker who recently helped produce "Planet Money Makes a T-Shirt." We spoke to him about how he got into the field and his thoughts on visual storytelling.
“it takes a village to make an interactive documentary.”
We spoke to two members of the team behind the interactive documentary Planet Money Makes a T-Shirt. Josh Davis and Kainaz Amaria told us about the conceptualization and production of this beautifully executed piece.
Investigative Reporting Across Platforms
Teams from the award-winning Rape in the Fields and Broken Shield share their advice on creating investigative visual projects.
Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party supporters cheer upon the party’s win in landmark by-elections outside party headquarters in Yangon, Myanmar, Sunday, April. 1, 2012. © Altaf Qadri
© Altaf Qadri
© Altaf Qadri
© Altaf Qadri
© Altaf Qadri
“A little of effort of yours, it can change the lives of people.”
AP Photographer Altaf Qadri, who won a 2013 World Press Honorable Mention for his story, "School for Less Fortunate," talks about what it's like working for a wire service.
“It was something divine”
Photojournalist Altaf Qadri's path to photography was winding. How did he turn a hobby- taking pictures of flowers and landscapes- into a successful journalism career?