The Digital Journalist is a monthly online magazine about photojournalism which was launched in 1997 by Dirck Halstead, its editor and publisher. The site provides an online venue for visual storytellers covering a wide range of topics and showcases the work, in photography, videos, and words, of notable photojournalists, print journalists, and young video filmmakers. The site provides updates on current issues and news in the world of photography and commentary involving photojournalism in general and videojournalism in particular.