Resume

Jim MacMillan
jim@jimmacmillan.com • 215 882 4765

University of Missouri School of Journalism, 2009-present
Assistant Professor, Convergence Journalism
Launched in Fall 2005, Convergence Journalism teaches students how to produce news for and with audiences across existing and emerging media platforms. The Convergence Journalism Emphasis Area represents the school’s first new major in more than 50 years.

Independent Social Media Journalist, 2008-2009
Reporting, developing new media initiatives and teaching at several universities.
Recognized among the “Five Biggest Photographers on the Internet” by Photo District News
Recognized as “Best Nuevo Journalist” by Philadelphia Magazine’s Best of Philly edition.

Philadelphia
Daily
News, 
1991-2008
2007
-
2008: 
Senior 
Photographer
 and
 News 
Video 
Producer
2005
-
2006:
 Senior 
Photographer 
and 
Photo 
Columnist
2001
-
2005: 
Photo
 Columnist
1995
-
2001: 
Specializing
 in 
Spot 
News 
Photography
1993
-
1994: 
Specializing 
in 
Sports 
Photography
1991
-
1992: 
General 
Assignment
 Photographer

Ochberg 
Fellows, 
Dart 
Center 
for 
Journalism 
and
 Trauma, 
2007
My
 concerns 
with
 psychological 
trauma
 include 
the 
ethical 
treatment 
of 
victims
 and
survivors, 
the impact 
of 
trauma 
coverage 
on 
news 
consumers 
and 
communities, 
complete
and
 accurate
 reporting
 under 
stress, 
and
 the 
psychological 
hazards
 of 
traumatic 
events 
for 
the 
news 
professionals who 
cover
 them.

Knight-Wallace
 Fellows,
 University
 of 
Michigan, 
2006-2007
Knight
 Fellow 
in 
Medicine / Health 
Sciences 
Journalism
My
 study 
plan 
involved 
journalism
 and 
psychological 
trauma,
 pursued
 through
 classes,
independent 
studies, 
and 
faculty 
relationships. 
At 
the 
same 
time, 
fellows 
attended 
nearly
100 
seminars
 and traveled
 to study 
history, 
culture, 
and 
politics 
in 
both 
Argentina 
and
Turkey.

The 
Associated 
Press, 
Baghdad, 
Iraq, 
2004-2005
Photographer: 
Covering 
over 
200
 combat
 missions 
while 
embedded
 with 
U.S. 
forces, 
as
well 
as numerous 
un-embedded 
assignments
Photo
 Editor: 
Responsible 
for 
the 
photo 
report 
and 
Iraqi 
photo 
staff 
training 
and
development

The 
Times 
Leader, 
Wilkes-Barre, 
PA:
 Staff 
Photographer, 
1988-1991
Transcript
Newspapers, 
Dedham,
 MA: 
Staff
Photographer,
 1987-1988
The
Associated
Press, 
Boston: Staff 
Photographer, 
1986
Freelance
 News
 Photographer, 
Boston, 
1984-1987

Awards 
in 
Photojournalism:
The
 Pulitzer 
Prize, 
Breaking 
News
 Photography, 
2005, 
awarded 
to 
the 
Associated
Press 
in 
Iraq
Bayeux 
Prize 
for 
War 
Correspondents, 
individual
 award,
 2005
Sigma
 Delta 
Chi 
Award, 
Spot 
News, 
2005, 
awarded
 to 
the 
Associated 
Press
 in 
Iraq
National 
Headliner 
Award, 
First 
Place, 
Spot 
News 
Photography, 
1997
Pennsylvania 
Newspaper 
Publishers
 Association:
Distinguished 
Visual 
Journalist, 
2002, 
and 
numerous 
additional 
awards
Associated 
Press 
Managing 
Editors 
of 
Pennsylvania:
Best 
of 
Show, 
1996 
& 
2001, 
and
 numerous 
additional
 awards
Philadelphia 
Firefighters 
Media 
Award, 
2004
Knight-Ridder 
Excellence 
Award
 in 
Photojournalism,
 Finalist, 
2003
Philadelphia
 Press
 Association: 
Spot 
News 
Photography,
 1997
New 
England 
Press 
Association: 
First 
Place, 
Sports
 Photography, 
1988
National 
Press 
Photographers 
Association, 
numerous 
awards
Pennsylvania
 Press
 Photographers 
Association, 
numerous 
awards
Boston
 Press 
Photographers
 Association: 
annual 
awards

Lecturing, 
Presentations 
and
 Instruction:
Journalism and Trauma, Auckland University, Auckland, New Zealand, 2009
Journalism and Trauma, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2009
Journalism and Trauma, Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Wellington, New Zealand, 2009
Temple
 University, 
Adjunct 
Faculty; 
Journalism 
and 
Psychological 
Trauma,
 2008, 2009
Online 
News 
Association, 
Philadelphia, 
Newspaper 
Video, 
2008
Philadelphia 
Area 
New 
Media 
Association, 
Newspaper
 Video, 
2008
Knight-Wallace 
Conference:
 Covering
 the
 war 
in 
Iraq, 
2007
Michigan 
War 
Studies 
Group,
 The
 Iraq 
Experience, 
2007
National 
Press 
Photographers 
Association, 
Journalism
 and 
Trauma,
 FSC-Philadelphia, 
2006
National
 Press 
Photographers
 Association,
 Be 
Prepared,
 NSC
, 2006
[EXPOSURE]
 in 
Philadelphia, 
Tufts 
University, 
Philadelphia
 Workshop
 Director, 
2006
[EXPOSURE]
 Center
 for 
Photojournalism,
 Tufts 
University, 
Board 
Member, 
2006-present
Boston
 Press 
Photographers 
Association,
 Images
 from
 Iraq,
 2006
Temple
 University, 
Adjunct 
Faculty; 
Photographic 
Portfolio, 
Philadelphia, 
2005
Tufts 
University, 
Practitioner
 in 
Residence,
 near 
Boston,
 2005
ASMP,
 Philadelphia,
 Images 
from
 Iraq, 
2005
WHYY-TV, 
Philadelphia,
 Images 
from
 Iraq, 
2005
Tufts 
University, 
The 
Battle 
for 
Najaf, 
2004
The
 Philadelphia
 Conference, 
Survey
 of 
Photo 
Columnists, 
2004
New
 Jersey
 Press 
Photographers 
Association,
 Portfolio,
 2003
Philadelphia 
Art 
Alliance, 
Weegee’s 
World, 
2001
Pennsylvania
 Newspaper
 Publishers
 Association,
 Digital
 Photography,
 1995

Acquisitions
 and 
Exhibitions:
Norton 
Museum
 of 
Art, 
West 
Palm 
Beach, 
FL, ”New York, New York: The 20th Century,” 2009
Philadelphia 
Conference
 Print 
Exhibition, 
The 
Pen 
& 
Pencil
 Press 
Club,
 Philadelphia,
 2005
Overt/Covert, 
Tufts 
University 
Art 
Gallery,
 Medford, 
MA, 
2004
Tufts 
University
 Art 
Gallery, 
Medford,
 MA, 
print 
acquisition, 
2004
Norton 
Museum
 of 
Art, 
West 
Palm 
Beach, 
FL, 
print 
acquisition, 
2002

Education:
Temple 
University, 
graduate
studies
 in journalism,
 1995-1996
Tufts 
University
/
School
 of 
the 
Museum 
of 
Fine 
Arts, 
Boston. 
B.S. 
in 
Education, 1988

Hostile 
Environment
 Certification:
Centurion, 
2004