March Digital Journalist now online

The March Digital Journalist is now online.  This month features Anthony Suau's feature on The Housing Meltdown.  You've probably seen his World Press Photo winning image of the police detective clearing a house, but the rest of the series is definitely worth a look, it's a very powerful take on what's going on in towns across the country right now. Of covering the story with detective Robert Kole, Suau says: "I was on edge each time we approached a home over the next day and a half I rode with him – I always wondered what emotion we would find next. Between evictions he took me to streets on which every home was closed as a result of foreclosures. I worked the streets of crack houses and boarded up complexes as he stood closely by. "Don't even think of coming here on your own," he told me as we pulled away." Lots…

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Intended Consequences at Aperture Gallery

Jonathan Torgovnik's exhibit for his project Intended Consequences is now on view at the Aperture Gallery, through May 7.  There will also be a panel discussion on Wednesday, April 29, 2009, at 6:30 (check the gallery's website for more info). Torgovnik's book, Intended Consequences: Rwandan Children Born of Rape will be released on April 7, 2009, coinciding with the fifteenth anniversary of the start of the genocide. If you haven't seen it yet, you can view the full multimedia piece here, and get more information on the project at http://www.foundationrwanda.org/.

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EITI and MediaStorm collaborate on ‘Making resources work for people’

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and MediaStorm recently collaborated on 'Making resources work for people'. This project explores EITI's efforts to establish resource transparency around the world. About the Project: 3.5 billion people live in countries rich in oil, gas and minerals. With good governance the exploitation of these resources can generate large revenues to foster growth and reduce poverty. However when governance is weak, it may result in poverty, corruption, and conflict. The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) aims to strengthen governance by improving transparency and accountability in the extractives sector. The EITI sets a global standard for companies to publish what they pay and for governments to disclose what they receive.

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Bob Sacha to speak about Bearing Witness at ASPP

Bob Sacha - The Anatomy of a Prize Winning Multimedia Production - from the First Idea to the Finished Piece For more than 25 years Bob Sacha was a prize winning photojournalist constantly traveling the world on assignment for National Geographic, Life and other magazines. Then in January 2008, he joined the award winning multimedia production studio MediaStorm. His first assignment started with an email from Brian Storm: " I have a big project for you to start with working with Reuters to create a five year anniversary project on Iraq. I think it's going to be a really important project that will get quite a bit of attention when it comes out....." A little more than 2 months later, Reuters: Bearing Witness: 5 years of the Iraq War was launched. Hear the story of how that email started the journey that ended in the multiple award winning website -http://iraq.reuters.com/ MARCH 10, 2009  6:30…

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Improving Audio on the Canon EOS 5D Mk II

Kevin Reylek over at B&H has done a fantastic review of options to record better audio with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II. Kevin writes: "While the onboard mic performs as advertised, I found it to be serviceable at best. Consisting of just 3 tiny pinholes on the front of the camera body, the mic doesn't have the greatest pickup distance or quality. It is capable of picking up general ambience and voices, but it also picks up a fair amount of handling noise, which can mar an otherwise suitable recording. So, if you're recording video clips with the goal of having them heard as well, then an add-on mic is a must." They did multiple testings with several mics, and you can listen to the results at the bottom of the article.  While some of the options might seem a little impractical and unwieldy, if you're serious about using a 5D…

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