Read more about the article LA Times Summer Internship Open for Applications

LA Times Summer Internship Open for Applications

The Los Angeles Times is accepting applications for their summer 2013 visual journalism internship. Applications are due December 10, 2012 and accepted by mail only. Details below. Summer Visual Journalism Internship The Los Angeles Times offers a 10-week paid summer internship in photojournalism. Interns will work side by side with photography / multi-media staff and editors. This is an advanced internship in which you will be working on multi-media stories and daily photojournalism for all sections of the newspaper including news, features and sports. Qualifications Applicants must be actively working toward an undergraduate or graduate degree. Graduates may be eligible if you’ve finished school within six months of the start of the internship. Internships are for students who have not worked professionally as staff photographers.Applicants must have a valid driver’s license and access to a car in good working condition. Candidates should have 1-2 previous internships. How To Apply Applications are accepted…

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Read more about the article TIME Hiring Picture Editor

TIME Hiring Picture Editor

TIME.com is currently hiring for a picture editor. The position is based in New York. Details below. Picture Editor TIME.com is looking for an experienced and innovative online picture editor with a proven hard news background to curate visuals for the TIME.com homepage, site features, LightBox essays and photo galleries. Innovation and confidence is a must; TIME values team members who bring bold new ideas to an agile, forward-thinking, cutting-edge team – a team that is already refining the way it tells stories and fortifying a foundation for groundbreaking projects. The new picture editor must possess a mature understanding of how to visually articulate the top stories of the day. They must also be able to work efficiently in a team environment, often under stringent deadlines. Whether the ideal candidate comes from a print or digital background, he or she must understand – and embrace – the intersection of platforms and devices.…

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Read more about the article Kalish Workshop 2013 Dates Announced

Kalish Workshop 2013 Dates Announced

The Kalish Workshop will be holding its next workshop June 16-21, 2013 in Muncie, Indiana. This five-day storytelling workshop is taught by Emmy and Pulitzer Prize winning editors including: Brian Storm, Geri Migielicz, Sue Morrow, Kenny Irby, Mark Edelson, Randall Greenwell and Scott Sines. Additional leaders in visual storytelling also join during the week. Attending workshop participants receive a discount for MediaStorm Online Training. The Kalish Workshop The Kalish Workshop is an inspirational and intense five-day experience in editing visual storytelling. It is designed to benefit anyone who touches photography with a narrative storyline for online and print. It is a hands-on, collaborative learning environment with daily in-depth discussions and exercises about the best practices to edit, produce and publish successful multimedia and interactive stories. Most faculty attend every session and are accessible to participants (AKA Kalish Kampers) the entire week, making the workshop unique and rewarding in a casual environment. The…

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Read more about the article Transom Now Accepting Applications for 2013 Spring Workshop

Transom Now Accepting Applications for 2013 Spring Workshop

Transom has just released the application for its two-month intensive workshop to be held in April and May 2013. The lead instructor for this workshop will be Rob Rosenthal, along with Sarah Reynolds, the Transom Team, and special guests including Sean Cole and many others. Deadline to apply is January 4th. The Transom Story Workshop The Transom Story Workshop is an eight-week, full time training workshop for beginning radio producers. The Spring 2013 session will take place in Woods Hole, MA from April 1 through May 24, 2013. Cost is $6,500 and includes a license to Hindenburg Journalist, an audio editing software. Participants will also receive a free one-year account with the Public Radio Exchange. Full details about the workshop and registration are available on the Transom website. About the Instructors Rob Rosenthal will be the lead teacher at the Workshop. Rob is an independent producer and an experienced teacher. Most notably,…

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Read more about the article NPPA Revamped: New Resources for Visual Journalists

NPPA Revamped: New Resources for Visual Journalists

It's been an exciting month for the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) with the launch of their new brand and website and a revamped News Video Workshop announced this month. According to NPPA, the 66-year-old organization began their rebranding process in 2008 when they realized, although they had begun equipping and supporting their members' work in new media, they needed to do a better job of communicating these efforts and offerings to their members. As NPPA president Sean D. Elliot said in his address to the NPPA Board last January, “We may still have some work to do convincing visual journalists that we have moved beyond print, but the mission of the NPPA is not tied to the printed page.” Their new branding package, designed in collaboration with Journey Group, of Charlottesville, VA "reflects the concepts of motion and community," and loosely represents a camera lens, according to NPPA. The new logo…

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