Knight Digital Media Center Multimedia Workshop accepting applications for July Workshop

Fellowship applications are now being accepted for Knight Digital Media Center's Multimedia Workshop, to be held July 17-22, 2011, at UC Berkeley. Application deadline is May 23, 2011. The Multimedia Reporting and Convergence 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. Participants will be organized into teams to report on a pre-arranged story in the Bay Area, and then construct a multimedia presentation based on that coverage. Participants are taught skills they need to produce quality multimedia stories including: • Video recording and editing • Photography and audio slideshows • Audio recording and editing • Voice coaching for narration or stand-ups • Photoshop and Web design concepts • Producing Adobe Flash interactive story graphics WHO SHOULD APPLY: Professional print and broadcast journalists who want to develop multimedia skills to support their publication’s web…

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Asian Center for Journalism offering online Multimedia Diploma Program

The Asian Center for Journalism at the Ateneo de Manila University is offering a new Multimedia Diploma program. The one year diploma is taught mainly online. It is designed for any professional journalist (writers, photographers, radio and TV reporters) wishing to diversify their story telling and embrace the world of new media. From their site: The Diploma in Multimedia Journalism program seeks to raise the bar in professionalism amongst Asian journalists in their ability to undertake ethical cross platform multimedia journalistic projects by providing comprehensive institutional training primarily to working journalists and editors. 10 Scholarships are available for Asian journalists. Deadline for applications is May 13. For more information on the programs, and for application information, visit http://acfj.ateneo.edu

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CFR’s ‘Crisis Guide: Pakistan’ named as winner of Overseas Press Club of America’s Best Use of Multimedia Award

Crisis Guide: Pakistan, produced by the Council on Foreign Relations in partnership with MediaStorm, was selected as the winner for the Overseas Press Club of America's Best Use of Multimedia Award. OPC introduced 6 new awards this year for online journalism. Award recipients were announced last night at the 72nd Annual OPC Awards dinner in New York City. Congratulations to all of the winners!

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More videos we've been watching lately: 64. Today by Jonathan Harris Jonathan is one the most creative and innovative people I know. This "meta 30" effort is another example of his brilliant ideas and execution in action. - Brian Storm See the full collection at http://number27.org/today.php 65. Scrapertown by California is a place Watch this, then head on over to their website for more. Awesome work, they're all so different, and so good. -Jessica Stuart 66. Adidas France - 3D Mapping Projection from The Cool Hunter A very unique playback experience. - Brian Storm When it comes to 3D mapping projection - It is still always all about creativity, not the tools. An emotional connection with the brand is essential regardless of the medium. 67. Danny & Annie from StoryCorps Animated video made from a fantastic StoryCorps interview with a couple in love. The animation really takes this already touching story to…

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NPPA Offers Two Full-Tuition Kalish Workshop Scholarships

If you're thinking of applying for The Kalish Workshop, the Workshop and the NPPA are offering some great stipends and scholarships: From the NPPA site: The National Press Photographers Association is offering two full-tuition scholarships to The Kalish Workshop in June at Ball State University in Muncie, IN, and the workshop is offering 10 stipends toward registration. The Kalish, in its twenty-first year, is four days of intense training in visual storytelling editing. Participants will learn how to establish a narrative, select media mix, edit the narrative, and produce the story for online and print. The Kalish combines lectures, hands-on exercises, critiques, and group discussions to create a complete learning experience. The workshop is geared for anyone who handles pictures for online or print. Picture editors, photographers, professors, writers, and designers will benefit. The workshop at Ball State will run from June 20 through June 24, 2011. To be eligible for this…

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