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Discovering Daylight in a Sea of Change

Michael Itkoff is cofounder and editor of Daylight, a non-profit organization dedicated to publishing art and photography books. He is also the 2006 winner of the Howard Chapnick Grant. Michael and his partner Taj Forer founded an organization dedicated to a print product in 2003, when the industry was already moving to digital. In this interview, he discusses the growth and adaptation of Daylight in the evolving digital landscape and how winning the Howard Chapnick Grant helped him reach his goals. Interview with Michael Itkoff What led you to create Daylight back in 2003? Taj Forer and I founded Daylight in part because we felt that our specific area of interest—photo-based work existing somewhere between the documentary mode and that of fine art—was not being properly addressed by the industry. We set up Daylight as a platform for more subjective, personally experienced truths that were realized through photography. You founded an organization…

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An In-Depth Look at Multimedia Trends Around the World

In a pioneering study commissioned by World Press Photo, Dr. David Campbell examines current practices in multimedia against the background of the disruption in the traditional media economy and the revolution in how people consume news today. Visual Storytelling in the Age of Post-Industrialist Journalism The project, which ran from July 2012-April 2013, aims to map the global emergence and development of multimedia in visual storytelling, especially photojournalism. The study examines these issues through a comparative look at multimedia trends in three parts of the world: the USA, Europe, and China. In each of these locations, the research team asked five questions: How is multimedia being produced? How is multimedia being financed? How is multimedia being published and distributed, and who is publishing/distributing multimedia? How are viewers consuming multimedia? Which types of multimedia attract the most attention, and what are the criteria of success? Download the full research report and join in…

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Read more about the article New Media Award for Journalists in Developing Countries

New Media Award for Journalists in Developing Countries

The German Development Media Awards The German Development Media Awards is a new journalism prize supported by Deutsche Welle. The awards recognize excellence in human rights and development journalism and are an initiative of Deutsche Welle and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Submissions are open to journalists from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Germany. Entries can include stories in all journalistic formats in print, radio, TV and online. The stories should focus clearly on human rights and development and must have been published or broadcast between January 1, 2012 and May 31, 2013. The deadline to apply is May 31, 2013. Learn more and apply at germanmediaawards.org. Call for African Photojournalists One of the German Development Media Awards this year is for African press photographers covering human rights issues in Africa. This award recognizes African photojournalists who inspire and change perceptions of…

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The MediaStorm approach to multimedia storytelling

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MediaStorm is a storytelling company based in Brooklyn, NY. We have a talented staff and prolific alumni that have received numerous accolades including fifteen Emmy nominations with four wins, two Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards and an Edward R. Murrow Award. We run several lines of business including: A publication where we publish films in partnership with some of the worlds top storytellers Content syndication and software licensing Original reporting, interactive application development and film production for clients Online training and workshops At MediaStorm, our mission is to convey the essence of the human experience in deeply personal, intimate and emotional ways. We believe that quality storytelling is the killer app. We focus on stories with universal truths — those that bind us regardless of race, religion or border. Stories about common people who move through history unseen, with experiences often not noted in the history books. We approach the process of…

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