Fourteen Lao journalists from newspapers and magazines are trained for better skills in photography.
The training workshop for Lao Journalist was held at the Lao Journalists’ Association from 17-21 October 2011.
US Ambassador, center, addresses to Lao journalist trainnees. Vientiane, October 17, 2011.
Speaking at the workshop, U.S. Ambassador to the Lao PDR, Karen Stewart said that in America, we have a saying: “A picture is worth 1,000 words.” It means that a single photo can sometimes tell a story better than a written news article.
Therefore, all of you have an important responsibility. The photos you take should enlighten, inform, and inspire the people who see them in the newspapers and in the magazines, and this workshop will help you to take those photos, she continued.
Over the next five days, we hope that you will learn from U.S. photojournalist, Mr. Andrew Craft, and also learn from each other, said the ambassador.
The participants are from Vientiane Times, KPL News, Pasaxon, Pathet Lao, Vientiane Mai, Lao Phatthana, Social-Economic Newspaper, Lao Army News, Sport News, and magazine including Update, Target, Mahaxon, Culture and Vanazine.
Taught and to be taught in the training are manual camera setting, composition, flash use, photo sharing sites, blog creating, audio, and video.
The workshop is sponsored by the Embassy of the United States of America in Vientiane and also the Lao Journalists’ Association, the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, the Mass Media Department and LangKong Photography Association Cannon.
