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Facebook and Twitter: Fodder for Art?

by Amanda on May 13, 2009

Some food for thought from my latest post on the P.O.V. blog:
Facebook and Twitter are full of stories. Do these stories warrant a documentarian’s attention? Or are they just digital detritus?
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photo of peanut butter and jelly sandwich by jmacphoto.com on Flickr

So, just a reminder, for those of you who are new around these parts, that I also write a column for the POV blog on PBS.org called Outside the Frame, exploring the intersections …

photo of peanut butter and jelly sandwich by jmacphoto.com on Flickr

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Outside the Frame

by Amanda on December 11, 2008

P.O.V.

I haven’t made a big deal about it here on Creative DC, but this fall I started writing a column for the P.O.V. blog on PBS.org. P.O.V. is a PBS series showcasing first-person documentaries, and their blog covers all things documentary-related. My column, “Outside the Frame,” focuses …

P.O.V.

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Documenting Your Vote

by Amanda on November 3, 2008

Screen grab of Video Your Vote website, by whiteafrican on Flickr


‘Just a quick post to let you know about a couple of cool projects designed to showcase individuals’ experiences at the polls:

Video Your Vote from PBS/You Tube
New York Times’ Polling Place Photo Project

So far, neither …

Screen grab of Video Your Vote website, by whiteafrican on Flickr

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Killer Stress

by Amanda on September 25, 2008

Baboons - photo by Randy Bean


‘Just wanted to point you to an article I wrote about “Stress: Portrait of a Killer,” a show that aired last night on PBS. (One of the things the show illustrates is that for both humans and other primates, social rank is a …

Baboons - photo by Randy Bean

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