Events
Kerri has spoken to classes studying photography, social media, editing, writing and journalism at New York University, the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, The New School, The School of The New York Times, NewYork.SG and more.
Kerri has spoken to classes studying photography, social media, editing, writing and journalism at New York University, the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, The New School, The School of The New York Times, NewYork.SG and more.
May 2019: Keynote speaker at the Nordic Media Festival in Bergen, Norway: Telling Visual Stories on Instagram
April 2018: Telling “Stories” on Social Media: a How-To for Students: Journalism + Design talk at the New School in NYC.
New York Portfolio Review 2018: Annual portfolio review with editors from The Times and publications around the world.
Social Media Week 2018: Panelist in a conversation hosted by Instagram: "Reaching Young Audiences on Instagram: Strategies for Publishers." More info.
United Photo Industries: The Fence 2017: Member of the jury for THE FENCE, an outdoor photo exhibition in Brooklyn and six other major cities.
Photoville 2017: An Evening With The New York Times: NYT photographers and editors shared highlights from our photographic coverage this year. The presentation included selections from a project I co-edited, “America Today, in Vision and Verse,” which paired photographers and poets.
Flash Forward 2017: I was a member of the jury for the 13th photography competition hosted by the Magenta Foundation.
Edit, Sequence and Promote Your Photographs: Speaker at two weekend-long workshops hosted by James Estrin of The Times in 2017.
2016: UNC Chapel Hill Photography Portfolio Review: Portfolio review with UNC students studying photography.
More about Kerri's work
NYT: NYT Archives on Instagram: A Lighthearted Look Into Our Past
PetaPixel: The Social Photo Editor for The New York Times Breaks Down Her Job
NYT: The Photos You Liked in 2016
Photo Brigade: Photo Brigade Podcast #117 with Kerri MacDonald
Nieman Lab: How 3 publishers are using Instagram stories for visually compelling storytelling
Donald R. Reynolds Journalism Institute: What is a social media photo editor?
National Geographic Voices: So You Want to be Successful on Instagram?
Photo Brigade: Navigating and Editing the Changing Photographic Landscape
NYT: An Instagram Walkabout in the Bronx
journalism.co.uk: 'It's important to let yourself fall down the rabbit hole' – Q&A with Kerri MacDonald
Digiday: Inside the New York Times Instagram Strategy
NYT: For The Times, a New Beginning on Instagram
NYT: NYT Archives on Instagram: A Lighthearted Look Into Our Past
PetaPixel: The Social Photo Editor for The New York Times Breaks Down Her Job
NYT: The Photos You Liked in 2016
Photo Brigade: Photo Brigade Podcast #117 with Kerri MacDonald
Nieman Lab: How 3 publishers are using Instagram stories for visually compelling storytelling
Donald R. Reynolds Journalism Institute: What is a social media photo editor?
National Geographic Voices: So You Want to be Successful on Instagram?
Photo Brigade: Navigating and Editing the Changing Photographic Landscape
NYT: An Instagram Walkabout in the Bronx
journalism.co.uk: 'It's important to let yourself fall down the rabbit hole' – Q&A with Kerri MacDonald
Digiday: Inside the New York Times Instagram Strategy
NYT: For The Times, a New Beginning on Instagram