Showing posts with label citizen journalism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label citizen journalism. Show all posts
20.6.09
Iran
Paul posted on MAPJ about citizen journalism in Iran. Probably like the rest of you, I've been paying a lot of attention to what's coming out from the cloak of censorship. This graphic video was put on the Huffington Post today–very troubling, yet powerful.
28.4.09
Citizen Photojournalism
Welcome to the Twitterverse: NPR
Charlie Rose: Print Journalism in the Digital Age
LINKS
Koko the Gorilla Paid $500 for Self Portrait on National Geographic Cover
Koko's National Geographic Cover
Zapruder Film
Abraham Zapruder's Camera in National Archives
Arnold Hardy 1947 Pulitzer Prize Photograph
Arnold Hardy Photo Affected Change in Fire Safety
Oklahoma City Bombing
Charles Porter IV Describes Pulitzer Photograph (audio)
Aftermath of Oklahoma City Bombing
Oklahoma City: Where They Are Today
Rodney King Video
Rodney King Photographer George Holliday's Story
Los Angeles Riot Anniversary
Paul Watson Recalls Pulitzer Photograph
Paul Watson: Witnessing War (NPR Interview)
Steve Ludlum New York Times 911 Citizen Photojournalist
Steve Ludlum
Errol Morris on Abu Graib
Janis Krums: Miracle on the Hudson Tweet Heard Around the World
Low-Lying Plane Frightens New Yorkers (New York TImes)
Low-Lying Plane Photos and Video (Huffington Post)
Michelle McNally on New York Times Photography
Lightstalkers Citizen Journalism Discussion
Spotted: The Sarasota Herald-Tribune Reader Photo Gallery and Upload Page
CNN iReport
iReport Toolkit
MySpace and Fox News Launch Citizen Journalism Venture
F8 and Be There: Weegee
Sebastião Salgado
Paul Martin Lester
Award WInning Photographer Patrick Schneider Fired
Kevin Carter Obituary (New York TImes)
Kevin Carter/Bang Bang Club Film Interview: NPR (audio)
9.4.09
Dover, Coffins, Censorship and Citizens
The U.S. military had a ban on photographing coffins since President George H.W. Bush (W's father) put the rule in place. One of the chief reasons sited for this was when a spilt-screen of Bush shown joking with reporters as coffin of a soldier killed during the U.S. war in Panama got the former president in a bit of hot water. It was kept in place through the latter Bush years and pushed onto the plate of Barack Obama which he put up for review in February.
There has been a lot written about the issue since the ban's recent lift and photographs of an American soldier's coffin were permitted for the first time in 18 years. Photographs are allowed by the military if the family consents, and in this case the wife of Phillip Myers, a soldier killed in Afghanistan, gave permission. One of the basic points raised during the debate was the "if a tree falls in the forest and there is nobody there, does it make a sound?" argument.
Poynter
Opinion column
"If a soldier is killed and there is no coffin to see, is he really dead?" was the comparison. Although its slightly off-topic or much broader, one of the aspects of dying newspapers in the U.S. is the fact that so much will not be covered. It is estimated that corruption will skyrocket without less watchdogs around to monitor wrongdoing. Citizen journalists are limited in what they can do. Still, having more press freedom is key.
Photo by Tami Silicio
Maytag Aircraft fired military contractor Tami Silicio for violating the military ban on photographing coffins in 2004 along with the newly wed's husband David Landry. Silicio, a non-professional photographer, was previously the last to have a photograph of American coffins published. She did it without compensation.
There has been a lot written about the issue since the ban's recent lift and photographs of an American soldier's coffin were permitted for the first time in 18 years. Photographs are allowed by the military if the family consents, and in this case the wife of Phillip Myers, a soldier killed in Afghanistan, gave permission. One of the basic points raised during the debate was the "if a tree falls in the forest and there is nobody there, does it make a sound?" argument.
Poynter
Opinion column
"If a soldier is killed and there is no coffin to see, is he really dead?" was the comparison. Although its slightly off-topic or much broader, one of the aspects of dying newspapers in the U.S. is the fact that so much will not be covered. It is estimated that corruption will skyrocket without less watchdogs around to monitor wrongdoing. Citizen journalists are limited in what they can do. Still, having more press freedom is key.
Photo by Tami Silicio
Maytag Aircraft fired military contractor Tami Silicio for violating the military ban on photographing coffins in 2004 along with the newly wed's husband David Landry. Silicio, a non-professional photographer, was previously the last to have a photograph of American coffins published. She did it without compensation.
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