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Join BagNews’ Online Salon on White House Photo Access This Sunday

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:February 5, 2014

You’re invited to take part in the next BagNews Salon this Sunday, February 9th. The Salon brings together the eyes and voices of the world’s leading photojournalists, editors, visual academics and other informed observers to analyze select edits of news photographs in a 90 minute online discussion format. Sunday’s topic will be “Understanding Debate Over White House Photo Access.”

The purpose of the discussion is to better understand the current conflict between the media and the White House over photo access. Some of the issues are historical. Others are new, involving the ability (and savvy) of the Obama White House to distribute imagery to the public and the press via social media. Conversation will be based around a key set of photos, with the primary question – what is the goal of access today and how can we best understand the visual strategies when both institutions, the media and the White House, are operating with the dual agenda to sell and inform?

More information is available on BagNewsNotes.com.
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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.

photo: Nepal, 2007 © Stephanie Sinclair/VII/Tooyoungtowed.org

Stephanie Sinclair’s “Too Young to Wed” Exhibit at Bronx Documentary Center

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:January 17, 2014

The Bronx Documentary Center, in conjunction with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and VII Photo, presents Too Young to Wed, an exhibition of photographs by Stephanie Sinclair and featuring short films by Jessica Dimmock and Stephanie Sinclair. The exhibit continues Sinclair's mission to share the stories of young brides across the world who are pushed into early unions. In many countries, girls as young as eight are forced into marriage by their families, culture and economic situation. Watch the stories of fifteen-year-old Destaye and young teens in Rajasthan on Vimeo. Event Details Saturday, January 18th, 2014, 6PM - 9PM Exhibition Reception Free and open to the public January 19th – March 16th, 2014 On View: Thursdays and Fridays 3PM - 7PM Saturdays and Sundays 1PM - 5PM For more information contact info@bronxdoc.org or visit www.bronxdoc.org

POYi Competition Deadline Approaching

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:January 13, 2014

The countdown is on to submit entries for Pictures of the Year International's 71st anniversary competition honoring the world's premier documentary photography, multimedia, and visual editing. This year's competition features 44 categories in the divisions of news & reportage, sports, multimedia, editing, publication, and premier. The entry deadline is Thursday, January 16, 2014. About Pictures of the Year International Pictures of the Year International is the oldest and most prestigious photojournalism program in the world. When you enter POYi, your work reaches out to citizens worldwide and becomes a part of visual history. See the new Call for Entries on the POYi website. Or follow their Facebook page for updates.

The first private screening of "The Long Night" at the Paley Center for Media. Photo: Shameel Arafin / MediaStorm

“The Long Night” Screens at Paley Center

Post author:Cortney Cleveland
Post published:November 22, 2013

The first private screening of “The Long Night” at the Paley Center for Media.
Photo: Shameel Arafin / MediaStorm

On Wednesday night, influencers in media and activism gathered at the Paley Center for Media to celebrate the first private screening of The Long Night. MediaStorm’s first feature-length film and the first project funded by the Alexia Foundation’s Women’s Initiative grant, The Long Night is a shining example of both organizations’ commitment to driving change through the power of storytelling.

“When we first started working on this film, we thought we were producing a 10-minute piece about domestic minor sex trafficking in our country today,” executive producer Brian Storm said while introducing the film. “We quickly realized that this story was too big and too important to try to fit into that framework.”
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