The Digital Journalist
Encyclopedia
The Digital Journalist is a monthly online magazine about photojournalism
which was launched in 1997 by Dirck Halstead
, its editor and publisher. The site provides an online venue for visual storytellers covering a wide range of topics and showcases the work, in photography, videos, and words, of notable photojournalists, print journalists, and young video filmmakers. The site provides updates on current issues and news in the world of photography and commentary involving photojournalism in general and videojournalism in particular.
Among the staff and regular contributors are several Pulitzer Prize
winners. The site has an average monthly page count of 150-plus, and more than 2.5 million unique visits per issue. It's ranked within the top 100 metric sites worldwide. The Online News Association
has honored The Digital Journalist twice with its top prize.
Photojournalism
Photojournalism is a particular form of journalism that creates images in order to tell a news story. It is now usually understood to refer only to still images, but in some cases the term also refers to video used in broadcast journalism...
which was launched in 1997 by Dirck Halstead
Dirck Halstead
Dirck Halstead, is a photojournalist, and editor and publisher of The Digital Journalist an online photojournalism magazine....
, its editor and publisher. The site provides an online venue for visual storytellers covering a wide range of topics and showcases the work, in photography, videos, and words, of notable photojournalists, print journalists, and young video filmmakers. The site provides updates on current issues and news in the world of photography and commentary involving photojournalism in general and videojournalism in particular.
Among the staff and regular contributors are several Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
winners. The site has an average monthly page count of 150-plus, and more than 2.5 million unique visits per issue. It's ranked within the top 100 metric sites worldwide. The Online News Association
Online News Association
The Online News Association , founded in 1999, is a 501 non-profit organization made up of more than 1,800 members. Its mission: Inspiring innovation and excellence among digital journalists to better serve the public....
has honored The Digital Journalist twice with its top prize.