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Are you pregnant or a CNN Triathlete
Posted on 24. Jan, 2012 by Bryan Farley.
Tweet During the discussion to my last post, Holly Soboroff mentioned that “many people feel like they have nothing to contribute to the conversation, or that their comments aren’t welcome, or they just would rather not speak up for whatever reason.” Holly posed many other questions about whether people, and women in particular, might choose to [...]
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Everything I Learned About Digital Media
Posted on 17. Jan, 2012 by Bryan Farley.
Tweet Are journalism educators asking the right questions about digital and social media? How do we know when we engage readers? How do we encourage interaction? Do teachers crave feedback and fear silence? If you knew you could be heard, what would you contribute? As one of the early members of the JEA Digital Media committee, I [...]
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NPPA Business Blitz
Posted on 16. Nov, 2011 by Bryan Farley.
Tweet Last month, I attended the National Press Photographers Association’s NPPA Business Blitz at San Jose State University. The NPPA offers many resources for professional photographers, educators and students. The Business Blitz series is just one of several courses offered throughout the year. At this year’s Bay Area workshop, John Harrington discussed specifics about pricing photo [...]
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Guest Post – Cathy Rong Student Concert Journalist
Posted on 02. Sep, 2011 by Bryan Farley.
Tweet This Summer, I have been working with a few student journalists on the JEA Digital Concert Project. Students are collecting photographs and reviews so that JEA students across the country can have access to more imagery and concert reviews. Experienced students mentor students with less experience. I attend a few concerts. Sometimes I mentor [...]
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Arin Segal – Amazing Teen Music Journalist
Posted on 23. Jun, 2011 by Bryan Farley.
Tweet In yesterday’s JEA Digital Media post, journalism educator David Schwartz stressed the importance of creating a “living curriculum.” He provided examples of scholastic journalism programs that have adapted and professional organizations that have failed. He also discussed Starre Vartan, the well known problogger who illustrates a possible future for journalism. After reading Schwartz’s post, [...]
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Trying To Practice What We Teach
Posted on 15. Jun, 2011 by Bryan Farley.
Tweet This year, while teaching at San Marin High School in Novato, California, I have tried to combine my love for teaching and my love for story telling. There have been times when being able to do both has helped me as an instructor. There were other times when I wondered if I succeeded at [...]
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JEA Digital Media Concert Project
Posted on 26. Apr, 2011 by Bryan Farley.
Tweet What do you want from a JEA Digital Media Concert site? At the 2011 JEA/NSPA Spring National Journalism Convention, Ina Herlihy and I challenged our audience to consider the future of high school concert photography. We continue the discussion now. Ina helped me start this project before she had been selected as the 2010 National Student [...]
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Concert Photography – Practice, Practice, Disney
Posted on 16. Apr, 2011 by Bryan Farley.
Tweet With digital media, publications can show their audience more photos than a print publication, but only if the photographer captures the pictures. This is not as easy as it may appear. Two months ago, I visited Disneyland with my wife and two children for my daughter’s seventh birthday. I knew I would return to [...]
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Photography Portfolios 2.0
Posted on 15. Apr, 2011 by Bryan Farley.
Tweet Jim McNay, pictured above, and Mark Murray presented with me at JEA Anaheim. I have edited this post a couple times since I first posted it Friday morning before my presentation. I have added Zach Hetrick’s current website link and added Grant Morris’s answer about how he sold the a photo to Time Magazine. [...]
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