National Geographic gets you closer to the stories that matter. Through the world’s best scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, National Geographic captivates and entertains a global community through television channels, magazines, children’s media, travel expeditions, books, maps, consumer products, location-based entertainment and experiences, and some of the most engaging digital and social media platforms in the world. A joint venture with 21st Century Fox, National Geographic reinvests 27% of proceeds to help fund the conservation and education efforts of the National Geographic Society.

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Urbane, intelligent, irreverent. News and analysis of everything from real estate to prime-time melodramas. NYMag.com, Vulture.com, Grubstreet.com. Always looking for unusual ideas in videojournalism.

New York Magazine

 
AJ+ is a global news community for the connected generation. We highlight human struggles and achievements, empower impassioned voices, and challenge the status quo.  <br>  It's is Al Jazeera's mobile app and social stream dedicated for the connected generation.

Our VJ are used to leverage original short  and personal form of storytelling from the ground.

AJ+ VJ stories are not normal news.  A straight-forward look at who, what, when, where doesn’t work for us.  We are looking for stories that are made interesting by the unexpected angle, human side, or visually captivating.   Ask yourself does this story move me or does it just inform me? 
 
Here are some aspects of what makes an AJ+ story:
Unique side angle on a major story.  Also a story that connects two things not commonly associated with each other.
Pushback to conventional wisdom on how the mainstream media (including Al Jazeera) or governments frame an issue.  
Emotional or compassionate side of a story.  Show specifically how people are directly affected by the issue (Emotions go beyond sadness can be awe, humor, anger, love, inspiration, etc…).  
Direct from the ground.  Hear directly from people in the city/town/village where the bigger story is taking place.
 Incredible visual.  Is there something we need to see (and hear) to believe?  This is video, so let’s leverage those stories.  It doesn’t have to be “hard news.”


Commissioned videos will appear at least one of AJ+'s language channels (English, Spanish, Arabic) and potentially on our partner's channels too.



<b> If you are producing a package for us, take a look at our "what works" video:  https://vimeo.com/121171058    </b>

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Here is what we've recently used freelance VJ's through StoryHunter for:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSRIx29Ufd9C67ZRPmCBOldm0ZI-linGk


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Rooftop Farmers in Mumbai

Mumbai Women Bikers

NYMag BURGERS: Images of regionally-unique hamburgers from around the world (5 photos)

Cosplayers in India

A travel story assignment in Malaysian Borneo for National Geographic Traveller India Magazine

National Geographic Traveller India Magazine: Borneo Travel Assignment 

India's Only Wildlife Taxidermist

Travel Story in Kangaroo Island, South Australia. 

Australia's Kangaroo Island

Millions of commuters squeeze onto Mumbai’s rail network every day. Amid the jostling and overcrowding on the women’s-only section, there’s friendship, joy and celebration.

BBC - Mumbai's Ladies Trains

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Karen D.

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I'm a photographer and videographer from Mumbai living in Brooklyn, NYC. My work has been published in The New York Times, Bloomberg News, Financial Times, The Washington Post, Al Jazeera, National Geographic, Conde Nast Traveler, Roads and Kingdoms, Monocle, Le Monde, GOOD, BBC, etc. 

Commissioned work includes photography and videography for editorial clients, corporate organizations, events, travel publications and journals, portraiture, lifestyle for brands, agencies and magazines, documentary photography for non-profits, commercials and video. I have produced short web videos for a variety of news publications and corporate clients.

Photo editor for New York Magazine online (and affiliated properties, e.g. Vulture.com, Grubstreet.com).

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Australia's Kangaroo Island

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Cosplayers in India

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