by Iuliia Mendel | Sep 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
A print article could really have a huge impact at the beginning of 20th century. It was a Polish journalist Jan Karski who published eyewitness reports of the Holocaust, sending the story to Allied leaders, the media and even Hollywood during World War II. Besides...
by Iuliia Mendel | Sep 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
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by Matthias Sdun | Sep 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
Dean Baquet, executive editor of the New York Times, talks about the digital newsroom, new forms of storytelling and the impact of the mobile phone on the New York Times. [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLlNJVrml5Y width:500 align:center]...
by Michelle Marinho | Sep 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
I arrived in the United States for the WPI fellowship on the day of the reopening of the USA embassy in Havana. It was on August 14 and I was at the Houston airport waiting for my flight to the Twin Cities. CNN was broadcasting live this historical event, but nobody...
by Tanmoy | Sep 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
In front of the White House. 9/11/2015 While we were at the roosevelt room in the White House, we were asked to put all of our phones in a locker. Which means no photos either. That kind of made us all sad, as we all wanted to keep this highly special...
by Teodora Trifonova | Sep 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
In Minnesota it was seven o’clock in the morning on August 26th when I woke up to see an unexpected message in Facebook. “Stay safe” my colleague and friend from BTV News Yavor Nikolov had warned me. In Sofia it was three in the afternoon. It was my second week in the...
by Maia Jastreblansky | Sep 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
The scorching sun sweeps the streets of Manhattan. The sun’s rays bounce off the concrete, slide along the skyscrapers, somewhere mingling with smoke emanating from the sewers and food shops. It’s a hot, hot day. Mickey Mouse takes off his...
by Leah Craven | Sep 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
They’re everywhere, and almost everyone has one. Perhaps even your grandmother. It’s no secret that smart phones have changed the way journalists work. It has also changed the way the public can engage with mainstream media, or produce their own...
by Iuliia Mendel | Sep 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
by Matthias Sdun | Sep 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
Within the last couple of years mobile devices have become so powerful, that you can not only shoot but also edit video footage with them. As a journalist it is good to be aware of the marvelous tool you have got in your pocket. To show you some possibilities when...
