33 young writers graduate from Poynter’s The Write Field program
Graduates of Poynter's The Write Field program pose for a photo with their mentors, sponsors,…
May 12, 2014
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Sochi photo coverage takes ‘patience, planning, logistics’
Harry Walker, photo director at McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, has a unique vantage point overseeing MCT's…
February 18, 2014
Martin Luther King Jr. under shepherd’s watch: debunking urban legend
St. Petersburg Times photographer Bob Moreland took this photo in June 1964 after Martin Luther…
January 20, 2014
Why the Knoxville News Sentinel ran photos from a deadly bus crash
On Oct. 2, a bus heading to Statesville, N.C., collided with an SUV and a…
October 7, 2013
John White on Sun-Times layoffs: ‘It was as if they pushed a button and deleted a whole culture’
John White’s 44-year career at The Chicago Sun-Times has been rooted in faith and professionalism.…
May 31, 2013
Globe’s Tlumacki: ‘I am dealing with trauma & trying to keep busy’ following Boston tragedy
On Monday, veteran photojournalist John Tlumacki captured the iconic image of the Boston Marathon bombing:…
April 20, 2013
Why do we blame the (visual) messenger for tragedies?
With the click of a shutter, in a dimly illuminated New York City subway tunnel,…
December 10, 2012
How NY Daily News, Tampa Bay Times got those cover shots of Jill Kelley, David Petraeus
As journalists reported on Gen. David Petraeus' resignation from the CIA, photos spread over the…
November 12, 2012
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer captures emotional, physical wounds from gang violence
Barbara Davidson's “Caught in the Crossfire” project, which won this year's Pulitzer Prize in feature…
June 15, 2011
10 powerful images of Japan earthquake aftermath
Images of Japan captured after the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami last week tell…
March 15, 2011
How the Chronicle Herald’s ‘Nova Scotia Burning’ project showed impact of race-related crimes
A year ago, the horror of a cross-burning in Nova Scotia provided The Chronicle Herald…
March 7, 2011
How shopping, prayer led to Columbus Dispatch’s viral Ted Williams video
Before Ted Williams entered rehab for drug and alcohol issues, he was a homeless man…
January 19, 2011
How photographer James Palka captured Giffords shooting aftermath with images that defined the event
In photography, timing is key. On January 8, 2011, 63-year-old native Chicagoan James F. Palka’s…
January 14, 2011
What Byron Pitts Learned in Haiti: ‘We Are Tough and Delicate Creatures’
After seven days of reporting in Haiti amid unthinkable misery, Byron Pitts, chief national correspondent…
January 28, 2010
Herald Photographer Brings Compassion, History to Haiti Earthquake Coverage
The little country of Haiti has become a place of such massive desolation. What the…
January 13, 2010
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