MediaStorm Wins Webby Awards

We are proud to announce that MediaStorm has won the prestigious 2008 Webby Award in the News and Politics: Individual Episode category for Brenda Ann Kenneally's Finding the Way Home. MediaStorm also produced Katrina: An Unnatural Disaster, which won in the Charitable Organizations Nonprofit category. Hailed as the “Oscars of the Internet” by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, Interactive Advertising, Online Film & Video, and Mobile Websites. The 12th Annual Webby Awards received 10,000 entries from all 50 states and over 60 countries worldwide.

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LA Times Multimedia: I C U: Los Angeles Connections

The LA Times recently launched a new multimedia feature: I C U: Los Angeles Connections, exploring the "missed connections" section of Craigslist. Updated weekly with new stories, video-journalist Katy Newton looks into stories behind the postings.  If you're in the LA area and looking for singles, don't miss the map- you can see where the concentrations of singles are, by both gender and age. This is a pretty great use of multimedia to explore community connections, worth checking out.

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May issue of The Digital Journalist now online

The May issue of The Digital Journalist is now online. This month features a slideshow from the four photographers- Larry Burrows of Life magazine, Henri Huet of The Associated Press, Kent Potter of United Press International and Keisaburo Shimamoto of Newsweek- who were killed over Laos in 1971 when their helicopter was shot down by North Vietnamese gunfire. The remains of the four were recently interred in the new Newseum in Washington, D.C. If you don't have time to read anything else on the site this month, definitely check out the exceptional work of these four men.

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Job Opening: Senior Multimedia Producer at Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch (“HRW”) is seeking highly qualified applicants for the position of Senior Multimedia Producer. Description: Human Rights Watch seeks a Senior Multimedia Producer to develop, create and produce multimedia content. S/he will direct a staff of two, as well as a team of consulting editors, in creating visually compelling and journalistically excellent features that complement and enhance Human Rights Watch’s research and advocacy. The Senior Multimedia Producer will report to Human Rights Watch’s Communications Director and work in close cooperation with the Creative Director, who oversees Human Rights Watch’s relationships with photographers. The Senior Multimedia Producer will supervise a small team consisting of a Video Editor and Radio Producer, as well as audiovisual consultants as needs arise. Virtually all multimedia products are posted on www.hrw.org, the Senior Multimedia Producer will also work closely with the HRW web team. S/he will collaborate with Human Rights Watch’s researchers and advocates to create…

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Job Opening: Assistant Multimedia Director, The Rocky Mountain News

The Assistant Multimedia Director will coordinate online visual coverage with editiors, writers and photographers. Assist the Director of Photography/Multimedia in managing the multimedia newsgathering operation for RockyMountainNews.com, including supervising and assisting photographers in producing audio and video for the Web; will shoot video for the Web, also will train and assist reporters in basic audio and video; will ensure the website is updated frequently with the latest breaking news video; will assist the Director in video and audio coverage plans, will make assignments, edit video and audio; assist in development of website presentation of video and audio, will assist in the performance of all administrative and management duties. Requirements: Four-year college degree or equivalent in work experience; minimum 5 years as photographer (or videographer) on a daily newspaper. Must have excellent leadership and interpersonal skills. Expert in multimedia applications such as Photoshop CS, Adobe Flash, Final Cut Pro and/or Adobe Premiere Pro.…

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