http://freedomforumdiversity.org/resources Resources and insights, brought to you by Val Hoeppner, the Multimedia Guru Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:21:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I began my journalism career as a photojournalist in 1989, shooting black and white film. Each day I shot and processed rolls of Kodak's famed Tri-X. I couldn't imagine photography getting any better than that...and then it did. In 1999 I got hold of my first digital camera and never looked ... http://freedomforumdiversity.org/resources/2011/06/09/three-camera-apps-for-the-iphone-4-and-ipod-touch-4/ A few days ago Diversity Institute Visiting Scholar, Charles Pulliam came to my office and said, "I'm going to Joplin to cover the disaster." Initiative has never been a problem for Pulliam, an alum of several Freedom Forum Diversity Institute programs including the Chips Quinn Scholars (2008) and the American Indian ... http://freedomforumdiversity.org/resources/2011/05/27/joplin-disaster-reported-on-twitter-organized-on-storify/ Chip Quinn Scholars Danese Kenon (Fall 2000), Devin Wagner (Spring 2008) and Sarah Welliver (Summer 2007) have produced documentary projects posted this week on the Web. Kenon, a multimedia photojournalist at The Indianapolis Star, produced "Hoosier Veterans: Faces of War"; Wagner, a staff photographer at the Argus Leader in Sioux Falls, ... http://freedomforumdiversity.org/resources/2010/11/11/three-documentaries-to-watch-oh-and-they-were-produced-by-chipsters/ Earthquake In Chile on Dipity. Dipity.com is a free site that allows you to create and share time lines. You can add text, photos and video to the time line. The Seattle Times, Chicago Sun-Times and others are using Dipity time lines. Another super cool thing about Dipity is that it can ... http://freedomforumdiversity.org/resources/2010/03/26/dipity-makes-time-lines-easy-and-free/ Links and resources from the 2010 Free Spirit New Media Technologies session with Val Hoeppner and Jack Marsh. Download the PDF. http://freedomforumdiversity.org/resources/2010/03/12/free-spirit-2010-links-and-resources/ This month I'm watching multimedia, photojournalism, free software websites and one hilarious YouTube video. At Work The Big Picture Blog at Boston.com is still one of my favorite photo blogs. Alan Taylor is a developer at Boston.com and posts entries Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week. The Polygamists National Geographic now posts photo galleries ... http://freedomforumdiversity.org/resources/2010/02/04/what-im-watching-feb-2010/ Surfing the North Carolina Coast Beautiful black and white surf images from Chris Bickford and the New York Times Travel section. Americanpoverty.org Excellent photo essays from photojournalists around the country. From the website, "In Our Own Backyard is an organization of photojournalists committed to the cause of social justice in the United States. Our ... http://freedomforumdiversity.org/resources/2009/12/08/what-im-watching-and-reading-dec-2009/ "What I'm Watching" is a new feature of the Resources Blog. It is a way for the Multimedia Guru to share multimedia stories, online journalism and new technologies. Feel free to add your favorite multimedia stories to the comment section below. Audio slide show: Frozen Land, Forgotten People In 1966, Bureau of ... http://freedomforumdiversity.org/resources/2009/11/10/what-im-watching-nov-2009/ No budget for training? The Web is rife with resources for training staff and helping you do your job. Below are some of the links I shared at the Associated Press Photo Managers conference in St. Louis. Add your favorites to the comments section of this post. When I needed to ... http://freedomforumdiversity.org/resources/2009/10/29/free-and-cheap-online-training-blogs-and-more/ The Washington Post video project, "Last Chance High School" tells the story of "candidates" at Freestate Challenge Academy in Maryland, a 17-month program that allows at-risk youth to receive military-style training and a GED. The story, shot by Whitney Shefte, is held together by two strong characters and a ton ... http://freedomforumdiversity.org/resources/2009/08/28/watch-this-a-lesson-in-characters-and-b-roll/