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Op Docs
  • How Documentarians Have Covered Donald Trump Throughout the Years
    A look at the past and present documentaries that have covered Donald Trump.
    Tom Roston 4 min read October 19, 2016 Doc Soup Comments
  • Teaching Op-Docs: Course Wrap-Up and Reflections
    A look back on using The New York Times Op-Doc series as the focus for a course in online documentary production.
    Heather McIntosh 5 min read August 26, 2015 Documentary Site Comments
  • Teaching Op-Docs: Helpful Resources
    Some key resources, both online and in print, that helped develop materials for The New York Times Op-Docs curriculum.
    Heather McIntosh 3 min read August 19, 2015 Documentary Site Comments
  • Teaching Op-Docs: Course Assignments
    Following a semester of teaching online documentary production through the Op-Docs series, this post offers a round-up of the assignments used in the course.
    Heather McIntosh 3 min read August 12, 2015 Documentary Site Comments
  • Teaching Op-Docs: Sound and Observation in Hotel 22
    Elizabeth Lo's short film (and New York Times Op-Doc) Hotel 22 became the focus for a session about sound in documentary.
    Heather McIntosh 3 min read April 23, 2015 Documentary Site Comments
  • Teaching Op-Docs: The Role of B-Roll
    As a viewer, I pay too much attention to B-roll. One reason is that B-roll is often intercut with interviews, and it changes the dynamics of movement within the frame.
    Heather McIntosh 3 min read March 12, 2015 Documentary Site Comments
  • Teaching Op-Docs: Finding Ideas for Documentaries
    "Where do you get ideas for documentaries?" is the number one question I have received through comments and conversations over the years. Here are some starting points to consider.
    Heather McIntosh 3 min read March 5, 2015 Documentary Site Comments
  • Teaching Op-Docs: Women's Stories and Issues
    A handful of the shorts appearing in the Op-Docs series focuses specifically on women and their stories, and this post offers a round-up of some of those stories.
    Heather McIntosh 3 min read February 24, 2015 Documentary Site Comments
  • Teaching Op-Docs: Starting with the Big Questions
    For a junior-level course this semester, I am using The New York Times's Op-Doc series as a model for talking about journalism, documentary, and online video.
    Heather McIntosh 4 min read February 3, 2015 Documentary Site Comments
  • Teaching Op-Docs
    In teaching a junior-level news and reporting course this semester, I have decided to use The New York Times's Op-Docs as a production model for thinking about news within online journalism.
    Heather McIntosh 3 min read January 27, 2015 Documentary Site Comments
  • 11 Sites and Apps for Watching Documentaries Free Online
    Love watching documentaries online? We think POV's free streams of new and classic docs is great, but there are even more places you'll find great selections right now!
    Emma Moley 4 min read August 28, 2014 Documentary News Comments