There is some great journalism up over at Photobetty. Three new stories went up this month. Jean Chung looks at the complications of giving birth in Afghanistan. Anastasia Taylor-Lind documented a group of Kurdish female guerrila fighters, and Rena Effendi focuses on the internally displaced people in her own country of Azerbaijan.
Lovelle Svart has cancer. Lovelle, a former news researcher for the Oregonian, has been fighting lung cancer for almost 5 years, and her doctors say she now has six months or less to live. She is sharing her story and experience with the Oregonian, via weekly video updates. It is an interesting, very personal way to give voice to a member of the community. Multimedia Journalist Rob Finch and Reporter Don Colburn are working with Lovell to share her story.
For anyone looking for music they can use (legally!) for multimedia projects- Moby has created a section of his website, mobygratis, where students, independent filmmakers, and non-profits can listen to selected pieces of his music. Interested users can register and then submit requests for music to be used (users must agree to terms, including that music is not to be used in any for-profit projects, anything depicting harm to animals, violence, etc). Thanks to the folks at Multimedia Evangelist for pointing this out!
I'm excited to welcome Diane Cook as a Multimedia Producer at MediaStorm. Diane was a producer for public radio's This American Life for the past five years, where she worked on the radio and TV show, and also produced their series of Greatest Hits CDs. The show has won the Peabody, Murrow and duPont awards for its radio reporting, and received Emmy nominations for its TV program.
Producer I (Video), NPR Digital Media Pitches story ideas. Shoots and edits video on news, arts and music subjects; collaborates with NPR reporters and producers to create video reports; develops ideas for series on recurring features; consults on appropriate video tools and technology; helps establish technical standards for video; trains and mentors staff on tools and creative approach; and cultivates relationships with third-party video sources. Five years of professional television and/or video experience in a news or documentary setting required. Must be an idea machine with the skills to follow through; demonstrated excellence as a writer and visual storyteller; demonstrated expertise in video shooting and editing; experience working on a Web publication or demonstrable passion for new media platforms, tools and approaches; familiarity with a variety of computer systems and software applications; ability to adapt to changes in equipment, software and workflow; and understanding of journalistic ethics; experience maintaining high journalistic standards…