Friday, August 15, 2003

High School Filmmakers in Chicago High School Filmmakers. "Here in Chicago," reports David Bernstein in the New York Times, "Carlo Trovato, an English teacher and film instructor at Von Steuben High School on the city's North Side, said that interest in filmmaking swelled after the school added digital media production to its curriculum about four years ago. Last year, with much-needed grant money, the school purchased five Apple eMac desktop computers and Final Cut Pro editing software for its media lab. Student demand for the course has surprised even Mr. Trovato; he said 200 students now typically sign up for 30 spots per class. Two years ago the school added a second film class. And a film festival, now in its fourth year, attracts more entries each year." [Aug 15] [Apple Hot News] 1:34:53 PM

Howard Dean News Roundup / Arizona Republic Mention News Roundup. The AP reports on the Sleepless Summer Tour, which starts one week from tomorrow: By late Thursday afternoon 7,862 people had signed up for the rallies and hundreds more were expected to show up. The series of rallies in venues ranging from a barn in Virginia to an airplane hangar in Milwaukee to a city park in New York are designed to demonstrate Dean?s broad strength among the Democratic candidates. (Sign up for the Sleepless Summer here.) Howard Dean gives a brief interview to the Arizona Republic today: Dean... ripped President Bush's forest policy as "an excuse to open up the wilderness to the logging industry." "This president talks a good game, but he never gave $1 to stop the forest fires that are happening in Arizona," Dean told The Republic between campaign stops in Iowa. And the Kansas City Star writes about Dean Meetups and the Internet. [Blog for America] 12:17:13 PM