Knight News / Videos
Washington DC – “A Different Story Out of Haiti”
By Sam Grogg
The University of Miami School of Communication’s Knight Center for International Media and The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) launched today Our Global Challenges: A Series of Dialogues on the Most Pressing Global Issues of our Time. The first dialogue focused on Meeting the Challenge of the Millennium Development Goals in Haiti: A Progress Report from the Poorest Country in the Americas.
Pressing global issues to be tackled by leading experts
MIAMI, FL (Oct. 25, 2009) - The University of Miami Knight Center for International Media and The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) are pleased to announce the launch of a yearlong series of monthly dialogues focusing on today’s most pressing strategic global challenges.
Knight Center’s second international multimedia workshop was a success
Under the direction of the Knight Chair in Visual Journalism, University of Miami School of Communication professor Rich Beckman, 18 journalists and journalism educators from across Africa converged on Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa, in September to learn cutting edge multimedia journalism skills and strategies during a five-day workshop.
1H2O screenings reach thousands of children in India
In celebration of World World Water Day 2009, more than 20,000 children in 19 states in 150 locations in India viewed the documentary 1H2O, a film that explores the ever-changing relationship between human beings and water as we face a world water crisis of proportions we have never before seen.
The effort was a partnership between the Knight Center for International Media at the School of Communication, University of Miami, and Pratham and ASER Centre in India, in collaboration with ITVS International.
Knight Center extends reach of World Press Photo
A team of visual journalists at the University of Miami School of Communication has successfully launched, for the third consecutive year, a multimedia presentation of the stories behind the photographs that won the World Press Photo awards, the world’s largest and most prestigious annual contest for photojournalists.
Knight Center for International Media announces new Resident Professional
Photographer and documentary filmmaker Irene Carolina Herrera has been selected to become the fourth Knight Resident Professional. Herrera, 32, was born in Venezuela, raised in Miami, and now lives in Tokyo, Japan, where she is an assistant professor in film and media arts at Temple University, Japan Campus.
1H2O.org extended video contest through Aug. 15
The Knight Center for International Media and ITVS International have extended the deadline for the first in a series of video contests as part of the 1H2O-Campaign 2009, launched on World Water Day to encourage discussion and awareness of water issues around the world.
The first contest, One Take, is a video monologue, recorded in any language.
Thousands of children in India watched “1H2O” in celebration of World Water Day
By Bhargavi Sundaramurti & Gunjan Goswami
We work with children all over India, so when we received a package with a DVD copy of “1H2O” from Miami, we wondered how we could show these kids the documentary and use the screening as an opportunity to find out what they thought about water issues.
Knight Center’s spring workshops end on a high note
The Knight Center for International Media’s spring series of workshops for faculty, staff and students at the University of Miami concluded with a special session about social media.
Social network guru, Alex de Carvalho, led the last of six workshops the Knight Center hosted this semester.
Joseph B. Treaster Discusses 1h2o.org
The stories on 1H2O.org have local voices in a worldwide context, says Joseph B. Treaster. “The challenge is to find a way to tell a local story in a way that the world can understand.”
Rich Beckman Discusses World Cities Project
An important part of the World Cities project is to be able to tell stories from different cities in the world through multimedia storytelling, says Rich Beckman. “Multimedia is such a powerful tool that affects people greater than any other media had.”
Multimedia journalism workshops focus on telling the world’s most underreported stories
An international multimedia workshop sponsored by the Knight Center for International Media was held at Hong Kong Baptist University from April 13-17, 2009. The International Multimedia Workshops for Ethical Reporting on the World’s Most Underreported Issues attracted journalism professors from all over the Asia, including China, Singapore, India, the Philippines, Thailand, Mongolia and Taiwan.
New partnership brings judging of major online journalism awards to UM
The Online News Association, the world’s largest association of online journalists, has announced a partnership with the School of Communication at the University of Miami to host the Online Journalism Awards (OJA), one of the most respected international online media competitions, now in its 10th year.
Pablo Corral Vega celebrates World Water Day with Knight Center’s friends
Former Knight Center for International Media’s Resident Professional, Ecuadorian Pablo Corral Vega, was back at the University of Miami to join in the celebration of World Water Day and discuss the next steps for Nuestramirada, a social and professional network for Latin American photographers and photojournalists.
Martin Sheen narrates “One Water” for television
Award-winning actor Martin Sheen has completed the narration for a television release of “One Water,” a documentary produced by faculty at the University of Miami.
The movie is a movement - UM launches campaign for World Water Day
The Knight Center for International Media at the School of Communication, University of Miami, is launching the 1H2O-Campaign 2009, a series of international events, to raise awareness about water-related issues, in celebration of World Water Day, March 22.
Sanjeev Chatterjee, the Knight Center’s executive director, said the campaign has a strong social media component that allows people to carry the message further.
Daniel Cloud is Knight Center’s latest addition
Daniel Cloud, formerly a programmer and producer at the Rocky Mountain News, in Denver, has joined the staff of the Knight Center for International Media as the new senior programmer.
Knight board meets in Miami
The Knight Center for International Media’s Advisory Board met this week at the University of Miami School of Communication to evaluate and discuss current and new projects.
Knight Center lanza Proyecto Ancla “Ciudades Del Mundo”
El Knight Center for International Media de la Facultad de Comunicación de la Universidad de Miami ha anunciado su segundo gran proyecto, que se enfocará en la transformación y los desafíos que enfrentan las ciudades alrededor del mundo. El anuncio fue el 6 de noviembre, el día de cierre del Cuarto Foro Urbano Mundial de la Naciones Unidas sobre Un Mejor Ambiente para la Humanidad, el cual fue llevado este año por el gobierno chino en la histórica ciudad de Nanjing.
Media literacy social network - ‘Milieu’ - is launched
The Knight Center for International Media has launched a media literacy global discussion forum, in collaboration with the International Center for Media and the Public Agenda at the University of Maryland and the Salzburg Global Seminar. The Milieu’s initiative came from members of the 2008 Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change.
Knight Center-affiliate projects win Broadcast Education Association awards
Two University of Miami School of Communication student multimedia projects placed in the top three of the 2009 Broadcast Education Association’s Student Competitions. The BEA Festival and Competitions provide a national refereed exhibition of faculty and student creative activities and is a national showcase for their work.
UM SoC students cover Special Olympics in Idaho
Thirty-two University of Miami students are involved in a multimedia project to showcase the performance of Special Olympics athletes during the World Winter Games, in Idaho in February.
Knight Chair joins training workshops in India and Sri Lanka
By Jyotika Ramaprasad
Under the auspices of a US Department of State grant, faculty members from the University of Miami School of Communication went to India and Sri Lanka to conduct a series of training workshops for journalists and non-government organizations working to address HIV/AIDS issues.
World Water Day events begin
The Knight Center for International Media is promoting a series of “One Water” screenings around the world to celebrate World Water Day on March 22, 2009.
Special screening of “One Water” celebrates impact on human lives around the world
The Kultkino Atelier Theater in Basel, Switzerland, will be screening a special session of the film “One Water” on Saturday, Jan. 31, as part of the 2009 Basel_Karlsruhe Forum on Educational and Societal TV and Media.
SoC and the Knight Center lead panel on social entrepreneurship and water
By Melissa Rubi Falcón
The Knight Center for International Media participated significantly in this year’s Global Business Forum at the University of Miami through a screening of “One Water” and a panel about social entrepreneurship and water.
School of Communication students create media packages for Special Olympics Athletes
By Melissa Rubi Falcón
Four video teams from the UM School of Communication captured the U.S. arrival of the Special Olympics torch, the Flame of Hope, on Jan. 13. The torch arrived in Miami via Jet Ski near Ocean Drive and 10th Avenue in South Beach, where Special Olympic Athletes welcomed the flame and carried it across the Mac Arthur Causeway to downtown Miami’s Bayfront Park for a ceremony.
Beyond Bootcamp: A successful premiere at UM
By Greg Linch
The much-anticipated Beyond Bootcamp workshops at the University of Miami School of Communication brought more than 70 participants from around the world for an intense multimedia training.
After a successful decade at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Rich Beckman, multimedia “guru” and now UM Knight Chair in Visual Journalism, brought the series of six workshops to South Florida.
Knight Center starts production of “Women in Photojournalism” documentary
Gali Tibbon has become a fixture at the Jordan River, where she currently spends her personal time documenting the rituals and activities of the people who come from all over the world to be baptized and visit the historic site.
Gaby Bruna: A Success Story
Gaby Bruna was studying sociology at the Universidad de Costa Rica and journalism at the Universidad Latina in Costa Rica before transferring to the University of Miami School of Communication in 2005. Three years later, she graduated top of her class and was named the best student in visual journalism. Soon after her May graduation, she left for an internship at the Washington Post and was later hired as a video journalist and multimedia producer.
“One Water” wins another top international award
“One Water” won the Best Documentary award at the Nothern Ireland International Film Festival – 21st Foyle Film Festival
Knight Center’s board member wins award
Knight Center for International Media’s advisory board member, Rukmini Banerji, has received the first Maulana Azad Shiksha award for her work with Pratham, a non-profit organization dedicated to achieving universal primary education in India.
Knight Center sponsors photo workshop in Chile
Fifteen Latin American professional photographers and photo editors from five countries spent three days at the Universidad Católica School of Communications in Santiago, Chile, learning techniques and concepts that would help them edit their own work more proficiently.
Knight Center launches World Cities Anchor Project
The Knight Center for International Media at the University of Miami School of Communication has announced its second major project, focusing on the transformation and challenges facing cities around the world. The announcement came on Nov. 6, the closing day of the United Nations-Habitat for a Better Urban Future’s Fourth World Urban Forum, hosted this year by the Chinese government in the historic city of Nanjing.
Miami Short Film Festival and the Knight Center bring 300 local public school students to UM
After watching a short version of “One Water,” an award-winning documentary about our changing relationship to water, 300 students from five Miami-Dade County public schools in the area had a chance to learn hands-on about filmmaking and video shooting and editing through workshops held by the Knight Center for International Media for four consecutive days during the 7th annual Miami Short Film Festival at the University of Miami’s Cosford Cinema.
Knight Chair Lecture series gets a successful start
The first “Fall Knight Chair Lecture,” launched this semester at the School of Communication’s Common Ground patio, generated wide interest at the University of Miami, from the English Department to the School of Education.
UM students create website to document historical 2008 elections
By Greg Linch
About 40 University of Miami students went to the West Grove on Election Day to document a historic moment, where a predominantly African American community was voting for Democrat Barack Obama, a presidential candidate they hoped would bring change to their lives.
“One Water” Wins at Italian Film Festival
Coral Gables, FL (Oct. 28, 2008) – “One Water” continues to impress at numerous film festivals around the world. Torino Italy’s Cinemaambiente Film Festival recently gave “One Water” the award for Best Film on Sustainable Development.
Water is part of young students’ curriculum in Miami
Young students from Gulliver South Miami campus visited the University of Miami yesterday to learn how water - and the lack of it - could impact their lives and the world.
Four classes, from first to fourth grades, of about 70 children filled five rows of the Cosford Cinema to watch and discuss scenes from “One Water,” a documentary filmed in 15 countries about ways people use and misuse water around the globe.
School of Communication of Universidad de los Andes in Chile visits UM
Dean of the School of Communication of Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile, María Ignacia Errázuriz, visited the University of Miami School of Communication and the Knight Center for International Media to meet with different professors and discuss partnership agreements.
This visit is part of her Eisenhower Fellowship, which awarded this year 19 fellows from Latin America to prepare future leaders, who would then be able to produce changes in their different fields.
“One Water” to screen at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
Knight Chair in Visual Journalism will be keynote speaker at ACP/CMA convention
Rich Beckman will replace Brian Storm, president of MediaStorm, a multimedia production studio based in New York City, at National College Media Convention this year.
Beckman, Knight Center for International Media Chair in Visual Journalism, will give the opening keynote address at the 87th Annual ACP/CMA convention http://studentpressblogs.org/kc2008 to be held in Kansas City this Thursday, Oct. 30.
Top researcher of terrorism and the Internet will visit UM
One of the top researchers of terrorism on the Internet will be at the School of Communication next Thursday to discuss his latest findings with students and faculty.
Professor Gabriel Weimann, founding chair of the department of communication at Haifa University in Israel, is currently a distinguished visiting professor at the School of International Service (SIS), at the American University, in Washington, D.C.
SoC and the Knight Center tie relationship with top Chinese University
By Melissa Rubi Falcón
Posted on October 17, 2008
Knight Center for International Media Executive Director Sanjeev Chatterjee and School of Communication Dean Sam L Grogg traveled to Beijing last week, through an invitation to visit the prestigious Tsinghua University, considered one of China’s most renowned universities.
On Oct. 9, Grogg and Chatterjee presented a multi-media lecture and discussion on “Communication in the Connected World” to an audience of advanced graduate students and faculty of Tsinghua University’s School of Communication.
Photography and Social Change panel attracts large crowd
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Posted on October 6, 2008
About 100 people attended the Photography and Social Change panel discussion held by the Knight Center for International Media at the School of Communication, University of Miami. The panelists were acclaimed photojournalists Pablo Corral Vega, Maggie Steber, Shahidul Alam and Ami Vitale.
One Water screens at a South Beach event
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Posted on October 3, 2008
The non-verbal version of the documentary “One Water” shared the spotlight with eco-friendly fashion and a new children’s TV show at Raleigh Hotel on Saturday, Sept. 27, for an event called “Water, Water Everywhere,” hosted by Fertile Earth Foundation, which draws on entertainment to educate about the environment.
UM student was a panelist at the distinguished Salzburg Trilogue
Posted on Oct. 1, 2008
School of Communication graduate student Dana M. Janbek represented the Salzburg Academy in Austria this summer at the Salzburg Trilogue, an annual forum organized by the Bertelsmann Stiftung Executive Board and the Austrian Ministry of European and International Affairs, held concurrently with the Salzburg Festival. The “Trilogue” goes one step further than a “dialogue,” as it represents high level members from three areas: business, politics and the arts.
Knight Center launches workshop series
Posted on Sept. 26, 2008
The Knight Center for International Media’s series of technology and new media workshops launched successfully with a video shooting training, led by Chuck Fadely, a visual journalist pioneer at The Miami Herald.
Fadely discussed how visual elements complement a reporter’s story online and taught students to shoot video for web news using a mini-DV camera, Canon HV-20. He also explored basic techniques about lighting and framing.
Pablo Corral Vega opens special photo exhibit
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Posted on Sept. 25, 2008
About 50 people, including students and faculty, attended the opening of “25,” a photo exhibit celebrating Pablo Corral Vega’s 25 years of work in photography and photojournalism
The exhibit opened on Sept. 25 in the University of Miami School of Communication Common Ground Courtyard with a short introduction by Sanjeev Chatterjee, vice dean of and executive director of the Knight Center for International Media, which hosted the event.
Knight Center partners with Helium.com
The partnership among the University of Miami’s Knight Center for International Media, the Independent Television Service and Helium is generating strong interest from writers across the world.
One Water Screening: September 7, 2008
Highway Africa Conference
Newspaper of the Future
TAB, a “newspaper of the future” prototype created by eminent photojournalist Maggie Steber and University of Miami students last fall, continues to draw recognition to this day.
Joseph B. Treaster, Knight Chair for Cross-Cultural Communication
Former reporter and foreign correspondent for the New York Times, Joseph B. Treaster, speaks on this video about journalism and his plans and expectations as the new Knight Chair for Cross-Cultural Communication.
Rich Beckman, Knight Chair in Visual Journalism.
Rich Beckman speaks on this video about some of his short and long term goals as the new Knight Chair in Visual Journalism. He discusses language and technology as crucial tools to increase access to information and stories across the world.
“One Water” movie wraps up in Guatemala
Posted on Sept. 9, 2008
We picked up our bags one last time to finish shooting for One Water. On Aug. 30, 2008, Ali Habashi, Ed Talavera and I boarded a flight to Guatemala City, where we met up with Melissa Rosato from FogQuest, a Canadian non-profit that has been helping communities around the world set up fog collectors that provide a source of clean sustainable water to communities in need.
Upon arrival we drove northwest (not northeast) for seven hours to arrive in Huehuetenango at the foot of Cuchumatanes – the highest mountain range in Guatemala. After spending the night in “Huehue” we set of for the Village of Tojquia within the municipality of San Juan Ixcoy.
Living with Malaria
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Sheilah (pronounced Shay-lee) is a Class 8 student at Iguhu Primary School in Kakamega, Kenya. Like many children, she has great ambition and dreams of one day being a doctor. Also like many other African children, she has malaria.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, malaria is responsible for as many as 500 million infections and one million deaths worldwide, many of them young children.
One Water Screening: September 19, 2008
5:35 PM
8th KANSAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
One Water Screening: September 17 - 21, 2008
2008 Global Peace Film Festival
(September 17 – 21, 2008) in Orlando, Florida
To be held on 17 September 2008 from 8:00PM EST until 10:00pm EST
GPFF
Orlando,Florida
32819
Knight chairs travel to capital and New York City
Partnership will bring together public broadcasters from four nations
Advisory board member speaks on Cuban-Jewish communities
Knight Chair for Cross Cultural Communication hosts panel on China’s economy
Knight Center for International Media sponsors World Press photo exhibit
University of Miami Knight Center for International Media opens convergence lab
La Escuela de Comunicaciones de la Universidad de Miami anuncia sus nuevas Cátedras Knight
Knight Center for International Media designs America’s newspaper of the future
University of Miami Knight Center for International Media develops Spanish language news site
Knight Center for International Media presents South America: Untold Stories
One Water Screening: October 16-19, 2008
New Hampshire Film Festival
Knight Center for International Media Resident Professional Pablo Corral Vega
The work of Ecuadorian photojournalist, Pablo Corral Vega, the latest Knight Center Resident Professional, has appeared in major publications, such as the New York Times Magazine, the Smithsonian Magazine and National Geographic.
Knight Center contributes to Salzburg Academy
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Posted on July 25, 2008
Sanjeev Chatterjee, executive director of the Knight Center for International Media and vice dean of the University of Miami’s School of Communication, is taking three graduate students to the 2008 Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change.
Photo Exhibit by Resident Professional Pablo Corral Vega
Sept. 25 - Oct. 6, 2008.
Free and open to the public.
Mr. Corral will also participate at a “Photography and Social Change” panel that will take place at the School of Communication on Sept. 30 at 6:00 pm with additional world renown and award winning photojournalists Shahidul Alam, Ami Vital and former Resident Professional Maggie Steber. A reception will follow.
KNIGHT CENTER WORKSHOPS - Fall 2008
New Media Reporting: Video-shooting for web news packages (for STUDENTS)
Guest: Candace Barbot (Miami Herald videographer)
To be held on 12 September 2008 from 10:30am - Noon EST (LESSON) until 12:30 - 2:00pm EST (TRAINING)
Knight Center Conference Room
Coral Gables,Florida
33146
How to set up your own blog (for FACULTY)
Guest: Alex de Carvalho
To be held on 26 September 2008 from 10:30am - Noon EST (LESSON) until 12:30 - 2:00pm EST (TRAINING)
Knight Center Conference Room
Coral Gables,Florida
33146
Registration required.
For more information, contact Chris Delboni -
One Water Screening: July 13, 2008
July 13, 2008
5:30 PM
Expo Zaragoza
Knight Center meets with international broadcasters at conference in South Africa
By Walyce Almeida
Posted on July 8, 2008
Broadcasters from various countries agreed at the International Broadcasters Leadership Summit to raise the public’s consciousness about water by collaborating with the 1H20 campaign, a new global movement.
The Independent Television Service (ITVS), a U.S. based organization that supports independent producers, and the University of Miami’s Knight Center for International Media hosted the summit, which took place on May 9 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Knight Chairs travel to capital and New York City
School of Communication Knight Chairs in Journalism, Joe Treaster and Rich Beckman, visited New York City and the Nation’s Capital to meet School of Communication alumni and other notable guests the week of May 12-16. The New York City and Washington, D.C. introductions of the Knight Chairs were led by Dean Sam Grogg who also moderated a brief discussion on the convergence of global media with the Chairs.
Belgrade: The tap water seems fine, but there’s more to the story
Blog by Joseph B. Treaster
BELGRADE, Serbia – This is a place where tourists are told it is safe to drink water from the tap. And that seems to be true.
I’ve just spent nearly a week in Belgrade in June with several hundred editors and publishers from around the world, members of the influential International Press Institute. Many of them were drinking the tap water and there was no run on medical facilities, as far as I could tell.
Knight Center for International Media Resident Professional Pablo Corral Vega
The work of Ecuadorian photojournalist, Pablo Corral Vega, the latest Knight Center Resident Professional, has appeared in major publications, such as the New York Times Magazine, the Smithsonian Magazine and National Geographic.
One Water Screening: September 18-20, 2008
September 18-20, 2008
Black Earth Film Festival
One Water Screening: September 25 - October 10, 2008
September 25 - October 10, 2008
Vancouver International Film Festival
A VIFF 2008 Preview
One Water Screening: October 13 - 18, 2008
October 13 - 18, 2008
International Film Festival South Africa
One Water Screening: July 22 - August 3, 2008
July 22 - August 3, 2008
Wine Country Film Festival
One Water Screening: August 9, 2008
August 9, 2008
Bayou City Inspirational Film Festival
Partnership brings together public broadcasters to promote awareness on the global water crisis
The Knight Center for International Media at the University of Miami School of Communication and Independent Television Service International (ITVS) announced their partnership on Friday, May 9, to engage public broadcasters from Bahrain, Colombia, India, and South Africa to create television programs addressing the global potable water crisis. The partners launched the venture at the International Public Television (INPUT) Conference in Johannesburg where the partners participated with the globe’s broadcasters and filmmakers at a Leadership Summit to coordinate and plan the next steps for this collaboration.
‘One Water’ film celebrates Earth Day
Kent State University Stark Campus, led by Dean Betsy V. Boze, will celebrate Earth Day 2008 by sponsoring the United States Premiere of “One Water,” a film that celebrates the planet’s relationship to water, at 7:30 p.m. April 22 at the Palace Theatre in downtown Canton.
Advisory board member speaks on Cuban-Jewish communities
Coral Gables, FL (March 26, 2008) - Ruth Behar a member of the University of Miami School of Communication’s Knight Center for International Media Advisory Board and professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan, lectured on Tuesday, March 25, at the College of Arts and Sciences Gallery about the small community of Cuban Jews living on the island. Behar, with her family, fled Cuba at four years old after Fidel Castro took power in 1959. In her latest book titled: An Island Called Home: Returning to Jewish Cuba (Rutgers Univ. Press, 2007), Behar recounts her journey back to Cuba and the Jewish communities she discovers there.
Knight Center for International Media sponsors World Press Photo Exhibit
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (March 24, 2008) - The 2007 World Press Photo exhibit opened in the Dominican Republic on March 17 at the Museo de las Casas Reales in the Zona Colonial of Santo Domingo. More than 100 invited guests attended the opening reception sponsored by the Dominican newspaper Hoy. The World Press Photo exhibit contains the winning images from the 2007 annual photojournalism contest held in Amsterdam. The exhibit’s visit to Santo Domingo was sponsored by the Knight Center for International Media at the University of Miami School of Communication.
Standing-room-only audience hails “One Water”
Six years in the making, the film is a visually stunning and powerful documentary on the global water crisis
Coral Gables, FL. (March 10, 2008) – One Water, a celebration of our planet’s relationship to water produced by the University of Miami, had its world premiere at the Miami International Film Festival on March 9, 2008 in Miami Beach. Filmed in 14 countries, One Water explores the global fresh water crisis and how this invaluable resource touches on every aspect of human life and culture.
World Press Photo Exhibit made lasting impressions
Sponsored by the University of Miami Knight Center for International Media
The World Press Photo Exhibit made a stop in the School of Communication’s Common Ground Courtyard from February 26-March 5. The exhibit, which came to the SoC for the second year, is a collection of the organization’s 2007 award-winning photographs. The winning photographs of the traveling photo exhibit were selected from 4,460 professional photographers from 124 countries.
Knight Chair in Cross-Cultural Communication hosts panel on China’s economy
Coral Gables, FL (March 17, 2008) - Joe Treaster, one of the SoC’s newest faculty additions and the Knight Chair in Cross-Cultural Communication, moderated a panel on China’s economy for the China Institute in Manhattan on Friday, March 14. Treaster hosted the talk with panelists Paul Bennett, Chief Economist, NYSE Euronext; Jay Bryson, Global Economist, Wachovia Corporation; and Donald H. Straszheim, Vice Chairman, Roth Capital Partners LLC.
Ecuadorian photojournalist Pablo Corral Vega joins Knight Center as Resident Professional for spring
Ecuadorian photojournalist Pablo Corral Vega will serve as a Resident Professional at the Knight Center for International Media during the Spring semester of 2008. During his residency, Mr. Vega will print a 60 image version of his larger exhibit entitled 25 and consisting of as many years of photojournalism across the world. He will work with students and faculty at the School of Communication on printing the exhibit and organizing international visual journalism panels that will discuss the potential of photojournalism to have cross-border impact.
University of Miami School of Communication announces Knight Chair appointments
Coral Gables, FL (Jan. 16, 2008) - The School of Communication of the University of Miami announced today the appointment of two internationally renowned journalists to prestigious Knight Chairs in Journalism endowed by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. With the appointments, the University of Miami becomes the 21st institution in the nation to have Knight Chairs.
University of Miami Knight Center for International Media opens convergence lab
Coral Gables, FL (Dec. 13, 2007) – The Knight Center for International Media at the University of Miami School of Communication officially opened the doors of their Convergence Lab and Observational Research Suite during an evening reception and open house held on Dec. 12. UM President Donna Shalala and School of Communication Dean, Sam L Grogg, welcomed guests for a preview of the lab and its many capabilities for learning and professional development.
UM Knight Center for International Media designs America’s newspaper of the future
Coral Gables, FL (Nov. 20, 2007) The Knight Center for International Media held a public symposium titled “The New American Newspaper” on Thursday, Nov. 15 in the School of Communication’s Shojaee Hall. The symposium consisted of a wide-ranging conversation with industry professionals about the state of American newspapers and websites and how a more visual approach to information delivery might extend the reach of newspapers in our society.
One Water wins AMAP Prize of €2000 at EcoVision 2007 in Palermo, Italy
The feature version of One Water directed by Sanjeev Chatterjee and Ali Habashi was awarded the AMAP PRIZE FOR THE BEST DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE WATER RESOURCES of € 2.000. The prize was given for “...the clear visual synthesis, got by shooting in 14 countries in the world, for the fundamental contribution of the water in our life.” To learn more about the EcoVision Festival visit http://www.ecovisionfestival.com/
One Water is a collaboration among the UM School of Communication, College of Engineering and the Frost School of Music. The Knight Foundation is a major supporter of the project.
One Water The Feature Near Completion
Film premieres to special invitation only audiences in Coral Gables, New York City and Washington, D.C.
Visual Journalism student Gaby Bruna reports from Haiti
SoC visual journalism student Gaby Bruna reports from Haiti and photographs the work of the Miller School of Medicine’s Project Medishare and the Millennium Villages.
View Project
Knight Center produces an educational multimedia project with World Press Photo
The Knight Center and World Press Photo have collaborated on a groundbreaking multimedia educational project allowing visitors to the world press photo site to hear exclusive interviews with this year first place award winners explore the winning photographs using. Low bandwidth CD-ROM version of this project will be available soon.
For more information visit: World Press Photo
Antonio and Candida have Dreams of Luck
Brazilian photojournalist Paula Sampaio has been documenting the life of people living along two of the most controversial roads in Brazil, The Transamazonian highway spanning the country east to west through the dense Amazon jungle and the Belém-Brasília highway, known as one of the the country’s toughest road to travel.
View Project
Willakuy.com launched
Willakuy is a community-based news aggregator Web site that displays content from Spanish-language newspapers in the Americas and Spain. Willakuy stands for “news” in the Quechua language. The Web site links together a virtual community of users interested in Latin America and Latino studies.
More at http://www.willakuy.com
University of Miami creates $10 million international media center
Knight Center will Help News Cross Borders Worldwide; Two Endowed Chairs Established
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