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Harveymorrison — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:43:46 -0000

Horst was not only a remarkable photojournalist but courageous and caring for his fellow photographers. When my closest friend AP and Boston Globe photographer, Oliver Noonan Jr. was shot down in a command helicopter close to Danang, the Americal Division mutinied for days rather than retrieve the bodies of Ollie and the many US colonels that died in that crash. Despite the intense fighting Horst and Peter Arnett made it to the crash site and recovered Ollie's camera and final roll of film which he brought back to Ollie's father, Oliver Noonan, another well known and highly regarded Boston photographer who was a father to me and taught me my craft. Thank you Horst for everything, your legend and life work will stand as will our memories.

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Chuck Braverman — Sun, 13 May 2012 17:45:52 -0000

Great story. Thanks PF for the update.

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Ky — Fri, 04 May 2012 12:50:48 -0000

I wouldn't mind if HP or another vendor built towers that could run OS X, especially if they gave us a broader choice of graphics cards than Apple (who seems to think two should suffice). I do however have a very hard time imagining Apple allowing Mac OS to run on anything that didn't come out of Johnny Ive's design studio (lest Jobs turn over in his grave)!

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Beinat — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 02:14:53 -0000

I agree entirely.
The text of that coverage tell us perfectly the mood of taht place.

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ben — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:39:23 -0000

I just send this good link to my nephew who works on video documentaries. so thanks for the good report and details about the faculty, the technology and the people you met. I love when writers have the guts to give warnings and kudos, it makes it more like a lively experience, so, thanks !

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ben — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:32:56 -0000

thanks for the story. as a complete outsider it helps to see it from someone more like us. you added a personal touch that make it special too . this and the practical details make us want to go . Best of all you went and found relevant stories to tell even if you could not get in. thanks Elizabeth !

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Mark Loundy — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:58:39 -0000

Video is here to stay. But newspapers are facing two challenges:

1. Insufficient bandwidth. It’s just too painful to watch video on most connections. 3G mobile devices are particularly bad.

Then why do television stations do reasonably well with online video?

2. Identity, branding and presentation. Viewers/users are conditioned to expect video from TV outlets and static content from newspapers. Also, newspaper executives have the same comfort level so they relegate video to second-tier presentation. Also, many newspaper staffs are not versed in video storytelling or assignment techniques.

People are still using video and their consumption is growing. Newspapers need to stop thinking of themselves as news”papers” and assertively enter the post-paper media world."

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Bruce Wayne — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:33:51 -0000

That penultimate sentence seems to be true in my case, as I don't have any problem viewing video from most sources. I just tested it via speakeasy at 12 mbps down and 4 mbps up.

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Crgrbrts — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:24:59 -0000

Whaddya mean the next one's in Maine? Geez.

I love being "Down East", but come on -- Rockport vs. Ravenna or Portland vs. Pisa. Firenze's gonna be a tough act to follow, Dirck.

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Beinat — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 02:55:07 -0000

Do you need to experience everything to have your own opinion ?.
I don't need to experience a bullet in the head to know it's not healthy.
I can undestand that many non professionnals are fascinated by that sort of meeting, or hollywood movies like 'Under fire', but the real life of the pros is not so glamourous.

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ipfix — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:20:34 -0000

Funny for a photojournalist to have this definitive point of view without having being there ONCE !!!

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Beinat — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 03:03:52 -0000

I am photojournalist since 1988 and never paid a visit to Perpignan. Just because that 'Prima Dona' meeting has simply no connection with the photojournalist daily life.

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sewa mobil — Sat, 14 May 2011 12:52:18 -0000

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Charles O. Slavens — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:19:47 -0000

In my opinion the key to good filmmaking is in the transitions - getting from point A to point B. Tim did a masterful job. Why do the good die young.

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Scott L. Gibson — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:16:05 -0000

Someone once told me that we are remembered and measured by the work we do. Chris Hondros is gone, but is photographs will forever be a big part of his legacy. I do hope that some publisher will organize, edit and publish his photographs. They are too important to be forgotten.

Scott L. Gibson
Alpharetta, Georgia

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Cathy Saypol — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:23:43 -0000

Tim called me last night to give me his plans for this morning. Told me not to worry. Today is very painful. All the calls and e-mails from media outlets and friends have helped.
Tim was one of the nicest and kindest in your profession. We will all miss him dearly.

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Dhalstead — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:31:24 -0000

Thanks, Marco. We are making the change.

albest

Dirck

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Marco A. Zaragoza — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:40:48 -0000

Tim was a graduate of the first Platypus Workshop in 1999, not 2000.

Re: Citizen Journalism: A Recipe for Disaster - The Digital Journalist

Michael Rosenblum — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 06:59:24 -0000

Dear the-real. Man, these threads can live on forever apparently. OK. No, you are wrong. Fundamentally wrong. Anyone can be a journalist. Anyone. That is the whole basis of our country. So much so that it is enshrined in the Constitution: Congress shall make no law abridging a free press. That ensures that anyone may write or publish whatever they want. In other countries they license journalists. It is a profession. Not here. And for a good reason. We want as free a press as possible. Open to everyone all the time. Great literature comes from any Joe writing what's in their head. Great art comes from anyone throwing paint on a canvas. Great music starts with your neighbor's kid banging out a song in the garage. So too with journalism. The very term 'professional journalist' is an oxymoron. Great journalist, sure. Highly paid journalism - OK. But it's not a profession. It's a craft. And as a former professor at both The Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University and NYU's Journalism School, I can assure you I am right.

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the-real — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:38:04 -0000

it's not about free press, it's about having professional journalists whom are trained and educated in the fundamental and ethical values of reporting do the reporting. There are copyright and defamation laws to consider as well as the respect for peoples privacy.

Not anyone can be a journalist. Period.

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Bed Bath And Beyond Coupon — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 06:10:39 -0000

Well, friends, the M9 is da bomb. Other than a fix for the "major flaw" described above, it is difficult to envision why an M10 is even going to be necessary.

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cat genie — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 23:39:31 -0000

To the family and friends of Spc. Justin Coleman: Remembering Justin on the anniversary of his passing. May our fallen heroes never be forgotten!Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away. ”Honor and Remember” - “Project Compassion” We love our Soldiers! We love our country and we cannot express enough love and compassion to the families of our fallen heroes. War does not discriminate – It breaks our hearts to see the faces of the fallen.

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Live Life — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:32:48 -0000

Platypus workshop .. sounds a new word for me, but I can feel it of a great help ..

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Live Life — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:59:11 -0000

I'm sure I've never heard of this Platypus thing before. But I know it's quite interesting...