The Verge: Drone Journalism Lab takes reporting to the sky
Sunday, 4 December 2011, 11:44
“The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Journalism and Mass Communications is starting a lab to educate students on what it sees as one of the new frontiers for newsgathering and reporting: drone journalism. The lab will look at the ethical, l…
New York Times: In Panama, Expanding the Shortcut Between the Seas
Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 08:46
Moving beyond the traditional audio slideshow: this NY Times interactive about the expansion of the Panama Canal combines audio with panoramic photography.
Washington Post: Breaking down the Situation Room
Friday, 6 May 2011, 10:39
"Here is a tour of everything you need to know about the action in the photo and the specs of the room — from its gadgetry, to its cultural representations on TV and film, to its interior design — from our in-house experts."
Reuters: Osama Bin Laden is dead – prove it
Tuesday, 3 May 2011, 00:12
"[The] editors on the Global Picture Desk found inconsistencies that immediately made us suspicious. There was odd pixilation and blurring and his face was darker in some areas than others. The biggest problem was that the picture looked familiar …
Runnin’ Scared: Osama Bin Laden Fake Death Photo Makes New York Post, Daily Mail, Sun, Mirror and So On
Tuesday, 3 May 2011, 00:08
"The obviously Photoshopped picture of a 'dead' Osama Bin Laden, which has been circulating since at least 2009, is printed large and proud … on page two of today's New York Post. They were far from the only ones to take the bait….
PhotoBlog: We think that bin Laden ‘death photo’ is a fake
Monday, 2 May 2011, 10:02
"An image circulating on the Internet and displayed on some television news programs abroad purports to show Osama bin Laden’s bloody corpse. No U.S. or Pakistani officials have confirmed its authenticity, and two U.S. officials have warned NBC …
BBC News: Royal wedding: Spot yourself in our hi-def crowd picture
Sunday, 1 May 2011, 21:51
"This high-definition, 1.15-gigapixel picture, is a composite of 189 images. The full picture measures 81,471 pixels by 14,154 pixels. The field of view covers 200 degrees. … Photography by Henry Stuart / Spherical Images"
BBC College of Journalism Blog: In praise of the audio slideshow
Thursday, 21 October 2010, 10:36
Kevin Marsh: "The audio slideshow suffers from a default perception that it's neither one thing nor the other; something less than video while tainting the purity of audio. … Put the two together – great audio documentary and great still images – and you have something that is potentially MORE than great storytelling."
Fast Company: This Is Twitter, There Are Rules: How AFP Stole a Photographer’s Work, Then Sued Him
Monday, 10 May 2010, 15:43
A big copyright dispute is brewing between a major news agency and a freelance photographer over Haiti earthquake pictures originally published on TwitPic.
New York Times: Passenger Hailed as Hero Quickly Finds Spotlight Can Have a Harsh Glow
Tuesday, 29 December 2009, 10:04
"[Jasper Schuringa]’s work with the news media outlets raised questions: Was he inappropriately profiting from a national-security incident? And should broadcast networks and newspapers be paying for photo rights from sources they interviewed? Given the changing tone in the coverage, Mr. Schuringa appeared to rethink his approach."
Mediaite: CNN Pays For Cell Phone Image, Plane “Hero” Wants Payment For Interviews
Tuesday, 29 December 2009, 09:59
"CNN clarifies the network did not pay for the actual interview during CNN Newsroom. However, there’s a reason Schuringa has not appeared any further on CNN or any other network – we hear he has asked for additional payment for any future interviews. The practice of paying a 'licensing fee' rather than a direct exchange is a way networks who claim to never pay for interviews can get around the issue. By paying for images and video, they are free to say no money was exchanged hands for the actual interview."
Gawker: The Shady Mainstream Media Payday of Flight 253 Hero Jasper Schuringa
Tuesday, 29 December 2009, 09:57
I'm really struggling to understand why the US media is so annoyed about this: "[Jasper Schuringa] sold the 'TV Rights' of the first of his two photos to CNN for $10K. The 'print rights' went to the Post for $5K. Later, Schuringa was paid upwards of $3K by ABC News for a second photo, which Schuringa tried to sell to other local news outlets for $5K, unsuccessfully. Jasper Schuringa made at least $18,000 from two shitty, blurry photos."
Comment is free: Photography is our right, our freedom
Saturday, 12 December 2009, 13:34
Henry Porter: "The abuse of section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 is an established part of British life and is affecting the work of professional photographers and journalists, as well as the pleasure of amateurs. It is an outrageous infringement of an elementary liberty and it is something that we all should be concerned about, because this particular battle has symbolic significance."
Guardian: From snapshot to Special Branch: how my camera made me a terror suspect
Saturday, 12 December 2009, 13:31
Paul Lewis: "While the use of anti-terrorist stop and search powers has fallen in recent months, a succession of high-profile incidents involving the use of the legislation against photographers has embarrassed senior officers, who privately concede that the rank and file are misusing their powers on the ground."
