The Benefits of Backpack Journalism
(Tattoo shop British Ink is profiled in the following piece made by Amna Nawaz for the March 2010 backpack journalism workshop with Bill Gentile and NBC News in Washington DC.) Often times when people...
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Avoiding the Visual Stutter
(Video by Peter Biro/IRC) When I was in graduate school I had a photojournalism professor who used to emphasize how important it was to avoid the “visual stutter.” Basically he meant that when working...
View ArticleMaking Local Leaders Part of Your Video Strategy
Many people assume that in order to create real social impact you need a viral video, the next KONY 2012, something that will be seen by millions of people. But sometimes generating impact can be just...
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Video Engagement: Retaining Your Audience
When I saw the 2010 Oscar winning documentary The Cove about dolphin slaughters in Japan, I literally jumped out of my seat, approached the director, (who happened to be at the screening), and asked,...
View ArticleDifferent Approaches to Nonprofit Video
Over the past year, I have been slowly starting to categorize and collect examples of different kinds of nonprofit video as I find them on the web. Some I group by topic, others by approach. I have...
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The Emotional Response
GUEST POST by Antonio Peronace, Apollo Political, LLC Recently someone posted the question on a list serve I’m on: “Are we putting too much emphasis on storytelling?” This was in regard to whether or...
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