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Journalism doesn't pay, so what?
I never thought about making money when I set up Kigali Wire. From the beginning it has always been an experiment and it remains so. I never thought about making money when I shot my first photojournalism essay - which is in dire need of an editor's hand... forgive...more
The ultimate frontline camera
You've got until February 3rd to bid for the above on eBay. The 'Paillard Bolex H8 Military Gun outfit' is possibly the most bizarre camera you're ever likely to come across. The blurb on the online auction site says it's a "Very interesting and Rare military Gun outfit delivered...more
Mark Mardell in hostile environments
Mark Mardell heads into hostile territory for the BBC, but this is just make believe. The BBC's Europe Editor found it increasingly daft that he was missing out on stories because he hadn't done the requisite hostile environment training course, Why am I here if I don't want to get...more
The tools have changed
Broadcast talks to four senior TV news journalists about how their working life has changed due to improvements in technology. Tim Marshall, Sky News' foreign affairs editor, says most of the changes are for the good. And sometimes knocking on a door and asking if you can hop on a...more
Bags of journalism
Frontline bloggers, Rob Crilly and Alex Strich are on the move today. Rob is off to the DRC and Alex is on his way back to Kabul before moving on to Kandahar. They've both blogged what's in their kitbag. For Rob, it's back to the future, Sony Tape Recorder -...more
Making a one man documentary
Filmmaker Matt Clift talks about how he went about making a one man documentary film about an orphanage in Uganda in 2007. He details the problems he had, the equipment he used and offers a number of tips for wannabe filmmakers working in difficult environments, Where I was going...more
Kit to the future
Kevin Sites filed text, video, images and audio from twenty wars for the duration of one year between 2005-2006 for the Yahoo HotZone project. Pictured above is the equipment he took with him. It all fitted inside one rucsac. Just a couple of years later and I think it'd...more
The new live news
[video:youtube:nnffuBGNOfY] Josh Wolf has an interesting idea for a new live internet news network based - surprise surprise seeing as how it's the internet we're talking about - in San Francisco. He aims to harness live video broadcasting tools like Qik, Flixwagon and Ustream.tv - which Kyle MacRae has previously...more
"Like being in the mouth of a tuba"
In a series of behind the scenes films ITV's Mark Austin and Phil Reay Smith describe life working as reporters in Helmand province, Afghanistan. And by the looks of things it's all rather snug. As Mark says, "It's the best food in terms of being in a theatre of...more
Don't be a whiner
From the Digital Journalist way back in 2003, war reporter Joseph L. Galloway gives sage advice to wannabe war reporters on what to carry and how to avoid being killed. I've extracted a few highlights, Strive to look as much like a private of whatever service you are travelling with....more
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