Photojournalism
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Doing Journalism
The Lead: Alyssa Pointer on People-Focused Photojournalism
Longform documentary storytelling is Alyssa Pointer’s specialty. She’s an independent photojournalist who wants her work, in her words, to make people give a damn about their neighbors. Alyssa has worked at multiple newspapers, including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and now freelances while based in Atlanta. She joins The Lead to talk…
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Back to Perry: Visual Journalists Capture Moments from 2022 Georgia National Fair
For the eighth time, students from Grady College’s Advanced Photojournalism course spent an entire day, from the opening of the gates to the fireworks display 15 hours later, scouring the Georgia National Fairgrounds for the moments that show what the fair means to the attendees, working with coaches who gave…
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Doing Journalism
The Lead: UGA’s Kyser Lough on Trends in Photojournalism, Studying the Visual Communications Field
In this episode of The Lead, Kyser Lough from the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication joins to discuss what trends we’re seeing in photojournalism today, and why it’s important to study visual communication as a profession. Plus, a discussion on solutions journalism and his…
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Warrior Farms
Daniela Rico is a senior majoring in journalism in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. This story was produced during the 14th Annual Woodall Weekend Workshop in Dahlonega, Georgia.
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A Year’s Work Pays Off at Georgia National Fair for 2019
Not everyone heads to the Georgia National Fair to unwind; for some, it’s the culmination of a year’s worth of work. Raising crops and creatures, Georgians compete to see who has the best cow, whose goat stands proudest. For some, it’s a joyous moment as the early mornings pay off.…
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Action and Adventure at Georgia National Fair
Every fall, tens of thousands of Georgians load up cars and head to the Georgia National Fair in Perry. For some, it’s a chance to sneak out for a night of adventure. For others, it’s their big family getaway. For all, though, it’s a chance to speed and spin, to…
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Feeding the Mind and Body at Georgia National Fair for 2019
The mind and the body need to be satiated in different ways. For Georgians across the state, a trip to the Georgia National Fair can handle both. Upon entering the gates of the fairgrounds, the smells of roasted meats and sweet treats assault the senses. From different corners of the…
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Unseen Challenges of an American Athlete
Growing up in small-town, Warner Robins, Georgia, Joshua Profit, 21, is the only African American on the University of North Georgia’s baseball team. Only seven percent of professional baseball players today are African Americans. “Growing up, there was not a lot of African Americans who played the sport,” Profit…
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Bluegrass Dominates Dahlonega Music Scene
Stand anywhere in downtown Dahlonega on a sunny Saturday afternoon and you’re almost sure to hear a twanging guitar wafting through the crisp mountain air. Maybe it’s from Shenanigans, a never-empty Irish pub that welcomes local musicians to come play. Maybe it’s from the Crimson Moon, an intimate venue…
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The Art of Love
Dan and Pat Tomberlin consider themselves experts in travel, art and love, as they should—the pair has chased jobs in the creative field all over the world during their 45 years together. The Tomberlins met in Columbus, Ga., after Dan had just returned from his deployment in Vietnam. They…