John Moore featured on The Digital Journalist

"I enjoy doing stories that challenge me. Wars are by their very nature very challenging environments, physically, emotionally, photographically, so there is a natural attraction there for me I suppose. But that aside, I feel strongly that we should cover the events that shape our world." ~ John Moore The July issue of The Digital Journalist is now online. This month's main feature is on John Moore, a  Getty photographer who has spent the last 17 years covering international news. He recently took the photos of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, and has spent much of the last year in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. With a lengthy introduction and interview, and three galleries of Moore's work (Pakistan, Iraq, and the Pan-American Highway), this is a must-see story.

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

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.

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Job Opening- Interactive Multimedia Producer/Programmer

The Knight Center for International Media at the School of Communication, University of Miami is seeking a highly experienced Interactive Multimedia Producer/Programmer with an emphasis on development and multiplatform delivery. A master's degree in a related field is preferred but not required. This individual will be building and extending a rich set of tools, systems and applications to support journalistic storytelling and content distribution to worldwide audiences. The University of Miami School of Communication Knight Center for International Media works closely with Universities, media organizations and citizens around the world and this hire must be able to adapt and interface with a broad spectrum of servers and technologies. The successful candidate will be responsible for supervising teams working on Center's multimedia projects and conduct specialized multimedia workshops for faculty, staff and students. For full details and application information, see the job posting on their site.

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2008 W. Eugene Smith Grant Applications due July 15, 2008

Applications for the 2008 W. Eugene Smith Grant are due July 15, 2008. "The W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography is presented annually to a photographer whose past work and proposed project, as judged by a panel of experts, follows the tradition of W. Eugene Smith's compassionate dedication exhibited during his 45-year career as a photographic essayist. For 2008, the grant will be $30,000, with an additional $5,000 in fellowship money to be awarded at the discretion of the jury. The grant program is independently administered by the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund." Visit the site for additional information and to download the application form.

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Ed Kashi at George Eastman House this Friday

If you're near Rochester, NY this Friday (June 27), don't miss the exhibition party for Ed Kashi's new book/project Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta.  The exhibition is up now through September 1, 2008. Friday's exhibition party will be held from 7-9:30 pm.  While you're at the museum, you can also check out work from Eli Reed's Black in America and Machines of Memory: Cameras from the Technology Collection.

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