Eric Maierson of MediaStorm recently wrote an encouraging blog post about finishing what you start. (If you don’t know MediaStorm, it’s a multimedia agency that produces video stories for a lot of NGOs. This moving story for the International Center for Research Women is a good one to watch.) Eric writes: …the last few...
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Rarely do organizations share their stories of projects gone wrong. So I was intrigued by this New York Times blog post‘s mention of Admitting Failure, a website the collects stories about development failures (hat tip to my friend Ellen Lee for telling me about the NYT post). There are only a handful of stories...
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Tell me this video doesn’t make you laugh and also think about African stereotypes in the media. The Radi-aid website asks: “Imagine if every person in Africa saw the “Africa for Norway” video and this was the only information they ever got about Norway. What would they think about Norway?” Exactly. And by the...
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Hi there, dear readers. How’ve you been? So sorry about the long delay between posts. Life got busy and something had to give, so it was blogging. But I’m back now! Here are some stories I’ve been reading and programs I’ve been experimenting with, all in the name of becoming a better storyteller: USAID...
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Here are 10 job opportunities for everyone from editors to storytellers to people with web skills. I’m noticing that more job descriptions request applicants with photo and video skills. I take that as a good sign that organizations recognize the need for strong visuals. Good luck job hunting! ———- Online Content Coordinator at Pathfinder...
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You’re sent to the field to take pictures and get quotes from project participants. The story runs on your organization’s blog and then you never again see those assets — the photographs, quotes, soundbites and video you produced. All that work, just for one blog post? No. I’m a big believer in ensuring story...
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Nyla Rodgers founded Mama Hope after traveling to Kenya to meet a young man her late mom had sponsored. Since then, Nyla has built California-based Mama Hope into an NGO that partners with local organizations across Africa, raising funds for health, education, agriculture and water projects identified by local communities. Mama Hope recently received...
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1. “Inside the Story: A Masterclass in Digital Storytelling by the People Who Do It Best” edited by Adam Westbrook || If you want this book you’ll have to get it soon: It’s available as a download until midnight London time on May 24 (that’s tomorrow). All proceeds from the book go to Kiva....
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Later today I’ll head to Bangladesh and Nepal, where I’ll be reporting on maternal and infant nutrition programs with my friend Molly, my frequent storytelling partner at Bread for the World. I’m excited and grateful. I also feel pressure — mostly from myself — to return with breathtakingly honest, engaging and beautiful documentary pictures...
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I recently saw this very cool video on journalist Jina Moore’s blog and had to share. The video showcases nine-year-old Alex from Tanzania retelling and reenacting the plot for Arnold Schwarzenegger’s film “Commando“. Alex is funny and adorable and just like millions of other people across the world who love movies, which is exactly...
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