Photojournalism teaching opportunity at Bethel University
September 10, 2008
Bethel University is seeking an adjunct instructor to teach photojournalism either during the January term or during the spring semester. Read more
RNC Media/Police Panel Discussion at U of M, Monday, Sept. 22
September 10, 2008
(This excerpted from an e-mail by Prof. Jane Kirtley at the U of M)
The Society of Professional Journalists board is planning for a Monday evening, Sept. 22 event, taking place in the Coffman Union theater on the University of Minnesota East Bank campus. In broad terms, it will focus primarily on the interaction between the cops and the media during the recent RNC in St. Paul. It is not intended to be an examination of civil liberties issues overall, nor is it intended to be a critique of media coverage (how media framed the story, did the press incite the protestors, etc.). These are important questions, but at least as of now, they are not going to be the focus of this initial forum.
As of now, Al Tompkins from the Poynter Institute will moderate. Bostrom is supposedly committed to attending, as is a representative from Chris Coleman’s office. Mark Anfinson has been asked by Rick Kupchella to be the “First Amendment lawyer.” We anticipate choosing 3-4 journalists to also appear on the formal panel — with a mix of media (print, broadcast, online), and most likely at least one journalist who covered the fracas but was not arrested. We hope many others will attend, and if they have special expertise or experiences to share, would plan to seat them in the front rows in order to call upon them as resource people.
Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law
Director, Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
University of Minnesota
111 Murphy Hall
206 Church Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612 625 9038 (voice)
612 626 8012 (fax)
kirtl001@umn.edu
A ridiculous time-lapse video from the State Fair
August 30, 2008
I’m sharing this cause I love it! It’s a video made frpom thousands of still images from the chaotic state fair.
National Geographic Live- Annie Griffiths Belt…
May 6, 2008
Over her 25-year National Geographic career, Annie Griffiths Belt has worked on every continent except Antarctica. One of the first female staff photographers hired at the National Geographic, her assignments have included coverage of Jerusalem, the spectacular ancient ruins of Petra in Jordan, England’s Lake District, Lawrence of Arabia, and the Badlands region of South Dakota. Read more
Pulitzer winner Rick Rickman to speak in Mankato…
April 18, 2008
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Rick Rickman will speak on “Chronicling a World on the Run” Thursday , April 24 at 2 p.m. at Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Ostrander Auditorium in the Centennial Student Union. The visit is part of Minnesota State, Mankato’s Mass Communications department’s Media Day.
During his 30-year career as a photojournalist, Rickman has worked for National Geographic, Time, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, Audubon, Life, ESPN The Magazine, The Des Moines Register and other major daily newspapers. His work has received numerous awards, including the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for News Photography for team coverage of the 1984 Summer Olympics for The Orange County (Calif.) Register.
More info: click here
