Last fall, I found myself in a blizzard-like storm in New York, fighting my way through a thick wall of snow. I had just left my position at the Wall … Read more.
Confessions of a convert: How I came to love blogging
This is one of a series of blog posts from the first ONA class of MJ Bear Fellows describing their experiences and sharing their knowledge with the community. Fellow Lam … Read more.
Unfamiliar ground: A few tips on international reporting
Reporting in unfamiliar terrain is exciting. It’s the reason many of us get into the business. But it’s also full of pitfalls for green reporters. During my time at The … Read more.
Before you fetch that data, a few principles
This is one of a series of blog posts from the first ONA class of MJ Bear Fellows describing their experiences and sharing their knowledge with the community. Fellow Lam … Read more.
The power of "don't wait": Funding lessons from independent filmmakers
I’ve recently started looking into the world of independent documentary filmmaking in an effort to understand how so many filmmakers figured out a way to make a living with long-form … Read more.
Why motion graphics can make for animated explainers
This is one of a series of blog posts from the first ONA class of MJ Bear Fellows describing their experiences and sharing their knowledge with the community. Fellow Lam … Read more.
Video editing: A skill worth fine-tuning
This is one of a series of blog posts from the first ONA class of MJ Bear Fellows describing their experiences and sharing their knowledge with the community. Fellow Lam … Read more.
Checklist for a multimedia — and multi-nation — reporting trip
This is one of a series of blog posts from the first ONA class of MJ Bear Fellows describing their experiences and sharing their knowledge with the community. Fellow Lam … Read more.