James H. Kenney

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Teaching Areas:

Photojournalism, Digital Imaging, Design, Photojournalism Ethics

James Kenney

  Experience
  • Coordinator, Photojournalism Program, Fall 2001-Present; Photojournalist-in-residence/Associate Professor, Fall 1993 - Present
  • Photography Instructor, Lab Instructor, Syracuse University, Aug. 1991-May 1993
  • Photojournalism Instructor, Community College of Southern Nevada, Fall 1990
  • Staff Photographer, Las Vegas Review-Journal, May 1989-July 1991
  • Photography Editor/Photographer, Las Vegas Sun, Aug. 1985 – Jan. 1989
  • Freelance photography for the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Newsday, USA Today and the Reno Gazette-Journal, The Boston Globe, The Sacramento Bee, The Associated Press, St. Paul Pioneer Press
  • Freelance Photojournalist, London, England, United Press International, Feb. 1984 – July 1984
  • Photojournalist, The Hanford Sentinel, April 1983 – Sept. 1984
  Education
  • M.S. Communications Photography
    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications,
    Syracuse University — graduated with high honors
  • B.A. Journalism/Photo Communications
    California State University, Fresno — graduated cum laude
  Professional Activities
  • The Mountain Workshops, photo coach, assistant director, electronics
    coordinator, audio storyteller, 1993- Present
  • Coach, Syracuse University high school publications workshop, Syracuse University, July 2003
  • Presenter, Agriculture Publications Summit, Cleveland, Ohio, July 2003
  • Presenter, Gloria Shields High School Publications workshop, Dallas, Texas, June 2003
  • Designer, Western Kentucky University Minority Workshop, Summer 1999, 2002, 2003
  • Coach/Presenter Western Kentucky University High School Publications workshops, Summer 1996, 1998, 2003
  • Presenter, Interscholastic League Press Conference high school journalism workshop, Austin, Texas, May 2002, 2003
  • Photographer, America 24/7, national photographic project, May 2003
  • Picture Editor/Photographer, The Kentucky Derby (for The Lexington Herald-Leader), May 2000 – 2003
  • Coordinator, New York: A City Searching for Hope, photographic gallery show, Sept. 2002
  • Photographer/Audio Storyteller, New York City, September 11 photographic project, September 2001
  • Vietnam, photographic project, Summer 2001
  • Photojournalist, The Lexington Herald-Leader, June 2000 – Aug. 2000
  • Platypus Workshop, video workshop for still photographers, Cupertino Calif., Jan. 2000
  • China, photographic project, Summer 1999
  • Coordinator, The Care Project, a publication of photographs and stories on those in the Bowling Green community in need of assistance during the holidays, Dec. 1996, 1998
  • Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar hands-on workshops, Dec. 1996, 1998
  • Writer/Picture Editor, Journalism 2001 journalism textbook (wrote and provided pictures for a chapter and consulted on pictures in the other chapters), 1997, revised in 1998
  • Indiana University Freedom Forum Teaching Workshop, June 1996
  • The Dallas Morning News, picture desk, May 1996
  • National Geographic Magazine Fellowship, Summer 1995
  • Poynter Institute writing, editing and design workshop, June 1994
  • Graphic Artist Intern, Syracuse Newspapers, Jan. 1992 – Jan. 1993

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