Job Openings at MSNBC.com

MSNBC.com has several job openings for Video Editors and Producers (along with several other positions). These are not entry-level positions- each requires at least two years experience producing/editing video on the web, and applicants should be able to work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment. For applicants in (or willing to be in) Redmond, WA, there are positions open for a Video Editor and a Senior Video Producer/Editor, and for those in NYC, Video Editor/Producer, TODAY show; Senior Video Producer, Originals; and Senior Video Producer, Podcasts.

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CFR’s Crisis Guides Finalist in Knight-Batten Awards

CFR.org's Crisis Guides are a finalist for the 2007 Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism. The Council on Foreign Relations produces these guides on crisis zones, providing interactive news and information to help make sense of these issues. MediaStorm has worked with CFR as a co-producer on these Guides, which include one on The Korean Peninsula and another on Darfur. Award Winners will be announced on September 17, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

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New work at Photobetty

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.

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Living to the End: Lovelle Svart’s Story

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.

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Free music from Moby

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!

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