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Tim Broekema |
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Teaching Areas:
Photojournalism
and New Media
Digital imaging
Picture editing and news design
Photo management
Communication theory
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Experience |
- Associate Professor of Photojournalism and New
Media, WKU, 2002-present.
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Professional-in-residence, WKU School of Journalism and Broadcasting,
2001-2002
- Director of Photography, Kalamazoo Gazette, Kalamazoo, Michigan. 1998-2001
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Professional-in-residence, sabbatical WKU School of Journalism, Freedom Forum
Grant, 1997.
- Sports picture editor, Chicago Tribune, 1991-1998
- Picture editor and page designer, The Providence (RI) Journal, 1989-1991
- Picture editor, The (Louisville) Courier Journal, 1988
- Photojournalist intern, The Muskegon (Michigan) Chronicle, 1988
- Photojournalist intern, The Providence Journal and Evening Bulletin,
1987
- Photojournalist intern, The Milwaukee Journal and Sentinel,
1986
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Education |
- M.S. Communications, Grand Valley State University, 2001
- B.A. Photojournalism, WKU, 1988
- Poynter Institute Convergence Seminar, 2004
- Poynter Institute Design Fellowship, 1988
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Professional Activities |
Contract photojournalist
- America 24/7, May, 2003
Contracted to photograph the nation-wide week in the life of
America project.
- Benoit and Associates, May – 2002-2003
Photographed horse races at the Kentucky Oakes, the Kentucky
Derby, throughout the season at Arlington Park International Race
Track in Chicago, the Hall of Fame series in Saratoga Springs, NY
and the Breeder’s Cup.
- International House of Bowling Green, May, 2002
Portrait series of International Refugees who have housed in Bowling
Green, KY
Freelance photojournalist
- Published in the Detroit Free Press, the New York Times, the
Baltimore Sun, Associated Press, Sports Illustrated, USA Today,
the Washington Post, the New York Times, the LA Times,
the (Louisville) Courier-Journal and the Getty Allsport Archives.
- Consultant, January, 2004
The Palm Beach (FL) Post on developing new media skills and workflow
- Consultant, April-May, 2002
AidsChild – worked with Chad Stevens on the development of his
one-year project working with orphans of AIDs victims in Uganda,
Africa
Book editor
- Three-peat, 1993
Picture editor for the Chicago Tribune Publishing’s 88 page book
recapping the Bull’s third NBA title.
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Da Champs, June, 1992
Picture editor for the Chicago Tribune Publishing’s 88 page
book recapping the Bull’s second NBA title.
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Stampede, June, 1991
Picture editor for the Chicago Tribune Publishing’s 144 page
book recapping the Bull’s first NBA title.
Workshop presentations/Fellowships
- NPPA Flying Short Course and KNPA annual meeting, Louisville,
KY, October 2002
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Kentucky News Photographers Association, Louisville, KY, January,
2001
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College Media Advisors, New Orleans. Oct 25-28, 2001
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The Electronic Times seminar on digital photojournalism. Columbus,
OH
Oct. 1997
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Atlanta Seminar of Photojournalism, Atlanta, GA, 1990,97,00,01
Projects
- A Long Road Home, 2003
A DVD production on the plight of a Chicago area family involved
in a car accident resulting in multiple brain injuries. Original
photographs and sound gathered by colleague Jeanie Adams-Smith.
- Behind the scenes at the Kentucky Derby, 2003
A DVD production on the planning and execution of today’s
top photojournalists as they cover one the most prestigious
sporting events in the country.
- Day in the life of Timber Ridge, 2003
A dual class trip involving practicum photojournalism and web
design. Photojournalists covered the routine of operating a ski
resort while web design produced a live online experience of
the mid-west ski resort.
- New York: A City Searching for Hope, 2001
A 16-minute multi media production of student and faculty
work
Resulting from the events of September 11, 2001 in New York
and
Washington D.C.
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