Introduction to Visual Journalism
The importance of telling journalistic stories
A course by Gladys Serrano , Documentary Photographer and Videographer
About the video: The importance of telling journalistic stories
Overview
“In this lesson I will explain why it is important to tell the stories that happen around us. I will also talk to you about using our work as a loudspeaker to raise awareness of certain issues.”
In this video lesson Gladys Serrano addresses the topic: The importance of telling journalistic stories, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Visual Journalism. Learn to tell real stories and report everyday events through images, audio, and journalism techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“The importance of telling journalistic stories now that you know me and you know a little about my work and the works that have influenced me, I want to tell you about the importance of telling journalistic stories. I want to show you some examples of some stories that I have done and an example of a media story which I think illustrates very well what we will talk about in this course. Journalism is very important for people and for society because it fulfills several functions. One of these functions is to bring certain topics that people do not know about and show them in a clearer way t...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Visual Journalism
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Category
Photography & Video, Writing -
Areas
Audio, Communication, Digital Photography, Narrative, Non-Fiction Writing, Photography, Storytelling
Gladys Serrano
A course by Gladys Serrano
Gladys Serrano is a documentary photographer and videographer. She studied a degree in public policy and has taken part in other educational programs like the Seminario de Fotografía Contemporánea at Mexico's Centro de la Imagen as well as a visual arts diplomacy at the Centro de las Artes de San Agustín. Her work won the 2020 Gabo Prize for best coverage, awarded by the Gabriel García Márquez foundation, she was a finalist at the World Press Photo 6x6 Global Talent Program, and was also selected for the Centro de la Imagen's 7th photography biennial, XVII Bienal de Fotografía.
She currently works for the Latin American edition of EL PAÍS producing multimedia coverage on a range of topics including violence, migration, the environment, politics, and culture.
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