Gajah di Riau
Feb 10, 2010 Articles, Photojournalism
Vera, salah satu anak gajah di PLG Tahura, Minas.
Teks dan foto: Ahmad Zamroni
Nasib gajah Sumatra (Elephas maximus sumatranus) di Riau tidaklah terlalu menggembirakan. Keberadaan mereka sekarang seakan menjadi sebuah dilema.
Bila kita tengok di Pusat Konservasi Gajah Sultan Syarif Hasyim atau juga dikenal dengan Pusat Latihan Gajah (PLG) Tahura, Minas, Riau, kehidupan puluhan hewan mamalia darat raksasa ini cukup menarik. Melihat mereka saat mandi di sungai atau menjelajah hutan di atas punggung gajah-gajah yang sudah terlatih tersebut, menjadi hiburan tersendiri. Duduk dan bercanda ditemani anak gajah yang lucu menjadi pengalaman yang tak terlupakan.
Namun disisi lain konflik yang terjadi antara manusia dengan gajah juga semakin meningkat setiap tahunnya. Bahkan beberapa pekan waktu silam kawanan gajah mengamuk di permukiman Kelurahan Balai Raja, Kecamatan Pinggir, Kabupaten Bengkalis. Tiga rumah serta puluhan hektar perkebunan rusak. Bahkan amukan gajah tersebut memaksa anak-anak dan wanita untuk diungsikan ke kantor kelurahan selama dua pekan.
Tags: Elephas, gajah, Journalism, maximus sumatranus, Minas, Photography, Photojournalism, PLG, Riau, Sumatra, Tahura
Indonesia’s Historic Poll
Jan 27, 2010 Photography, Photojournalism
Indonesia’s first ever presidential election is a massive enterprise, with more than 150 million eligible voters spread across 14,000 islands and three time zones. Presidential elections were held in Indonesia on July 5, and September 20, 2004. In the second round former security minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono defeated incumbent President Megawati Sukarnoputri. Yudhoyono was inaugurated on October 20. The second round of Indonesia’s historic first direct presidential election has taken place successfully, in a general atmosphere of calm, order, and open participation. This represents a major step in the country’s ongoing democratic transition.
Photo by: Ahmad Zamroni
Tags: elections, Historic, Indonesia, Journalism, Megawati, Megawati Sukarnoputri, Photography, Photojournalism, Poll, Presidential, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyon
Tangisan Serigala Setelah Memenangkan Lomba Foto
Jan 27, 2010 Awards, Grants, Competitions,Fellowships, Photography, Photojournalism
Storybook Wolf. Photograph: José Luis Rodriguez
Fotografer yang dinobatkan menjadi “wildlife photographer of the years“ oleh The Natural History Museum di London boleh sangat kecewa saat panitia membatalkan hadiah sebesar £10.000 atau sekitar 125 jut rupiah setelah para juri menemukan dugaan yang cukup kuat bahwa sang fotografer menyewa serigala Iberian yang terkenal sangat langka di Spanyol untuk difoto.
Tags: José Luis Rodriguez, Journalism, of the year, Ossian, photographer, Photography, spain, Veolia Environnement, wildlife, wolf
Top 50 Free Open Courseware Classes for Journalists
Jan 25, 2010 Photography, Photojournalism
Top 50 Free Open Courseware Classes for Journalists
If you write fiction, then you are not a journalist – although, many people might believe that mainstream media has moved more toward sensationalism than to the truth to gain ratings. Journalism is in trouble, if this is how this writing genre is depicted today. But, educators are seeking to turn the genre’s reputation around to a more reputable yet still exciting stance. This movement is reflected in many free online courses and in entire Websites dedicated to journalism ethics, editing and new media.
The following list of top 50 free open courseware classes for journalists includes classes offered by college and universities. But, it also includes entire Websites sponsored by nonprofit foundations and colleges, which are dedicated to teaching readers about journalism. This list is categorized and listed alphabetically by course name or Web site name within those categories, and the sponsoring college or foundation is listed after each description.
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Tags: Classes, Courseware, Fellowship, Grant, Journalism, Journalists
