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…
If you’re in Santa Fe, NM from August 3-5, you can check out the Robert Frank Film Festival, put on by Center and the Film Center at Cinemacafé. While many people know Frank for his still images, notably ‘The Americans’, he was also very interested in using films as a means to express what he could not say in a still image. He made over 25 films in his lifetime. The Festival will show 12 of the films over the 3 days, and his complete film works will be available on DVD at the site (or, you can pre-order the DVD through photo-eye)
British photojournalist Sean Smith has been covering Iraq since early 2003 for the Guardian. In his trips over there, he has photographed everything from horse races in Baghdad to Iraqi mental hospitals to the daily lives of the soldiers on the ground. During a two-month embed with the U.S. Army’s Second Infantry Division, Smith spent two weeks filming the Apache Company. The resulting video is a powerful look at the daily lives of the soldiers, and the exhaustion and disillusionment that many of them are feeling.
For anyone dreaming of an extended summer vacation, check out the American Road Trip in the New York Times Travel section. Back in May, reporter Matt Gross bought a 1989 Volvo on Craigslist, and is now in week 8 of a three-month road trip across the US. His goal is to spend around $100/day (hence the site title: Frugal Traveler). Each week, the site is updated with new postings, a video from the week's journey, and an interactive map following his journey.