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Everything you need (and more) to shoot great selfie video

Everything you need (and more) to shoot great selfie video

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third in our five-part video series, Field Testing, in which independent video producer Alexander Trowbridge retreats to a farm to learn the tools and skills…
Ernest Hemingway's true and lasting writing lessons

Ernest Hemingway’s true and lasting writing lessons

A new documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick explores the complexity of the man, and the legacy of his work
How to take your journalism to new heights with a drone

How to take your journalism to new heights with a drone

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in our five-part video series, Field Testing, in which independent video producer Alexander Trowbridge retreats to a farm to learn the tools and skills…
What working on a farm taught a journalist about visual storytelling

What working on a farm taught a journalist about visual storytelling

EDITOR’S NOTE: Welcome to Field…
"... a fleeting fit of frustration" over the F word

“… a fleeting fit of frustration” over the F word

Consider the curse of curse words. Some publications steer clear of them altogether. Some embrace them in whole, in part, or in different forms and different fonts. Some have found…
The slogging reality of writing

The slogging reality of writing

The daughter of a friend reached out to me recently, seeking a bit of advice. She’s a young millennial and, after dabbling in various dabbles, she’s come back around to…
What a retired journalist learned about re-learning to write

What a retired journalist learned about re-learning to write

First, the COVID lockdown. Then retirement.After nearly 40 years as a news professional and 10 as a journalism professor at the University of Idaho, I found myself isolated and bored.…
A narrative on the political divide reported from the inside-out

A narrative on the political divide reported from the inside-out

A turbulent 2020 drew to a close. Baseless claims about U.S. presidential election roiled through the ranks of Trump supporters, gaining momentum as the inauguration of a new president neared.…
Taking the "student" out of student journalist

Taking the “student” out of student journalist

Remember Eddy Binford-Ross? If not, here’s your chance to catch up and collect a little inspiration.Eddy Binford-RossEddy is a senior in South Salem High School in Oregon, and editor of…
Some uncomfortable challenges facing journalism

Some uncomfortable challenges facing journalism

Some core questions I have about the challenges facing journalists were revived by a few things I read last week. None were surprising, but all carried nagging concerns that date…