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Month: March 2013

How NOT to Do Social Media

March 18, 2013 al
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The Magic of Stop Action Storytelling-“Her Morning Elegance”

March 7, 2013 al

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Do News Blackouts Really Help When Journalists Are Held Hostage?

March 2, 2013 al

Do news blackouts help journalists held captive? By Frank Smyth/Senior Adviser for Journalist Security An image grab from a YouTube video uploaded on December 18

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A Photojournalist Witnesses Abuse-What to Do

March 2, 2013 al

A graduate student at Ohio State was shooting a photo assignment on the “stigma of being an ex-convict.” In November 2012, Sara Naomi Lewkowicz began

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