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Support Ami Vitale’s Latest Project to Combat Poaching in Kenya

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:January 31, 2014

Photographer and filmmaker Ami Vitale‘s work has taken her to over 85 countries. Her stories tell of the endurance of the human spirit and nature in the face of overwhelming odds. For her next project, she hopes to combat poaching in Kenya by focusing on the indigenous people of Northern Kenya and their efforts to end poaching on ancestral lands by preserving their traditional way of life and strengthening their communities.

You can contribute to making this project a reality through IndieVoices.
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Worth Watching #147: True Detective

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:January 29, 2014

Patrick Clair and Breeder collaborate to create a stunning intro for HBO's "True Detective." - Joe Fuller HBO's True Detective - Main Title Sequence from Patrick Clair on Vimeo. See what else we think is Worth Watching.

World Press Photo Introduces Free Education Platform “Connected Learning”

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:January 28, 2014

Connected Learning is an open and free education platform on Facebook spearheaded by World Press Photo Academy. The first course, "Storytelling," is an extension of a face-to-face multimedia workshop happening now with ten selected participants from North Africa. Over the next ten weeks the Academy will be sharing tips and links provided by the trainers: Cédric Gerbehaye, DJ Clark and Matt Ford together with behind-the-scenes material from the face-to-face multimedia course. Tutorials, assignments and video interviews with multimedia and photography professionals will also be made available to Facebook participants. Visit the Connected Learning Facebook page for more information.

Worth Clicking: Time Travel Photography, Getting Unstuck and Going Viral

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:January 24, 2014

All links are hand-picked by the MediaStorm staff for your enjoyment this weekend. Cheers! 1981's view of the internet. [Wimp.com] Chino Otsuka's Imagine Finding Me is time traveling photography. [Viralnova] Sundance 2014's 1860s-style portraits of the stars. [Esquire] How to navigate stuckness. [Transom] The six things that make stories go viral will amaze and infuriate you. [The New Yorker] Dan Benjamin's Podcasting Equipment Guide gives all the basic gear and software you'll need to podcast at a variety of levels. [The Podcasting Handbook] 10 simple tools every digital newsroom should be using in 2014. [NewsWhip Blog] Good distribution advice for 2014. [Stranger Than Fiction] All five Oscar nominated documentaries are streaming online. [Tribeca Film] The big fast list of documentaries about photography. [PetaPixel]

Livingston Awards Now Accepting Entries From Young Journalists

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:January 22, 2014

The Livingston Awards for Young Journalists honor outstanding achievement by professionals under the age of 35 in local, national and international reporting in print, broadcast and online. Entries must be submitted online no later that than February 1st, 2014, 11:59 p.m. EST. (more…)