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Knight Digital Media Center looking for News Entrepreneurs and Newsroom Leaders for Upcoming Workshops

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:February 4, 2010

If you're looking for professional training opportunities, the Knight Digital Media Center has a couple of great programs coming up. The News Entrepreneur Boot Camp is designed for 20 competitively selected digital entrepreneurs with great ideas for community news and information initiatives in the public interest. The boot camp will be held May 16-21, at USC Annenberg. Deadline for applications is February 19, 2010. The Transformative Leadership Institute is looking for people who are already positioned as the new leaders of news and information in the community interest. They are looking for leaders from major established news organizations that are transforming themselves and also for news entrepreneurs who are reinventing models for news and information. You can nominate yourself, or anyone else you feel is qualified for this program. The final list of fellows will be named in May. Deadline for nominations is March 31, 2010. You can see a full list…

ASPP “Reinvention Weekend” to be held April 15-18, 2010, in Boston, MA – Registration open now

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:January 29, 2010

The American Society of Picture Professionals (ASPP) and the Picture Archive Council of America (PACA) invite you to come to Boston for an exciting “Reinvention Weekend” April 15th – 18th. The entire conference is geared to Reinvent, Reimagine and Reinvigorate your career or your approach to the photography business. The conference begins on Thursday April 15th with a one day trade show (tables still available), and then will continue with 2 days of great sessions. Brian Storm is the keynote speaker and will also join a panel to discuss thought-provoking insights into the new paradigms for our industry. Be inspired by thought leaders, story-tellers, and community service activists. Lend your voice to the critical discussions between the different segments of our industry. Learn from the experts how to use social media and web tools to enhance your business. Even receive free career make-over sessions. Speakers will include Rick Smolan, Ilise Benun of…

The Kalish now accepting applications for 2010 – deadline May 15

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:January 5, 2010

Can you work hard and have fun at the same time? Are you looking for a workshop you can afford? Would you like to work elbow to-elbow with some of the best visual editors in the country? Can you bowl? The 2010 Kalish is open for business and accepting applications for the 21st edition of this venerable visual editing workshop. It's an opportunity to learn cross-platform/multimedia skills from a faculty of Emmy and Pulitzer Prize winning visual editors. Brian Storm, Geri Migielicz, Sue Morrow, Randy Cox and Kenny Irby will be on the faculty this year along with other industry experts. The core faculty has worked together on this program for many years and most of them stay through the duration of the workshop providing ample time to answer your questions. Last year we closed registration at 30 people and attracted a diverse group of working professionals, students and professors from six…

Register now- Online Symposium: Seeking Justice- Social Activism through Journalism & Documentary Practice

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:October 9, 2009

This looks like a fantastic opportunity to join together with an amazing group of journalists to hear speakers and have some great discussions- and you don't even have to leave home! Online Symposium: Seeking Justice - Social Activism through Journalism & Documentary Practice The Centre for Documentary Practice invites you to logon and join the world’s first online journalism and documentary conference on October 15th 2009, starting 12 midnight (GMT). Speakers include Ed Kashi, Jodi Bieber, Marcus Bleasdale, Shahidul Alam, Gary Knight, Adam Ferguson, Travis Beard, Michael Coyne, Masaru Goto, Jack Picone, Megan Lewis, and more to be confirmed. On October 15th we will connect an international community of documentary practitioners and journalists for one day, to share stories, to stimulate discussion and debate about our discipline, and to inspire each other to continue the fight for justice. Register now for this free online conference.

GeekFest 2009- a weekend of photo inspiration in South Florida

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:August 3, 2009

If you're looking for some photo-inspiration this fall, consider heading down to sunny Florida September 11-13 for GeekFest- the semi-annual get-together hosted in St. Pete, organized by APhotoADay's Melissa Lyttle. From Melissa: "Some things we’re cooking up this year include: a shuffleboard tournament, a shoot-out, a silent print auction and more… If you’ve never been to GeekFest before, it’s not your normal photo conference. It’s laid back. It’s low key. And it’s a pretty full weekend of photo goodness. We like to keep it casual and comfortable. Everyone that comes is there for inspiration, plain and simple." Speakers this year will include: Sam Abell, Damon Winter, Bryan Moss, Pat Farrell, Alexis Lambert, Allison V Smith, Bob Croslin, Dai Sugano, and Nicole Fruge. There aren't many places you can hang with photographers/photo folks of that caliber all at once- registration is only $100, and there are some hotel discounts if you act quickly.…