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Author: Daniel Hentz

Daniel Hentz is a graduate student at Northeastern's School of Journalism.

Emily Atkin is pissed off about climate change. Her new newsletter Heated says we all should be

Fed up, pissed off and ready to act on climate injustice. That’s the direction Emily Atkin is taking her new climate change newsletter, Heated. After two and a half years […]

October 1, 2019October 13, 2019 Daniel Hentz Climate Journalism Lab, Interviews

How to grow your brand as a photojournalist and commercial photographer

There are ethical and visual distinctions between photojournalism and commercial photography and knowing how to edit photos for each discipline can keep any freelance photographer in business. Adam Glanzman has […]

August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 Daniel Hentz Behind the scenes, Interviews

Six digital skills all new journalists should consider learning and a road map to unlocking them

If you’re new to journalism, as I am, you may have noticed that the industry is in the midst of growing pains right now. If you’re currently studying for the […]

July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 Daniel Hentz Roundups

What do freelance writers make?

Freelance journalism can be tough work. Stories that otherwise take a week or two to create, edit and upload to your blog may take twice or three times as long […]

February 13, 2019April 10, 2019 Daniel Hentz Research

How I analyzed two months of climate change coverage

For a long time, climate change seemed to me to be neglected by the media. There always seemed to be this knee-jerk reaction to treat environmental stories as niche. But […]

December 19, 2018December 19, 2018 Daniel Hentz Climate Journalism Lab

Ears to the pavement: What Bostonians are saying about the 2018 midterm elections

If you haven’t heard already, this midterm election cycle could be the most contentious yet. Many who oppose the choices of the current administration are praying for the prospect of […]

October 22, 2018November 15, 2018 Daniel Hentz Insights, Research

Eight ways journalists are visualizing the wildfires in California

California officials and firefighters are becoming increasingly concerned that the drier, windier conditions spurred on by the warming climate will make wildfires more devastating and their seasons longer. But are […]

September 7, 2018October 18, 2018 Daniel Hentz Climate Journalism Lab, Roundups

How the documentary “The Naked Truth: Wasteland” explored Scott Pruitt and the fossil fuel lobby.

Shortly after Donald Trump’s election, when Scott Pruitt took the reins at the Environmental Protection Agency, longtime EPA staffers began seeing a severe scaling back of the protections they were […]

August 21, 2018August 20, 2018 Daniel Hentz Behind the scenes, Climate Journalism Lab, Interviews

Using maps, kayaks and notebooks to understand the biodiversity and resilience of Boston’s coastline

On the campaign trail, presidential candidate Donald Trump talked a lot about revitalizing America’s crumbling infrastructure. Other issues, however, have since crowded out the monumental task of addressing this aging […]

June 5, 2018June 7, 2018 Daniel Hentz Climate Journalism Lab, Insights

How the Center for Public Integrity is using surveys to report on tick-borne illness and climate change

With the northeastern United States on the brink of summer, bug spray will soon be flying off the shelves as hikers, bikers and others prepare for adventures outdoors. But, inevitably, […]

May 16, 2018June 6, 2018 Daniel Hentz Behind the scenes, Climate Journalism Lab, Insights, Interviews

Six visualizations that explore the extent of overfishing around the world

The global demand for fish is suffocating our oceans. More than 55 percent of the seawater that covers this planet is trawled or lined with hooks in some manner, and […]

April 12, 2018May 30, 2018 Daniel Hentz Roundups

How to export photos from Lightroom

Exporting from Lightroom is a game of inputs and outputs. That is, the sizes, resolutions, and file types you designate to a photo during the export process (input) will, in […]

March 14, 2018March 13, 2018 Daniel Hentz How to

Ten principles for photojournalists

It’s bound to happen. Sometime in your career as a budding photojournalist you will encounter the challenge and privilege of building a relationship with another human being in order to […]

March 5, 2018March 11, 2018 Daniel Hentz How to, Insights
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