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Urbino Now 2013 – Video Magazine
Urbino Now 2013 is a travel television program focusing on food and wine in Urbino and the Marche region of Italy. This program was conceived and produced by seven students participating in ieiMedia’s summer study abroad program, Urbino Project 2013: Multimedia Journalism in Italy, in association with James Madison University’s School of Media Arts and Design.
Reporters
- Amanda Presley
- Ashleigh Hodgson
- Autumn Morowitz
- Bethany Blakeman
- Casey Wagner
- Connor Drew
- Cory Smith
- Funda Tekin
- Giovanna Rajao
- Gregory Zwiers
- Hannah Spurrier
- Jessica Christian
- Kathleen Riley
- Kelly Sebetka
- Kelsey Richmond
- Kirsten Fenn
- Laura Miele
- Myra Krieger-Coen
- Rachel Lake
- Stephanie Gross
- Stephanie Tormey
- Steven Schmucker
- Teddy LaMotta
- Teddy Nelson
- Tory Hallenburg
- William Price
- Zuogwi Reeves
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Past Urbino Projects
2012 WebsiteRead stories and view the photography and video from last year's website.
2012 Urbino Now Magazine
Covering culture and travel for visitors to Urbino and Le Marche. Read all 30 magazine articles online or order a printed copy at Urbino Now 2012.
2011 Website
Featured Stories
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Olive Oil Engineer
By Gregory ZwiersHe is the co-owner of Ciar Power Technology in Pesaro, a company that makes remote control mechanisms for reclining massage chairs. He holds 12 patents in that industry. But as an engineer who six years ago bought 150 acres of green hills outside the town of Monteciccardo, he couldn't help bringing his hard sciences approach to the softer world of olive oil production. -
The Art of Evolving
By Funda TekinIn Canavaccio di Urbino, a suburb of the university town, a factory welcomes visitors with a sign that reads “Artista del Legno”—Artist of Wood. Inside, countless hand-crafted, three-dimensional wooden pictures hang on the walls of the hallway and offices. -
Risky Business
By Kirsten FennIn the days following the Emilia-Romagna earthquakes in May 2012, Agata Maini watched as fear spread through her community of San Felice sul Panaro like the aftershock that woke her early one morning. -
Soundscape Ecologist
By Kelly SebetkaMost scientists can sense the health of the environment by observing animal behavior, crumbling soil in their hands or breathing the scent of the air. Almo Farina hears it. "Nature has a voice," said the University of Urbino ecology professor and researcher. -
Palio dei Trampoli
By Steven SchmuckerIt was hot and humid and the mosquitos were swarming, but there was nothing Guido Edera would have rather been doing one Sunday evening than gathering wood in the forest. One swing and his rusted machete cut half way through the arm-thick tree trunk. With the second swing he yelled joyfully, “Two swings for a tree, one for a head!”