Daniel Sato

The other day I was browsing other Gannett sites, just to see how they do things in comparison to the Register, and, on the indystar.com, I saw a link to a live video stream using a service called mogulus. Seemed interesting, like the ustream service that Kyle Hansen used on the Spartan Daily’s site, it can be embedded into stories or the front page. Apparently some of the online people at the Register have also been playing around with mogulus. I will have to talk to Kyle and get his opinion on how smoothly ustream is.

The same stream was also running on the jconline site, in their rotating carousel of top stories which is identical to ours.

Apply.

Applications are due May 2nd.

The Eddie Adams Workshop accepts college students, professionals with 3 years or less experience, and U.S. military photographers. Applicants are required to submit a completed application, a $40 application fee, a personal statement, a recommendation, and a portfolio of no more than 20 images. Prior Workshop attendees are not eligible to apply again. 50 students and 50 professionals (including military) will be selected for Barnstorm.

The Eddie Adams Workshop is an intense four-day gathering of the top professionals in photojournalism, along with 100 carefully selected students. The Workshop’s purpose is to create a forum in which an exchange of ideas, techniques, and philosophies can be shared between both established members and newcomers of the profession of picture journalism. The Workshop is tuition-free, and the 100 students are chosen based on the merit of their portfolios. 2007 will mark the 20th year of the Eddie Adams Workshop.

The Workshop Board of Directors reviews students’ portfolios and recommendations. The top 100 chosen students will be divided into 10 teams of 10. A photographer, an editor and a researcher, all professionals within the profession of picture journalism, will lead each team. The four days are divided between shooting, editing, speeches and panel discussions. Students will have the opportunity for one-on-one time with editors to discuss their portfolios at what is known as the 11:30 Club. Barnstorm is 100% digital, giving students and faculty access to a variety of the best professional equipment available, including Nikon digital SLR’s and the latest Apple computers. During the Workshop, the students have constant interaction with the biggest and brightest minds in photography today- nowhere else will you find 150 top-notch faculty members for 100 students!

I have always been a fan of the wordpress themes by Thad Allender at Graph Paper Press. In fact, I was this close to actually shelling out some money to purchase the Gridline Magazine theme. But now, it seems as though I may not have to, as the Monochrome Gallery and Gridline Lite themes are free to use.

Little did I know that when I decided to check out this new alltop.com site (popurls for everything, as Ryan puts it), I would run into Ashoka, the same organization that helped to give Rene Edde and I some semblance of a purpose after we left a questionable program.

Apparently, at the We Media 2008 conference it was announced that the Knight Foundation was investing $3 million into Ashoka to find “social entrepreneurial journalists.” Rob Park writes on the We Media blog:

“Both organizations are looking for journalist that will create social change in geographically specific communities. But this partnership will be, “a tension filled relationship” according to Ibarguen.

The Knight foundation has historically been focused on journalism from a American perspective while Ashoka has its roots in a global context. That tension as well as other criteria distinguishing quality journalism from advocacy will have to be worked out between the two massive organizations.

However, Diana Wells, president of Ashoka, clearly defines the qualities they are looking for in a journalist:

• Creativity – An ability to combine visionary goal setting with a practical approach.
• Entrepreneurial quality – A total commitment to changing patterns and systems.
• Commitment to social impact – The potential of the idea to solve an endemic problem.
• Ethical fiber – An ability to inspire others by strength of character and integrity.

(Taken Directly From Ashoka’s website: http://www.ashoka.org/node/3833)”

You can read Park’s full post here, or the official press release from the Ashoka site here.