Campfire Journalism notes on teaching interactive storytelling

Recently, I’ve encountered some convincing arguments that we may need an entirely new language for understanding and practicing journalism. A friend recommended I read a book called  The Little Book of Contemplative Photography by  Howard Zehr, a professor and documentary photographer who contends that the words and metaphors of photography – “taking a picture,” “shooting,” [...]

After running an article about an effort to revive instant film cameras, NYTimes.com asked readers to submit their own Polaroids. The Times received 932 submissions before its deadline and posted 406 of them on the Lens photography blog. They even received a Polaroid of Walker Evans by Bruce Jackson. The Times chose to display the [...]