Faculty Positions in Interactive Multi-Media and Entrepreneurship at USC Annenberg

From USC's Annenberg School: Faculty Positions in Interactive Multi-Media and Entrepreneurship USC Annenberg's School of Journalism seeks applicants for two open rank faculty appointments. Candidates should have a firm grounding in the enduring values of journalism and a deep understanding of the emerging world of possibilities for its practice. They will join an Annenberg tradition of innovation, and enrich the School's ability to equip our students to offer their work on multiple platforms, lead and collaborate in participatory journalism, and build audiences and sustainable economic models. We seek scholars and practitioners who will join us in effecting change with an eye on the public interest and an embrace of all voices. Areas of interest include: 1. Research and experimentation regarding entrepreneurialism in media, focusing on audience-building, social networking and online communities, news aggregation and community participation. Candidates for this position will have a deep understanding of the interactive news environment and a…

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“Portable Field Recording for Photographers” at B&H

Next Thursday, January 29, B&H is hosting "Going Multimedia: Portable Field Recording for Photographers"- a potentially valuable session for anyone interested in audio recording. From their site: ""Multimedia" is the word of the day. Like it or not, it is increasingly insufficient to generate images alone in an environment where others are consistently paring them with audio. Join B&H Maven Tyler Gusich at the Event Space, where he will review the entire capture process of audio for photographers, including how to use portable field recorders and microphones in your workflow.  This course is specially designed for all skill levels where everyone will benefit from an explanation of the pertinent features and differences in a range of field recorders. If you come knowing nothing, you will leave inspired and informed on how to record. If you come knowing something, this is a great opportunity to refine your appreciation of relevant gear and techniques."…

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Worth watching: liveBooks interview with Harry Benson

"A good photograph can't be duplicated, cannot happen again. It's over. It's a moment in life, in history." ~ Harry Benson The newest installment in liveBooks' "Photographers in Focus" video series is an interview with legendary photographer Harry Benson. Perhaps most well known for his images of the Beatles, he is one of the most accomplished photographers in the business, having won numerous awards from around the world. Benson, originally from Scotland, was recently honored with a CBE by the Queen of England.  This is the fifth interview in the series, you can see all of them at the liveBooks site.

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Obama, President: Harlem Part 1 & 2

The night of November 4, 2008, right after Obama's Victory Speech, Harlem was sparkling into joy, relief and euphoria. 'Feeling of accomplishment', state of shock, screams, smiles, dances, and hugs. It felt like landing on the moon. The joy was palpable, surreal, and entire. 'Pure joy' says the NYPD officer who normally would answer 'not allow to talk'. That night brought us all together to celebrate the unexpected. OBAMA. Magic keyword. A concept, a dream, and a need for change even bigger than the man behind it. But we needed the man. Obama O8! Happy 09. Obama Harlem part 1: http://mimlab.com/obama/ Obama Harlem part 2: http://mimlab.com/obama2/ Also on vimeo: http://vimeo.com/user1174444/videos/sort:oldest Thanks to Claudine Boeglin for sending this over!

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Festival of the Photograph, June 11-13, 2009

The lineup for the 2009 Festival of the Photograph has been announced. Sylvia Plachy, Martin Parr, and Gilles Peress will be the main speakers for the event, with additional exhibits to be announced (so far, they have Paolo Pellegrin and Platon). If you haven't marked your calendar yet, plan to be in Charlottesville, VA, June 11-13.  You can get tickets and more information on their site.

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