Backpack Journalism at Creighton University is a collaboration between the Theology Department and the Journalism, Media, & Computing Department. It came about because of a theologian interested in social justice and filmmaking and a journalist and an artist interested in filmmaking and social justice.
Every other summer, a small group of students travels to a community in search of a story. Led by professors Dr. John O’Keefe, Tim Guthrie, and Carol Zuegner, the students immerse themselves in the communities, interviewing, filming, recording, and writing. When they return to Creighton, they take the stories they have collected and develop them into a short documentary film. The Backpack Journalism documentaries have been accepted at several film festivals across the United States. The class has traveled to such far-flung places as the Dominican Republic and Uganda, Bethel Alaska and Nogales Arizona/Sonora.
The next project is scheduled for the summer of 2020 and will focus on deforestation in Eastern Africa.
Most of the group will be home relatively soon. A couple are in Amsterdam. I am back in Paris. I miss them all, already.
For the smart-alecky friend that says the leopard cannot be proven to be a leopard without a sharper image of the spots, I give you the headless leopard:
For the peeps that miss Carol, here she is dancing with some kids:
And another pic of the same kids as they relax between songs:
ohhhhhhh myyyyy these are 3 AMAZING pictures
I love these pictures! It was so great to read the posts too. I am glad everyone is in the process of making it home safely now!
Thank you!
Love the photos! Glad everyone is getting back safe!