Student exhibit sheds light on hunger, malnutrition in Guatemala

Twelve University of Florida communication students showcase their photographs and stories in the exhibition Guatemala In Words and Pictures at “the gallery” in the J. Wayne Reitz Union. The free exhibit opened Dec. 9 and runs through Dec. 19.

Undergraduate and graduate students teamed up to document hunger and malnutrition in the Zacapa region as part of the College of Journalism and Communications’ Florida FlyIns course.

“When people come to the show, I think they’ll be impressed by the truly professional level our students are able to achieve,” said Professor John Kaplan, who leads the course.

The FlyIns course, Advanced Journalism Practicum: Latin America in Words and Pictures, visits a different Latin American country for eight days each fall semester. Previous locations included Belize, Costa Rica, Brazil and Ecuador.

In its ninth year, the program has won several major awards and honors, including the top prize in the Florida Magazine Association’s in-depth reporting category and first place in the Hearst Photojournalism Championship.

For more information, or to see work from previous years, visit www.internationaljournalism.com. In January, a new edition of the program’s online magazine will debut on the site, showcasing this fall’s work.

Posted: December 10, 2008
Category: College News