Interactive Narratives 2.0

If you haven't seen it yet, head over to Interactive Narratives, and check out their newly relaunched site.  Originally launched by Andrew DeVigal in 2003, Interactive Narratives is back and better than ever. On the new site, users can view, rate, and submit stories, chat in the forums, check out gear reviews and interviews with multimedia journalists- it's designed to be a "gathering place for multimedia journalists."  With backing from the Online News Association, it will be exciting to see where this goes.

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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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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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Curse of the Black Gold by Ed Kashi

Ed Kashi has recently released his latest project- Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta. Looking at the effect the past 50 years of oil exploitation has had on Nigeria's environment and society, this is a powerful project that is not to be missed. Between the book, a multimedia project, and a website with a blog and tons of links, there is a lot of really great material to pore over here.

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