Event Title
When Local Becomes National: The Legacy and Impact of Pacific Northwest Photojournalist Wallie V. Funk
Description
A panel discussion exploring the work and impact of Wallie V. Funk as a photojournalist. During his four-decade career as photographer, journalist and former co-owner and editor of the Anacortes American, Whidbey News-Times and the South Whidbey Record, Funk recorded key events, regionally, nationally and around the world. The facilitator was Paul Cocke (Director of WWU Office of Communications and Marketing), joined by panelists Theresa Trebon (Local historian and Archivist/Records Manager and Historian for the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community), Scott Terrell (photojournalist for the Skagit Valley Herald and WWU Journalism Instructor), and Elaine Walker (Anacortes Museum).
Document Type
Event
Start Date
2-2-2016 4:00 PM
End Date
2-2-2016 5:30 PM
Location
Western Libraries Special Collections
Resource Type
MovingImage
Duration
00:58:42
Title of Series
Heritage Resources Distinguished Speakers
Genre/Form
lectures
Contributing Repository
Digital object made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Program
University Archives
Identifier
HRDS_20160202_Funk
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Newspaper publishing--Washington (State); Photojournalists--Washington (State)
Subjects – Names (LCNAF)
Funk, Wallie V., 1922-
Geographic Coverage
Anacortes (Wash.); Washington (State)
Rights
This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. For more information about rights or obtaining copies of this resource, please contact University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University. Any cited materials must be attributed to the Heritage Resources Distinguished Speakers series, University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Language
English
Format
video/mp4
When Local Becomes National: The Legacy and Impact of Pacific Northwest Photojournalist Wallie V. Funk
Western Libraries Special Collections
A panel discussion exploring the work and impact of Wallie V. Funk as a photojournalist. During his four-decade career as photographer, journalist and former co-owner and editor of the Anacortes American, Whidbey News-Times and the South Whidbey Record, Funk recorded key events, regionally, nationally and around the world. The facilitator was Paul Cocke (Director of WWU Office of Communications and Marketing), joined by panelists Theresa Trebon (Local historian and Archivist/Records Manager and Historian for the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community), Scott Terrell (photojournalist for the Skagit Valley Herald and WWU Journalism Instructor), and Elaine Walker (Anacortes Museum).