Projects worth watching

A few recently released projects not to be missed: Bullet Proof Vest from the Independent Lens Online Shorts Festival Nine-year-old twins Mustapha and Jyeshria know they can’t go to the park unaccompanied. “Your parents need to be there with you, so they can block the bullet,” Jyeshria explains." Lesotho Voices- Born Free from HIV These powerful films and photos by photographer Gideon Mendel share the personal stories of seven women in Lesotho. All are living with HIV but only some have benefited from services to prevent mother-to-child transmission of the virus. Obama's Paranoia Factor Guardian US correspondent Suzanne Goldenberg examines the surge in support for the Democratic candidate Barack Obama, and the orchestrations of his controlling campaign staff. Not Forgotten: Rochester's Victims of Homicide in 2007 Every death is a tragedy. But when someone is murdered, it is an act of violence against the victim, their family, their friends and every one…

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Open Society Institute launches Katrina: An Unnatural Disaster

The Open Society Institute and MediaStorm recently collaborated to produce Katrina: An Unnatural Disaster (www.katrinamedia.org). This site chronicles the struggles and triumphs of Gulf Coast residents since the destruction more than two years ago. Through stories and images, the site explores what is preventing residents from recovering from the disaster and returning home. It features the work of dozens of award-winning print and radio journalists, photographers, filmmakers and youth media organizations, all of whom are OSI Katrina Media Fellows."

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Not Forgotten

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Will Yurman of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle turned a daily assignment covering a memorial service into a year-long project exploring the lives behind the statistics. To create Not Forgotten, last year he visited the families of every homicide victim and created short multimedia portraits of those who had been killed. One good thing about living in Rochester, New York is that all the homicides fit in a single flash window. But bravo for imagining the people behind the numbers and chasing down every story.

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Book Release: Multimedia Journal by Richard Koci Hernandez

Richard Koci Hernandez, of MultimediaShooter, has just released a book, Multimedia Journal, targeted at Multimedia Journalists. "Multimedia Journal will show you how to tap into your creativity by guiding you through a variety of activities that will prod your imagination so you can capture new ideas for multimedia storytelling. The exercises are intended to jump-start your creative energy." You can purchase the book and/or preview the first 15 pages at Blurb.

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