ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries C&RL News * July/August 2003 / 451 I N T E R N E T R E S O U R C E S Photojournalism on the Web A guide for practicing and student photo journalists by Paul Cam marata and Clo Cam marata “Photojournalism is the profession o f recording a n d reporting news by means o f photographs. ”1 T he In tern e t has m ade it possible to access images seen in newspapers, p h o tojournal­ ists’ own Web sites, and compilations o f p h oto­ graphs from history. T h e following is a selective list o f Internet resources available to b oth prac­ ticing photojournalists and students o f photojour­ nalism. S ta rtin g p o in ts • Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar: Photojournalism Resources. T his nonprofit organization “prom otes the highest standards of photojournalism through an annual educational conference a nd a photography contest judged by working photographers.” T he “Resources & Links” section is an an n o ta ted list o f sites concerning p h o t o jo u r n a lis m a n d p h o to g ra p h y . Access: http ://w w w .p h o to jo u rn a lism .o rg /sea rch h .h tm l. • PoynterOnline— Photojournalism Bibliography. As stated on the W eb site, “T he Poynter Institute is a school for journalists, future journalists, and teachers o f journalism .” T h is site allows you to do a subject search for photojour­ nalism, where you will find links to current news items, seminars, and trends in the industry. Fea­ tured is a bibliography th at includes online re­ s o u rc e s . Access: h t tp : / / w w w .p o y n t e r .o r g / subject.asp?id=29. General • Americanphotojournalist. T he site ad­ vertises itself as “for photojournalists, by p h o to ­ journalists.” T he site, which is maintained by contrib­ uting members, began in 2002 and offers news, fea­ tures, information, and portfolios from working pho­ tojournalists. The news section is an outstanding re­ source for current events in photojournalism. Access: h ttp://www.americanphotojournalist.com. • Behind the Viewfinder: A Year in the Life o f Photojournalism. T his W eb site docu­ m ents one year in a photojournalist’s life. Each photojournalist keeps a diary that illuminates us w ith the various duties, emotions, a nd stories that he or she encounters. We experience their pitfalls and trium phs, which allows us to look inside the w orld o f a p ra c tic in g p h o to jo u rn a lis t. Access: h t t p : / / www. digitals to ry teller, c o m /Y IT L /. • Editorial Photo. Know n as EP, Editorial P h o to g ra p h er is a W eb site for the p racticing About the authors Paul Cammarata is reference librarian atthe Thomas Cooper Library at the University o f South Carolina-Columbia, e-mail: paulc@gwm.sc.edu and Clo Cammarata is information services librarian a t Richland County Public Library in Columbia‚ e- mail: ccammarata @richland. lib.sc. us http://www.photojournalism.org/searchh.html http://www.poynter.org/ http://www.americanphotojournalist.com mailto:paulc@gwm.sc.edu 452 photographer, b u t is also valuable to the s tu ­ d ent. EP has in fo rm a tio n n o t fo u n d at m any o th er sites, such as copyright in fo rm a tio n , con­ tract reviews, educational sem inar inform ation, a nd th e EP E stim ator— w hich is a p ricing tool for editorial assignm ent. T h ere are form al links to the events calendar, e d ucation, forum , b usi­ n ess re s o u rc e s , a s s ig n m e n t re s o u rc e s , a n d “ K n o w Y our P r o f e s s i o n . ” A ccess: h t t p : / / w w w .e d ito ria lp h o to .c o m /. • International Photojournalism Fes­ tival. T h is site p resented by Visa PourL’Im age celebrates and encourages press photography. T h e site archives past festivals, be g in n in g w ith 1989, a n d includes galleries, interview s, and p ro file s. Access: h ttp ://w w w .v isa p o u rlim a g e . c o m /a n g la is /. • NewsInPictures.com. T his is a site th at is dedicated to p ictorial news stories. You can search u n d e r the follow ing subject areas: news, sp o rts, disasters, e n te rta in m e n t, history, sci­ e n c e , a n d m is c e lla n e o u s . Access: h t t p : / / w w w .n e w s in p ic tu re s .c o m /. • PDN Online (Photo District News). T h is is an inform ative online resource for the w o rk in g p r o fe s s io n a l p h o to g r a p h e r . P D N brings y ou the latest trends, news, portfolios, a n d e v e n t c a le n d a r s . Access: h t t p : / / w w w . pdnonline.com . • P ictu re Editor. T h e s i te s t a te s , “P ic tu re E d ito r.c o m was fo u n d e d in 1998 to provide a place for d ocum entary p hotographers to share th eir images a nd stories.” T h is W eb site has links to news, forum s, articles, galler­ ies, and resources. T he site is for the practicing photographer and p h oto editor. Access: h ttp :// w w w .pictureeditor.com /about.htm l. • World Press Photo. T h e m ission o f the W orld Press P h o to is “to p ro m o te a free and u n re stric te d exchange o f in fo rm a tio n a n d to encourage high professional standards in p h o ­ to jo u rn a lism .” T h is site is fo r b o th the stu d e n t a nd the p ra ctic in g professional a n d includes lin k s to sem inars, c o n te sts a n d aw ards, a nd galleries. T h e lin k to “T h e W inners 2 0 0 3 ” is set w ith the follow ing subject headings: w pph o f the year, ch ild ren ’s award, spot news, gen­ eral news, people in the news, portraits, sports, the arts, science and technology, nature and the e n v iro n m e n t, a n d d a ily life. Access: h t t p : / / w w w .w orldpressphoto.nl/index.jsp. E-journals and m agazines • The Digital Journalist. T h is prem ier o n line p h o to jo u rn a l is p u b lished m o n th ly by p h o to jo u rn a list D irc k H alstead, w ho is the cre­ ator, e ditor, a nd p ublisher. T h e site features do c u m e n tary w ork, editorials, colum ns, com ­ m entaries, p ro d u c t reviews, and illu stra tio n s o f p h o to g ra p h s in b o th still a n d video fo r­ m ats. Access: h ttp ://d ig ita ljo u r n a lis t.o r g /. • Eight: photojournalism. T h is is the W eb site to the m agazine, w hich is in p rin t fo rm at a nd p u b lished quarterly. It is based in the U K a n d has inte restin g p h o to stories c on­ c ern in g o u r w orld. T h e W eb site its e lf gives su b scrip tio n in fo rm a tio n , o f course, b u t also c o n ta in s a se ction for diaries, links, a nd re­ views. T h e resources u n d e r the links category in clude agencies, p h o to festivals, p ublishers, p h o to collections, p h o to g ra p h e r sites, online jo u rn a ls , a n d o rg a n iz a tio n s . Access: h t t p : / / w w w .f o to 8 .c o m /. • EPN World Reporter. “EPN W orld Re­ porter” is an online magazine for journalists, edi­ tors, and photographers. T he journal covers news and events from around the world and is dedi­ cated to the foreign correspondent. T here are links to news, security, and an international job board. It actively encourages members to contribute opin­ ions, advice, a n d new s. Access: h ttp ://w w w . epnw orld-reporter.com /new s/sectionfront.php/ section/44.htm l. Ethics E thics is an essential to p ic w hen it com es to ph o to jo u rn a lism . M ost new spapers have e th i­ cal guidelines p rin te d on th e ir W eb sites. Be­ low is a link to the m o n th ly c olum n th a t ap ­ pears in th e “N ew s P h o to g ra p h e r J o u r n a l,” e n title d “E th ic s M a tte rs w r i t te n ” by D e n i E llio tt, d irec to r o f the Practical E thics C enter at the U niversity o f M o n ta n a, a n d Paul M a r­ tin Lester, professor at D e p a rtm e n t o f C o m ­ m u n ic a tio n s C alifornia State U niv e rsity -F u l lerto n . • Ethics Matters. T h is c olum n concerns itself w ith ethics a nd ph o to jo u rn a lism , w hich is becom ing a h o t topic since m any photographs are now being digitally enhanced. You can look, copy a n d d istrib u te , for educational purposes, archival articles from this site. Access: h ttp : // c o m m f a c u lty .f u lle r to n .e d u /le s te r /w r itin g s / n ppa.htm l. A w a rd s and n o tab le photographs • A lfre d E isenstaedt A w ards fo r Magazine Photography. T hese awards are http://www.editorialphoto.com/ http://www.visapourlimage http://www.newsinpictures.com/ http://www http://www.pictureeditor.com/about.html http://www.worldpressphoto.nl/index http://digitaljournalist.org/ http://www.foto8.com/ http://www 453 a d m in iste re d by C o lu m b ia U n iv e rsity u n d e r a g ra n t fro m L IF E . T h e aw ards are fo r excellence in m agazine p h o to g ra p h y a n d are n a m e d in th e m e m o ry o f A lfred E is e n s ta e d t, w h o was a p io ­ n eer in p h o to jo u rn a lism . T h e awards are given in 13 categories. A d d itio n a l aw ards are also given fo r n e w t a l e n t a n d le g e n d . A ccess: h t t p : / / w w w .life.co m /L ife /e isies/. • Capture the Moment: Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographs. N e w seu m , th e in ­ tera ctiv e m u se u m o f new s, h o sts th is e x h ib it. T h e e x h ib it b rin g s to g e th e r P u litz e r P riz e -w in n in g p h o to g ra p h s fro m 1941 to th e p re se n t day. T h e r e is a S h o c k w a v e v e rs io n t h a t in c lu d e s n a r r a tio n b y th e a c tu a l p h o to g r a p h e r s w h o h a v e w o n t h e P u l i t z e r . A cc ess: h t t p : / / w w w .n e w s e u m .o r g / p u l it z e r / in d e x .h tm . • Pulitzer Prizes. W in n in g p h o to g ra p h s can be se a rc h e d by e ith e r c ateg o ry o r year. P h o ­ to g rap h s are a v ailable fo r jo u rn a lis m w in n e rs from 1995 to 2 0 0 2 only. N a v ig a tin g th e W eb s ite c a n b e d i f f i c u l t . A ccess: h t t p : / / w w w . p u litz er.o rg . A ss o c ia tio n s • Am erican Society o f Media Photog­ ra p h ers (ASMP). A S M P w as f o u n d e d in 1 944 to p r o m o te th e in te r e s ts o f p h o to g r a ­ phers, w h ic h it c o n tin u e s to do today. T h e site gives y o u i n fo rm a tio n u n d e r fo u r specific c a t­ egories: c o m m u n ity , c u ltu re , c o m m e rc e , a n d p u b lic a tio n s . T h e r e are lin k s to b u sin e ss, legal, su p p o rt, galleries, a n d in d u stry . T h e site c a n be u sed by th e c a s u a l view er, b u t is m o re o f a re so u rce to a n y o n e in p h o to g ra p h y fro m s tu ­ d e n t to p r o f e s s io n a l p h o t o g r a p h e r . Access: h t tp : / /w w w . a s m p . o r g . • National Press Photographers As­ sociation (NPPA). N P P A , fo u n d e d in 1 946, sp o n so rs th is p re m ie r site fo r p h o to jo u rn a lis m . T h e r e is in f o r m a tio n a n d r e s o u r c e s f o r N P P A m e m b e rs a n d th e g e n era l p u b lic . A lo g in is re q u ir e d fo r a c c e s s to m e m b e r - o n ly services, su c h as the M em bership D irec­ tory a n d the jo b In fo rm atio n Bank. T h e M em bers G allery is a directory providing links to the w ork o f m em bers, stu d e n ts, a n d o th e r w o rk in g p h o ­ to g rap h e rs. Access: h ttp ://w w w .n p p a .o rg /. • NPPA Listserv. T h is e le c tro n ic lis t is d e d ic a te d to p h o to jo u r n a lis m . T o su b s c rib e , s e n d t h e m e s s a g e : s u b s c r i b e N P P A - L t o L IS T S E R V @ C M IC H .E D U . • VisCom Resources. T h e v isual c o m ­ m u n ic a tio n s d iv is io n o f t h e A s s o c ia tio n fo r E d u c a tio n in J o u rn a lis m a n d M ass C o m m u n i ­ c a tio n is d e v o te d to s tu d y a n d d isc u ssio n o f all fo rm s o f v isual co m m u n ica tio n . T h e division’s m em bers represent photography, graphic design, film , broadcast, a n d m u ltim e d ia . T h is site i n ­ c lu d e s lin k s to special c o lle c tio n s su c h as S ep ­ te m b e r 11, 2 0 0 1 ; p h o to c o m p e titio n sites; p e r­ so n a l p re s e n ta tio n sites; a n d large sites, su c h as M a ste rs o f P h o to g r a p h y a n d A m e ric a n P h o ­ t o g r a p h y : A C e n t u r y o f I m a g e s . A ccess: h ttp :/ /j m c .o u .e d u /v is c o m /. • White House News Photographers Association. T h is site fe a tu re s a m e m b e r’s gallery, c o n te st in fo rm a tio n , a n d links. T h e links s e c tio n is a n e x ce lle n t c o m p ila tio n o f p h o t o ­ jo u rn a lis m a sso c iatio n s a n d in fo rm a tio n a l W eb s ite s . Access: h t t p : / / w w w . w h n p a .o r g / . H isto ric a l re so u rc e s • American Memory. T h is site is p a rt o f the L ibrary o f C ongress W eb page. O n the C ollec­ tio n F inder page click o n “p h otos & p rin ts .” Each lin k retrieves a list o f A m erican M e m o ry online collections. A significant collection is th e Farm Security A d m inistration-O ffice o f W ar In fo rm a ­ tio n C ollection (http://m e m o ry .lo c .g o v /a m m e m / fsow hom e.htm l). Access: http ://m e m o ry .lo c .g o v / a m m e m /c o lle c tio n s /fin d er.h tm l. • International Center o f Photography. As defined by the W eb site, “T h e collection spans th e h istory o f th e p h o to g ra p h ic m ed iu m , from D aguerreotypes a nd real p h o to postcards to iris p rin ts .” You can view c u rre n t exhibitions such as “Bronzeville: B lack C hicago in Pictures 1941– 1943” a n d som e o f the recent exhibitions, as well. Access: h t tp : / /6 4 .9 4 .2 4 5 .2 2 2 / in d e x .h t m . •L I F E Magazine Covers and Photo Essays. Some o f the most famous photographs o f the 20th century were taken for LIFE magazine. Photographs can be viewed in the sections entil ed Life Books, Clas­ sic Pictures, Cover Collection, and Features. Access: http://w w w .life. com /L ife/. • PBS’s Am erican Photography. PBS c re a te d a d o c u m e n ta ry called “A m e ric a n P h o tography: http://www.life.com/Life/eisies/ http://www.newseum.org/pulitzer/index.htm http://www http://www.asmp.org http://www.nppa.org/ mailto:LISTSERV@CMICH.EDU http://jmc.ou.edu/viscom/ http://www.whnpa.org/ http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ http://memory.loc.gov/ http://64.94.245.222/index.htm http://www.life 454 / C&RL News ■ July/August 2003 A C e n tu ry o f Im ages,” detailing the history o f p h o tography in the U n ite d States. In fo rm a tio n related to the do c u m e n tary can be found on the PBS W eb site; the follow ing in form ational paths are included: art, p h o to g ­ raphy a nd war, digital tru th , presidential image making, persuasion, social change, and cultural identity. This site is especially helpful for the stu­ dent o f photojournalism and for the general p ub­ lic wanting to know more about the impact of p h o to jo u rn a lis m in A m erica. Access: h t t p : / / w w w .p b s.o rg /k tca/am erican p h o to g rap h y /. S e p te m b e r 11 Listed below are som e m etasites o f ph o to g rap h collections o f Septem ber 11, 2001. • 11 September 2001—Visual collections. This link is on the University of Iowa Communication Studies Resources site. Access: http://www.uiowa.edu/ %7Ecommstud/resources/visualsites.html. • Photojournalism and the Terrorist Attacks. This is a special selection o f sites from th e J o u r n a lis t’s T o o lb o x . Access: h t t p : / / w w w .jo u r n a lis ts to o lb o x .c o m /n e w s w r itin g / photojournalism.html. N ote 1. Ken Sexton, Photojournalism in American J nalism: History, Principles, Practices, eds. W. David Sloan and Lisa M ulhkin Parcell (Jefferson, N orth Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publish­ ers, 2002), 335. ■ our­ ( “Learning to make a difference, ” continued from page 448) learning and actively involved in the protege’s learning, a nd being an individual w ho sets high standards a nd serves as an example to others. In m ost cases the protégé inform ally initiates the m en to rin g relationship, although in form al m entoring programs, m entors and proteges may be assigned to one a nother. A m ong the b e n ­ efits o f m e n to rin g are personal g row th, im ­ proved perform ance a nd in terpersonal skills, greater re te n tio n o f tale n te d employees, and the po ten tial for a m ore-defined career path. Sutherland said, “m en to rin g is all a b o u t life­ long learning.” M ileham m e n tio n e d o th e r aspects o f d e­ velopm ent across the professional lifespan, in ­ cluding the need for librarians to m ain tain a personal c om m itm ent to their own professional d e v e lo p m e n t a n d th a t o f new er colleagues. C o n s u lt h t tp : //w w w .v a lp o .e d u / h o m e /f a c - u lty /p m ile h a m /a c rl fo r n otes from th e p re ­ sentation, a bibliography, and audience c o n tri­ b u tio n s.— M artha Tarlton, University o f N orth Texas Libraries, tarlton@library. unt. edu In te g r a tin g in fo r m a tio n lite ra c y “Practical Ways to Integrate In fo rm atio n L it­ eracy into the C urriculum on a Shoestring B ud­ get— T hree C o m m u n ity College A pproaches” was presented by Inger C u rth (Jefferson C o m ­ m u n ity College), D e b o rah M oore (G lendale C o m m u n ity C o lle g e ), a n d K a ren T o p h a m (Brookdale C om m unity College). T hey have de­ ve lo p e d an in fo rm a tiv e W eb site a t h t t p : / / w w w .g l e n d a l e .e d u / l i b r a r y / l i b i n s / A C R L / A C R L pres.htm , w hich contains th eir presen­ tatio n , ha n d o u ts, a nd useful links. Each presenter gave highlights o f in stru c ­ tion at the different campuses, em phasizing that there is m ore th an one inform ation literacy (IL) m odel, while collaboration and assessment are essential. Each college has fu n d e d its efforts th ro u g h the op eratin g b u dget or grants. Jefferson C om m unity College librarians teach library classes and train faculty on how to incor­ porate a library-created IL tutorial into assign­ ments. Blackboard, a Web-based course manage­ m ent tool, is used to provide library pathfinders, resources, and assignments. C urth demonstrated a scoring evaluation tool, w ritten in Microsoft Ac­ cess. A faculty survey found that student research papers improved because o f library instruction. Glendale C om m unity College offers course- integrated IL sessions and a credit-bearing course. It also offers skill workshops, which are required or recommended by more than 50 classroom in­ structors. T hey have proven that students who attended had significantly better course outcomes than those who did not. Brookdale Com m unity College librarians are involved in student appointm ents, workshops, course in struction sessions, and a three-credit course. Students receive a certificate upon comple­ tion o f each workshop, which is used as proof of attendance for their professors. Inform ation on the colleges core competency integration and as­ sessm ent m odel was also sh a re d .— A n n M . TenglundÉ‚ St. Bonaventure University, ateng@ sbu.edu ■ http://www.pbs.org/ktca/americanphotography/ http://www.uiowa.edu/ http://www.journaliststoolbox.com/newswriting/ http://www.valpo.edu/home/fac- http://www.glendale.edu/library/libins/ACRL/