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New Storytelling Platform ‘StoriesFrom’ Launches

StoriesFrom is an immersive platform for community storytelling. Funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and developed by The Tiziano Project, StoriesFrom allows individuals and organizations around the world to create rich documentary experiences online. "StoriesFrom changes the way communities create and consume stories on a global scale," The Tiziano Project Executive Director Jon Vidar says. "This site presents underrepresented views in a reliable and beautiful package." Explore the stories, learn about the local reporters and talk to them directly using Facebook. All at storiesfrom.us. Here are some of their first stories. Like Air, I'll Rise Searching in this life for humility and peace. MAX: Media Art Exchanges provides a cumulative arts education program for at the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation in Arizona. Middle and high schoolers participate in four formative weeks of poetry, music, art, photography and multimedia. Ballerinas of East Jerusalem A young ballerina hones her…

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Mediastorm Receives Two Emmy Nominations

MediaStorm is proud to announce it has received two nominations for the 33rd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards. A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan produced with photographer Seamus Murphy is a nominee in the New Approaches to News and Documentary Programming: Documentaries category. Crisis Guide: Iran, produced in collaboration with the Council on Foreign Relations is a nominee in the New Approaches to News and Documentary Programming: Current News Coverage. A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan Based on 14 trips to Afghanistan between 1994 and 2010, A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan is the work of photojournalist Seamus Murphy. His work chronicles a people caught time and again in political turmoil, struggling to find their way. Crisis Guide: Iran Drawing on the insights of more than twenty-five leading analysts, government officials, and journalists, Crisis Guide: Iran explores the issues and challenges faced by Iran, and offers a range of expert opinions on the policy options for addressing…

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Final Week for International Photography Awards Applications

Calling all emerging and professional photographers! The 10th Annual International Photography Awards competition invites you to submit your best photographs to put your work in front of a jury panel of over 80 international photo industry professionals, to compete for over $20,000 in cash prizes, recognition at the Tenth Annual Lucie Awards in Los Angeles, and an exhibition of your work during Lucie Week! Advertising, Editorial, Nature, Book Photography, and more, are welcome. IPA is also pleased to announce its brand new Moving Images category, celebrating all forms of the moving image. Extended Deadline: July 16, 2012 (11:59pm PDT) Visit www.photoawards.com now! The International Photography Awards is celebrating its 10th Anniversary, and has awarded nearly $200,000 in cash prizes, and has recognized photographers like Alex Prager, Nadav Kander, Paolo Pellegrin, and more. Add your name to the list!

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‘A Thousand More’ Receives Casey Medal Honorable Mention

MediaStorm's A Thousand More received an honorable mention in the 2012 competition for the Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism about the lives of children, youth and families in the U.S. A Thousand More tells the story of a family determined to give their disabled son a whole and vital life. In the midst of a great burden, one small child – with a seemingly endless supply of love – is the blessing that holds the family together. The judges honored the film saying, "Produced from start to finish over a single week, this piece is a magnificent, nuanced and soulful story about a family’s devotion to their child who is living with a fatal genetic disease. An inspiring and memorable account that gives the viewer the time and space to breathe and think and smile and cry." The Casey Medals are a project of the Journalism Center on Children and Families at…

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