Wes Pope

Biography
Wes Pope, Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Multimedia Journalism master’s program in Portland. Pope has worked as a photo, video, and multimedia journalist for more than 20 years, including staff positions at the Rocky Mountain News, Chicago Tribune, Santa Fe New Mexican, Times of Northwest Indiana, Tri-City Herald, and Tacoma News Tribune. He has also worked as a consultant at the San Francisco Chronicle. Before joining to the SOJC, Pope served as a Lecturer in Photojournalism & Documentary Studies at Northern Arizona University.
Pope is co-founder of Story Arc Cinematic Journalism Workshop held biannually at the University of Oregon, Portland. Video journalists and filmmakers from around the country work with our students to capture "making a difference stories" about Oregonians who are making the world a better place.
Education
- MA, Documentary Film & History, Syracuse University, 2010
- BA, Cultural Anthropology, University of Washington, 1995
Publications
- 2019-2020 University of Oregon Faculty Research Award
- Pop 66: A dreamy pop can camera odyssey along Route 66 (PSG, 2018)
- Talking about drones at ONA
- OPB State of Wonder
- News Video Lab at the San Francisco Chronicle
- Supported by an Agora Journalism Center Faculty Fellowship grant
- Fred Armisen profile for the New York Times
Areas of Expertise
- Multimedia journalism
- Drone cinematography (FAA Part 107 training)
- 360 video and photogrammetry
- Cinematography
- Post-production
- Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, SpeedGrade, Final Cut Pro, Avid
- Audio production & post-production
- Adobe Audition, ProTools
- Photojournalism
- Pinhole photography
Teaching
- Foundations of Multimedia Journalism
- Multimedia Journalism Practices
- Producing Story
- Drone Cinematography
- Introduction to 360 Video
- Story & Commerce
- Oral History Workshop: Diversity Stories
- Social Issues in Multiple Media (undergrad)
- Advanced Multimedia Storytelling (undergrad)
- Adobe Premiere workshop (undergrad)
- Student projects: