 | Another Attempt at Blogging | Jun 26, 2007 |
Joseph Israel Laban is a freelance journalist and independent filmmaker. He obtained his Master's degree in Journalism with a concentration in News and Documentary at New York University’s Arthur Carter Journalism Institute on a Fulbright Scholarship. This year, his short film “Antipo” was an Official Selection at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival’s Short Film Corner. He is also a contributing writer of the book “Wrongs Against Rights: Impunity Across Southeast Asia”, which tackles a wide range of human-rights violations in the region. He recently finished his internship at The New York Times video unit where he edited and shot videos, wrote scripts and assisted in the production of video stories for its website. He now handles the production of GMA News and Public Affairs Specials like the well-received “Wildlfe for Sale” where he traveled to Chang-rai, Thailand and Mong La, Myanmar to document the illicit wildlife trafficking in the region. He previously worked as a senior producer for the Philippine television documentary program Reporter's Notebook and as a producer for The Probe Team for almost seven years where he produced documentaries and wrote articles on human trafficking in Kish, Iran and Dubai United Arab Emirates; migrant's issues in East Timor; and regional security concerns in Indonesia and Mindanao among others. His documentaries have won numerous awards including a Gold World Medal at the 2008 New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards, a Silver Screen Award at the 2008 US International Film and Video Festival and an “Ani ng Dangal” Award from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). During his tenure as senior producer of Reporter's Notebook, the Singapore-based Asian Television Awards also recognized the program as the Best Current Affairs Show in the region beating out entries from CNN International and Al-Jazeera English. He has also contributed articles to the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) and he was a Fellow of the Bangkok-based Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) Journalism Fellowship in 2007. A one-act play he wrote in 2002 about domestic violence was recognized by the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, often dubbed as the "Pulitzer Prize" of the Philippines. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Creative Writing from the University of the Philippines at Diliman.   | Mga Larawan Ko | |
 Antipo Short Film
7 Photos, 3 comments The Brighter Side of Burma
53 Photos Myanmar Wildlife Trade Stills
10 Photos Snow Storm
114 Photos, 2 comments Autumn in New York
4 Photos, 2 comments A Day with Pia and Dane
22 Photos, 5 comments Boston, MA
9 Photos New York City Minute
3 Photos, 1 comment Brunch with Diane Desierto
1 Photo, 3 comments New York Film Festival
5 Photos, 4 comments Ultimate Rebel
1 Photo, 5 comments Train of Thought
2 Photos, 2 comments Burmese Rally at Union Square
3 Photos My Editing Room at NYU
1 Photo, 2 comments Rainy School Day
2 Photos With Filipino Ford Scholars
3 Photos Documentary Poster Studies
2 Photos, 6 comments Production Photos
3 Photos Filipino Food
3 Photos, 3 comments With Derick
4 Photos, 7 comments Cory Aquino's Funeral
20 Photos, 2 comments Documentary Filming
3 Photos, 2 comments At Nicole's Wedding
4 Photos, 2 comments Lunch with Cheche Lazaro
5 Photos Halo-Halo
2 Photos, 4 comments Summer at Washington Square Park
6 Photos, 4 comments My Central Park Route
15 Photos, 14 comments Hypnosis
1 Photo, 7 comments Columbia University
23 Photos, 6 comments MoMA!
59 Photos, 2 comments Harlem Jazz Bar
6 Photos, 2 comments Spring
2 Photos Prof. Francia's Class at the Bayanihan Center
10 Photos Fulbright Friends from Providence, RI
23 Photos, 6 comments A Day at the Museum
35 Photos, 13 comments Ethel
3 Photos, 5 comments An Afternoon at the Brooklyn Bridge and Statue of Liberty
2 Photos, 4 comments Finally (Unhealthy) Food at Jollibee NY
5 Photos, 12 comments Birthday Cake From Scratch :)
2 Photos, 12 comments Wonder Cabinet
4 Photos Crazy Long Line at Jollibee, NY
3 Photos, 23 comments Eksenang 6 Train
2 Photos, 2 comments Coaxed Down the Stairs
1 Photo Where There is Much Light
3 Photos, 2 comments Road Trip: World of Coca Cola
21 Photos, 4 comments Road Trip: CNN Center Atlanta
5 Photos, 6 comments Road Trip: Miami Redux
20 Photos, 10 comments Road Trip: Christmas at Disney World
80 Photos, 10 comments Road Trip: Orlando, FL
15 Photos, 10 comments Road Trip: Savannah, GA
40 Photos, 9 comments Road Trip: Raleigh, NC
8 Photos, 10 comments Road Trip: Washington DC
20 Photos, 11 comments Road Trip: Philadelphia and Baltimore
6 Photos, 8 comments Three Day Snow Storm
5 Photos, 13 comments Pinoy Christmas Party at Elmhurst, NY
31 Photos, 6 comments Washington Square Reopened
11 Photos Blurry Photo of Liam Neeson
1 Photo, 9 comments At Brooklyn's Water Street
13 Photos Snow (and Rain) in My Neighborhood
13 Photos, 4 comments Central Park at Night
13 Photos, 6 comments Fulbright Holiday Party
15 Photos My First New York City Snow
11 Photos, 26 comments Last Day of Reporting Class and Jane's Birthday
7 Photos Father Teaching His Son How to Skate
7 Photos Bryant Park Skating
5 Photos, 10 comments Kaya Pala Malamig
3 Photos, 10 comments With a Former CEO of Random House
1 Photo Filipino Food Trip in New Jersey
3 Photos, 5 comments Waiting at the Woodside Train Station
4 Photos Photo Montage
3 Photos From the Staten Island Ferry
4 Photos, 6 comments Electing Obama
6 Photos, 2 comments Taglagas
6 Photos, 12 comments Liby sa New York City
6 Photos, 7 comments Saturday Editing at Cooper Square
8 Photos, 7 comments ABC news anchor Charles Gibson
21 Photos, 4 comments Grade School Campaign Posters
5 Photos, 12 comments Glass-stained Fixture
1 Photo Reflections on Buildings
9 Photos Former CBS news anchor Dan Rather
5 Photos, 6 comments Podium in Black and White
2 Photos Dinner with Fulbright Friends Galia and Thi Thi
3 Photos, 2 comments NY Subway Tile Art
16 Photos, 6 comments Oktoberfest Around Lower Manhattan
15 Photos, 2 comments Big Apple Store
6 Photos, 5 comments Kilikili Cleaning and Other Filipino Shops in Woodside
15 Photos, 9 comments Parimah
1 Photo Alexandra
1 Photo Squirrels at the Square
13 Photos, 7 comments Flatiron Building, Manhattan
4 Photos Farmer's Market in Union Square
5 Photos Naked Boys Singing at New World Stages
11 Photos, 3 comments Tasered to Death
5 Photos, 4 comments Manhattan Mornings
4 Photos, 2 comments Todai for!
2 Photos Empire State Building
6 Photos, 4 comments Queen Noor at NYU
8 Photos Burmese Monks
4 Photos, 5 comments Salman Rushdie
4 Photos Nobel Prize Laureate Orhan Pamuk
4 Photos NYU Train Station
3 Photos NYU
6 Photos NY bus tour
23 Photos Times Square!
13 Photos, 2 comments As Simple as Black and White
3 Photos James Franco at NYU
2 Photos, 4 comments Miami!
12 Photos Fulbright Miami Gateway
9 Photos, 2 comments Fulbright Batchmates
2 Photos, 3 comments Probe Dinner with Cheche Lazaro
5 Photos Reporter's Notebook at a GMA Christmas Party
10 Photos Dubai, UAE and Kish, Iran
57 Photos, 4 comments Remembering Reporter's Notebook People and Parties
12 Photos, 6 comments Reporter's Notebook Planning
1 Photo, 4 comments With Nobel Peace Laureate Jose Ramos-Horta
3 Photos, 2 comments East Timor
65 Photos Jakarta, Indonesia
120 Photos, 2 comments RH Bill
3 Photos, 2 comments Tubo, Bato, at Bala
41 Photos Silaki Island
8 Photos Candle Vendor in Capiz
2 Photos Road to Perdition
3 Photos, 2 comments Eksenang Opis
15 Photos, 1 comment Kalayaan Reunion
4 Photos, 9 comments Probe's 20th Anniversary
5 Photos, 2 comments Probe's Last Few Days with GMA
10 Photos, 2 comments Not so Old Probe
1 Photo, 9 comments UP Debate Society Days
4 Photos, 14 comments 8th All-Asians Debating Championships
1 Photo, 6 comments ICU Invitationals Debate, Tokyo, Japan, 2001
10 Photos Melaka All-Asians Debate, 2000
10 Photos, 8 comments National Debating Championships, 1999
7 Photos, 3 comments Kalayaan Residence Hall
14 Photos Boac Cathedral
1 Photo High School Class Photos
2 Photos At a Beach in Boac, Marinduque
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