We are excited to welcome Margaret Cheatham Williams and Andrew Hida as our Spring 2011 Interns. Margaret Cheatham is currently finishing her degree at UNC Chapel Hill, where she is studying Journalism + Mass communication and French. She spent this past summer as a video intern at The Washington Post, where she completed numerous daily assignments and internal productions. During her time at UNC, Margaret Cheatham participated in award winning group projects in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Little Switzerland, N.C., as a photographer, videographer and multimedia producer. She is drawn to stories that incorporate family, relationships, and the universal quest for connection. She has an insatiable curiosity piqued by dilapidated structures, the outdoors and expansive spaces. Her work has been recognized by the Hearst Foundation, Best of Photography, Pictures of the Year International, the National Press Photographers Association, the Online News Association, and College Photographer of the Year. Margaret's work can be viewed at…

Outsiders often see Afghanistan as a problem in need of a solution: a conflict region that needs more troops or another election. But in seeing Afghanistan as a problem, the people of the country, and their desire for self-determination, are often overlooked. From the Soviet invasion and the mujahideen resistance to the Taliban and the American occupation, A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan examines thirty years of Afghan history. It is the story of ordinary citizens whose lives play out in the shadow of superpowers. There are tales of violence to be sure, but there is also love and even romance. Based on 14 trips to Afghanistan between 1994 and 2010, A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan is the work of renowned photojournalist Seamus Murphy. His work chronicles a people caught time and again in political turmoil, struggling to find their way. Watch A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan

2012 Advanced Multimedia Workshop Dates MediaStorm will offer three Advanced Multimedia Workshops in 2012. Dates and deadlines: March 24-30, 2012 with a application deadline on January 23, 2012. July 28-August 3, 2012 with a application deadline on June 5, 2012. November 10-16, 2012 with an application deadline on September 12, 2012. These workshops, held in Brooklyn, New York, are intensive, hands-on educational experiences in advanced multimedia storytelling. Over the course of a week, participants work in three-person teams, reporting and editing in collaboration with a seasoned multimedia professional to produce a multimedia project for distribution across multiple platforms. For additional information, and to apply for upcoming workshops, please visit our site. 2012 Methodology Workshop Dates MediaStorm will offer four Methodology Workshops in 2012. Dates and deadlines: January 30, 2012 - February 3, 2012 with a application deadline on January 9, 2012. May 7-11, 2012 with a application deadline on March 8, 2012.…

The Knight Digital Media Center is excited to announce a new workshop that merges the best of their Multimedia Storytelling Workshop and their Web 2.0 Tools for Journalists training. The Digital Storytelling Workshop is packed with sessions on the latest skills needed to create content suited to every platform and channel. The workshop offers intensive training that covers all aspects of multimedia news production from basic storyboarding to hands-on instruction with hardware and software for production of multimedia stories. Fellows will work on structured training assignments to learn skills for multi-element stories and then apply new skills to a story for his or her publication. Training includes: • Video and audio recording and editing in Final Cut X • Photojournalism basics including use of Photoshop • Voice coaching for narration or stand-ups and reporter debriefs • HTML basics • Creating interactive charts, graphs and maps to visualize data • Mobile reporting for breaking…

The Alexia Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2012 Alexia Foundation competition first place student winner will receive an internship at MediaStorm, an award-winning Brooklyn-based multimedia production house that specializes in working with some of the world’s top photojournalists, visual storytellers, interactive designers and global organizations. As part of the grand prize, the student winner will receive a $15,000 grant to fund the internship. In addition, the student will also get a grant of $1,000 to complete the proposed visual story that earned the prize. Finally, an additional $500 will be awarded to the sponsoring academic institution. The second place student winner will receive a scholarship to a Momenta Photo Workshop. The first place student will be given the opportunity to develop his or her multimedia story-telling skills as a part of a team that has produced EMMY-winning visual journalism for media companies since its inception in 2005, and that regularly…