Attend Ignite Your Passion: Next Generation Video Workshop

Don’t miss this opportunity to share the excitement and drive for excellence with some of the top visual journalists in the country. Whether you’re just starting your career or are a seasoned professional, this weekend workshop will inspire and IGNITE YOUR PASSION to push to the next level of video storytelling. Ignite Your Passion Workshop Details September 14-16, 2012 Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul. $50 General | $40 NPPA Members | $20 Students Space is limited. Early registration recommended. Learn more and apply. This event is sponsored by Gannett Foundation, KARE 11, KUSA-TV, and National Press Photographers Foundation. Questions? Learn more and apply at nppf.org. Contact bmiddeke@kare11.com with questions about the workshop.

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Discover a Bigger, Badder New York with Narratively

Discover Narratively It’s no secret that New York is saturated with top-notch media outlets. But in such a fast-paced city, many of those outlets have no choice but to focus on the 24/7 cycle of breaking news, politics, entertainment and gossip. Countless blogs and websites repeat these stories over and over, but few have the time, resources or interest to undertake high-quality feature reporting. As a result, great human-interest pieces about New York are hard to find. Narratively, a new digital publication, is here to change that by running the bigger, badder, weirder, sadder, uplifting and intoxicating stories about New York that average news headlines don't cover. Narratively is devoted to telling original, true and in-depth stories about New York, with plans to expand to other cities. It aims to slows down the news cycle. Each week, Narratively will explore a different theme about New York and publish a series of connected…

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FotoVisura Pavilion in San Juan Announced

FotoVisura is delighted to announce The 2012 FotoVisura Pavilion in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This four-day contemporary photography event celebrates international and local photography through exhibitions, panel talks, and a portfolio consultation and review. The event will run from August 30 to September 2, 2012 and will feature exhibitions including "Beyond War: Mexico’s Drug War" by Guest Curator Whitney Johnson, director of photography at The New Yorker, "Falling Eyelids: A Fotonovela" written, directed and photographed by ADÁL, and "Interpolations" featuring Migdalia Luz Barens-Vera. Exhibitions at the 2012 FotoVisura Pavilion Beyond War: Mexico's Drug War Guest Curator Whitney Johnson, Director of Photography at The New Yorker Featuring: Eunice Adorno (Mexico City, Mexico), Dominic Bracco II (Texas, US), Alejandro Cartagena (Santo Domingo, Domincan Republic), and Katie Orlinsky (New York, US). Description: Description: In “Beyond War: Mexico’s Drug War” four young photographers share their perspectives on the ongoing conflict. Each looks beyond the graphic violence…

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