Read more about the article POYi Competition Deadline Approaching

POYi Competition Deadline Approaching

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.

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Read more about the article The Evolution of Video Storytelling Featuring MediaStorm and DCTV

The Evolution of Video Storytelling Featuring MediaStorm and DCTV

This week Futures Lab, with a little help from Brian Storm, founder and executive producer of MediaStorm, and John Alpert, co-founder and co-executive director of the Downtown Community Television Center in New York, explores how the proliferation of mobile apps and devices impacts visual journalism. The two veteran storytellers share insights about the place of micro-video via apps like Vine and Instagram and the challenges of funding quality work. In the midst of a changing industry and constant innovation, one principle remains: a good story is at the center of everything they do. Keep an eye out for cameos from the rest of the MediaStorm staff.

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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

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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Read more about the article Job Opportunity: Photojournalist for St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Job Opportunity: Photojournalist for St. Louis Post-Dispatch

For the first time in 5 years, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has an opening for a staff photographer. The newspaper is looking for a high energy and entrepreneurial spirit to report their own stories, whether it’s in photo, video or something new.

Deadline to apply is December 6th, 2013.

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