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Support “The Last Clinic” on Indiegogo

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:February 10, 2014

The Last Clinic is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas documenting the battle over abortion in Mississippi and the potential effects that could impact the nation. The film follows the journey of two women in need of reproductive health services caught in the middle of this battle over access to care. You can contribute to making this project a reality through Indiegogo. Background Mississippi is one of five states with a sole abortion clinic, but a pending lawsuit threatens to shutter the facility. If this clinic closes, women in Mississippi will no longer have access to a legal abortion in the state. This new law could set a precedent for other states to follow. How to Help Donate to fund the final stages of production, editing, sound mixing, and color correction. Visit The Last Clinic Indiegogo page for more information.

Worth Watching #148: This Is Not A Conspiracy Theory

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:February 6, 2014

From the director of Everything is A Remix comes the first installment of his new documentary, This is Not a Conspiracy Theory. - Eric Maierson This is Not a Conspiracy Theory (Part 1) from Kirby Ferguson on YouTube. See what else we think is Worth Watching.

Join BagNews’ Online Salon on White House Photo Access This Sunday

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:February 5, 2014

You’re invited to take part in the next BagNews Salon this Sunday, February 9th. The Salon brings together the eyes and voices of the world’s leading photojournalists, editors, visual academics and other informed observers to analyze select edits of news photographs in a 90 minute online discussion format. Sunday’s topic will be “Understanding Debate Over White House Photo Access.”

The purpose of the discussion is to better understand the current conflict between the media and the White House over photo access. Some of the issues are historical. Others are new, involving the ability (and savvy) of the Obama White House to distribute imagery to the public and the press via social media. Conversation will be based around a key set of photos, with the primary question – what is the goal of access today and how can we best understand the visual strategies when both institutions, the media and the White House, are operating with the dual agenda to sell and inform?

More information is available on BagNewsNotes.com.
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Support “Island of Widows” by Ed Kashi

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:February 5, 2014

Please Support ‘Island of Widows’ from Talking Eyes Media on Vimeo.

Photojournalist, filmmaker and educator Ed Kashi has dedicated his career to documenting the social and political issues that define our times. His next project takes him to Nicaragua, where sugar cane workers are dying in record numbers from kidney failure, and no one seems to know why.

Help make this project possible through IndieVoices.
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Job Alert: Infographic Designer with the Council on Foreign Relations

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:February 3, 2014

The Council on Foreign Relations is currently hiring for the part-time position of Infographic Designer. The position is based in Washington, DC.

Summary

The Information Graphic Designer will help design and produce graphics and data visualizations to be used in web and interactive projects for the Council’s website. Responsibilities will include: creating graphic visualizations for online editorial publications, including backgrounders, timelines, maps, and slideshows; adding graphics to the InfoGuide series; working with the CFR.org multimedia team to establish production timelines; and translating complex concepts and data on foreign policy issues into visual images.
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