MediaStorm Projects nominated for two Emmy Awards

Two MediaStorm produced projects are among the Nominees announced yesterday for the 29th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards.     Crisis Guide: Darfur, produced for Council on Foreign Relations, was nominated in the New Approaches To News & Documentary Programming: Current News Coverage Category. The Darfur guide is the second in a series of interactive guides to the most complex issues and conflicts on the planet. The six-chapter project includes a multimedia narrative, interactive maps and timelines, and extensive information on the situation in Darfur.     The Marlboro Marine, produced with The Los Angeles Times, was nominated in the New Approaches To News & Documentary Programming: Documentaries Category. Los Angeles Times photojournalist Luis Sinco's photograph of Marine Lance Corporal James Blake Miller became an icon of the Iraq War. This is the story of how Miller tries to heal the scars of war and how two lives became connected by a photograph.…

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MediaStorm looking for fall intern

MediaStorm is looking for a fall intern.  If you're motivated, highly-organized, and passionate about multimedia, we'd love to hear from you. Start date is flexible, the soonest we're looking for someone is August 11.  We're looking for experience in multimedia production, design, motion graphics, and/or programming for web.  Internships will be paid. Please send email with resume, references and cover letter (detailing why you want to intern at MediaStorm and what you hope to get out of the experience) to careers@mediastorm.org Please include: - links to pieces you've produced/collaborated on (please indicate role in each) - available start/end dates - hours/week available - level of familiarity with Final Cut Pro, SoundTrack Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Aperture, Flash, and/or proficiency in other related programs. Email is preferred, but snail mail applications can be sent to: Brian Storm MediaStorm 42 E. 20th Street, Suite 2A New York, NY 10003 Please note that due to volume,…

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Fall Multimedia Internship

If you're looking for a fall internship, check this out (via Will Sullivan)- deadline is July 14, so don't delay!: The St. Louis Post-Dispatch and STLToday.com is seeking a multimedia intern for the Fall 2008. This new position is for a multidisciplined and flexible multimedia journalist who can generate and execute multimedia ideas. Ideal candidates will be able to hit the ground running and juggle all types of content and content mediums on deadline assignments. One day you’ll be shooting breaking news photos and transmitting live from the scene, the next day creating a Soundslide feature on a local music festival, the next day shooting video of a political rally for the presidential election. This position works for the web department and will be focused on quick turn assignments for the web as well as engaging feature assignments that are web-only. Video and audio gear provided, some still equipment provided but the…

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Interactive Narratives 2.0

If you haven't seen it yet, head over to Interactive Narratives, and check out their newly relaunched site.  Originally launched by Andrew DeVigal in 2003, Interactive Narratives is back and better than ever. On the new site, users can view, rate, and submit stories, chat in the forums, check out gear reviews and interviews with multimedia journalists- it's designed to be a "gathering place for multimedia journalists."  With backing from the Online News Association, it will be exciting to see where this goes.

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John Moore featured on The Digital Journalist

"I enjoy doing stories that challenge me. Wars are by their very nature very challenging environments, physically, emotionally, photographically, so there is a natural attraction there for me I suppose. But that aside, I feel strongly that we should cover the events that shape our world." ~ John Moore The July issue of The Digital Journalist is now online. This month's main feature is on John Moore, a  Getty photographer who has spent the last 17 years covering international news. He recently took the photos of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, and has spent much of the last year in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. With a lengthy introduction and interview, and three galleries of Moore's work (Pakistan, Iraq, and the Pan-American Highway), this is a must-see story.

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