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Author Archives: Jim Killam
Simplicity gone astray
Today we welcome this guest post by our friend, Heather Pubols. Heather has traveled the world getting stories for mission organizations. You can learn more about her work at: http://www.lemotif.org In 2012 I took a media team to a country … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Ethics, Photography, Reporting, sensitivity, Videography
Tagged dignity, ethics, reporting, truth
Brevity on the Battlefield
Last summer I spent a day on the battlefields at Gettysburg, Pa. From July 1-3, 1863, almost 50,000 men died here. The relatively short battle turned the Civil War; Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Confederate army would never again invade the … Continue reading
Journalists, interviews and the crying game
When someone cries in front of you, how do you feel? What if you’re the one who made them cry? Watch this video and note how it makes you feel. A prevailing opinion among TV news crews and others who interview people … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Reporting, sensitivity, Videography
Tagged dignity, ethics, interviewing, video
Dec. 24, 1968: The day everything changed
This Christmas Eve marks the 50th anniversary of not only one of the greatest achievements in human history, but also one of our most transcendent moments. Here’s an article I wrote a few years ago about Apollo 8. —- … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Technology, Uncategorized, World events
Tagged photography, space, wonder
