A Visual Journalism Discussion Network
Guest: Ben Weller Topics: World Press Photo Contest 2020 Nominees Let’s discuss the nominees. Adobe Cancels Event Due to CoronaVirus As mentioned last week, the CoronaVirus, or COVID-19, is having detrimental impacts to many events. The latest victim is the Adobe Summit 2020. How has COVID-19 affected us? What do these conferences provide that can’t […]
Visual Journalism in a Pandemic COVID-19 is dominating the news and made me think about covering a story about a pandemic. How would you cover a story like this in your area? What kind of precautions would you take before and during the coverage of a story like this? Has COVID-19 affected your plans to […]
Guests: Olga Stefatou Topic 1: Photo Orgies So many photographers were showing up to photograph Yosemite’s famous Horsetails Falls when it was lit up that park officials had to close areas to prevent them from being overwhelmed with people and trash. What are our thoughts on this story, is Yosemite making the right choice, or […]
Guests: Neha Hirve Topic 1: Photojournalist Arrested A photojournalist in NYC was arrested for filming police officer arresting someone. Why do arrests like these still happen? Why is something like this happening in NYC or even America? What are some precautions we can take to ensure we’re not in a similar situation? What are the […]
Guests: Katarina Premfors, David H. Wells Topic 1: Google Debuts Manipulated Image Detection Tool Jigsaw, an Alphabet company, has unveiled a new tool called Assembler which seeks to detect manipulated imagery. The tool combines multiple image manipulations techniques to seek out and detect altered images. What do we think of this tool? Will it help […]
Guest: None Topic 1: PDN Stops Publication After 40 years of producing a high-quality photography focused magazine, PDN is stopping production. Did you read PDN? How does this news make you feel? What other publications currently exist that might take this magazine’s place? Do you think the departure of this magazines opens the door to […]
Guest: Mary Schroeder Topic 1: Van Life Photographer Christian Schaffer is a photographer who lives full time on the road. What do we think of her accommodations and life style? Do you think this kind of living could be feasible for you and your work life? Feasible for a visual journalist? Would you ever consider […]
Guest: Daniel Dreifuss Topic 1: Dual screen laptops…hype or future? Travis got himself one of those fancy new dual screen laptops and was flaunting it on the internet. How has the device worked for him and his workflow? Can this device help visual journalists and are dual screen laptops the way of the future? Topic […]
Guest: None Topic 1: Best of CES Travis Keyes went to CES, let’s talk about what he saw. Topic 2: Canon’s new Matchmaking Service Do you think this device will.work where others have failed? Would you use this service? If so, why, if not, why not? Topic 3: Tips for Photojournalism What do we think […]
Have you missed the sultry sounds of Zach Roberts? If so, enjoy this interview he conducted with Carter Adams. Dislclaimer, this episode has some expletives, please be aware of this will be played in the presence of children. Here’s Carter’s bio from wksu.org: Carter is a senior journalism student at Kent State University and multimedia intern with […]