BLOGGING PHOTOJOURNALISM

Just discovered and bookmarked Christian Science Monitor photographer John Nordell's blog In Focus.

It's subtitled "A Monitor photographer's visual journey" but it's much more than that: an inside look at the life of a photojournalism, a little how-I-shot-it, ruminations on the process of photography and journalism and, as you'd expect, some solid photojournalism.

It's a great site for those interested in continuing to develop their photojournalism skills or for anyone interested in good stories and good pictures.

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GOING OUT IN STYLE

28mm, a great online photography magazine, has published its 14th and final issue, which contains these words from editor Rachel James:

However, I believe that when you cannot give a website like this your 100%, then it's time to stop. It is a decision that some of you might not understand, but one that I hope you can respect.

It's sad to see such a great (and welcoming) resource go, but Ms. James has taken it out in style with a huge roster of photographers. I particularly like Alexandra Emde's carnival shots, the black and white images of Berlin by Chrys, Dick Gillbert's Summer City....I could go on.

Just go see.

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THE BEST ONLINE JOURNALISM

Nominees for the 2004 Online Journalism Awards, which will be awarded in early November were announced today by the Online News Association and the USC Annenberg School for Communication.

I haven't had a chance to poke around in the lengthy list of nominees yet, but there are some familiar names and sites in the running, including our dearly beloved CBC.

I'm particularly happy to see the list of nominees for "Online Commentary, small sites" — Dan Gillmor's eJournal; Mark Glaser at Online Journalism Review; and Pressthink by Jay Rosen. All three are excellent and bring a welcome depth to the continuing online conversation on what media is and could be.
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