Month: November 2015

Community Visual Journalism Site (Re)Launched

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I initially started LaneCounty360 as a sideline project but it has languished off and on since it’s launch back in 2011.  I recently realized that the site is more than just a project for me.  It provides a purpose for creating unique images of people, places and things that are a part of the community.  So I feel it’s time to relaunch and I will do my best in posting to this online visual journal about all things Lane County, Oregon on a regular basis.

Her’s the original announcement from four years ago:

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The NatGeo Layoffs – Turning Lemons into Lemonade

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National Geographic Magazine
Creative Commons. Some Rights Reserved. Photo by pacomexico

 

It was announced today that the buyout of National Geographic by 21st Century Fox earlier this year has resulted in almost 200 staffers being let go.

The very idea of what photojournalist and colleague Patrick Downs stated as “They’re (21st Century Fox) gonna mess up the jewel in the NGS crown” is a severe understatement.

And yet, the very technology that resulted in the demise of the publication as it was known in the past can very well become an asset. Continue reading “The NatGeo Layoffs – Turning Lemons into Lemonade” →