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MSNBC Hiring Director of Photography

Post author:Lisa Jamhoury
Post published:May 7, 2012

MSNBC is hiring a director of photography. Director, Photography Editorial | New York City, NY, United States We seek an experienced, passionate photojournalism leader to direct our still photography report. As a member of msnbc.com’s editorial leadership team, you will lead in the creative production, acquisition, editing and presentation of news photographs. The ideal candidate will merge the highest journalistic and ethical standards with the digital imperative for open-minded, innovative adaptability. You will be accountable for the quality and quantity of the 10-10-person photo team’s output, for collaboratively defining and executing site standards for photo usage, and for mentoring a newsroom spread across 8 time zones in four locations on best practices in picture editing. You will have demonstrated success in industry-leading storytelling, staff development and multi-platform photojournalism. Your love for great pictures is broad-ranging, and you will be as comfortable editing pictures from a war zone as you are telling visual…

Worth Watching: Magnum Access to Life Project, and Ed Kashi on NPR

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:July 7, 2008

Eight Magnum photographers spent time photographing thirty people in 9 countries around the world, both before and 4 months after starting antiretroviral treatment for AIDS. From MSNBC.com: Tobha Nzima lost her 8-year-old son and two partners to AIDS and was near death herself, but after taking free antiretroviral drugs she got better. Tobha's story and many others are depicted by Magnum photographers in "Access to Life," a multimedia project funded by The Global Fund to document efforts to fight HIV/AIDS in nine nations. NBC's Ann Curry reports. You can see the full Access to Life project, or the images in a slideshow on MSNBC.com. Also worth checking out: yesterday's edition of Weekend Edition Sunday on NPR featured photojournalist Ed Kashi talking about his work and new book, Curse of the Black Gold, covering the last 50 years of the effect oil has had on the Niger Delta. Listen to the interview.