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Where Journalism and Television Documentary Meet

Connecting with viewers ‘through personal stories and subjective approaches.’
September 15, 2001

Exploring the Relationship Between Photographer and Subject

‘Documentary photography is purity and freedom….’
September 15, 2001

Remembering Documentary Moments

Looking back at television’s more than 50-year history, the “golden years” for documentaries on both the networks and the affiliates came during a 20-year period beginning in the mid-1960’s and…
September 15, 2001

Documentary Filmmakers Decide How to Present Compelling Evidence

Using film to tell a story changes nearly everything.
September 15, 2001
Indivisible: Eau Claire, South Carolina

Indivisible: Eau Claire, South Carolina

Scott Trent peers inside Monteith School, the oldest black school structure in South Carolina Eau Claire High School color guard practicing a routine Toliver’s Mane Event barber shop Parishioners at…
September 15, 2001

Fall 2001: Journalist’s Trade Introduction

Cutbacks. Lay-offs. Buyouts. Early retirement packages. Offered under different names and circumstances, the bottom-line objectives are similar: trim the staff to keep the enterprise afloat. Few journalistic homes have been…
September 15, 2001

Striking a Balance Between Filmmaking and Journalism

At ‘Frontline,’ the producers and their vision are front and center.
September 15, 2001

Documentary Journalism Vanishes From Network and Local Television

Withdrawal of advertising and emergence of news magazines were among the factors that killed it.
September 15, 2001

Prescient Words Delivered a Decade Ago

On December 10, 1990, Geneva Overholser spoke to a gathering of Gannett executives. At this dinner, she was presented with an award as Gannett’s Editor of the Year. At the…
September 15, 2001

Photojournalism at a Crossroads

Technology, culture and economics will determine its future.
September 15, 2001