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Commentary focussed on my new job as an Assistant Professor of Media and Public Affairs at The University of George Washington University

Documentary & Journalism pt. 2: Issue Advocacy

To the discussion of documentary and journalism, I want to add the not-for-profit communications that I discussed in a previous post. When we make videos for cause related charities – tear-jerker fundraisers and retrospectives, we use every documentary technique in … Continue reading

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YouthAIDS Connection

Check out this interesting article from the Hatchet. It’s about a GW prof on a humanitarian trip with the organization YouthAIDS. YouthAIDS has been a client of me and Rob’s at Amigo for some time. Here’s a video we produced … Continue reading

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Online Journalism Class for Spring ’08

Next Spring I am co-teaching a new class at SMPA with Mike Shanahan. This week, we had our first planning conversation, and I think we have the chance here to something really innovative. I don’t want to get ahead of … Continue reading

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Is This Class a Good Idea?

I’ve gotten that question pretty often this semester. It is not typical to teach digital vidography, Final Cut Pro, and HTML in one class, and thus this is a relevant question to ask. After one semester, and with some caveats, … Continue reading

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