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MediaStorm Welcomes Interactive Designer and Developer David Kofahl

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MediaStorm is excited to announce that summer intern David Kofahl will permanently join our staff as an Interactive Designer and Developer. David is a designer and programmer, who explores the intersection of technology and storytelling. Since joining the MediaStorm team in May, he has supported the web development team in revamping the MediaStorm Storytelling Platform. For the past two years he has collaborated on America Recycled, an interactive documentary that traces unique and radical communities across the Southern United States. He is currently developing the web application for the film. In 2009 he founded Studio Syndicate, a web firm focused on building digital interfaces for non-profit organizations. His work often extends beyond developing websites and includes designing print materials, writing grants, and consulting. He earned a bachelors degree in Political Science at the University of Florida.  

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Read more about the article Congratulations to the 2014 Alexia Foundation Women’s Initiative Grant Recipient
Photo by Mary F. Calvert

Congratulations to the 2014 Alexia Foundation Women’s Initiative Grant Recipient

Today the Alexia Foundation announced the recipient of the 2014 Alexia Foundation Women's Initiative Grant: Mary F. Calvert, an independent photojournalist based in the United States. Calvert will receive the $25,000 grant for her project, "Missing in Action: Homeless Female Veterans." Her work will focus on the Los Angeles region, where the largest concentration of homeless veterans live. She will examine the painfully slow response to this crisis by the beleaguered U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs as well as the organizations that attempt to help these women. Calvert's aim is to put a human face on this neglected crisis by making compelling photographs of the women affected and allowing them to tell their stories in their own voices. For more information on Calvert's project and the Alexia Foundation's mission to promote the power of photojournalism to give voice to social injustice visit AlexiaFoundation.org.  

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Read more about the article MediaStorm Storytelling at Photoville 2014

MediaStorm Storytelling at Photoville 2014

Join our executive producer, Brian Storm, at Photoville 2014. On Saturday, September 20th, 2014 from 5:30p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Brian will lead a presentation on digital storytelling and the cinematic narrative. Discussing work by MediaStorm, he will emphasize how storytelling continues to evolve as a result of technological innovations and an expanding media space. The digital age gives filmmakers, documentary photographers and photojournalists extraordinary and unprecedented new ways to tell stories. This seminar does not require advanced signup, but seating is first come first serve so we highly recommend that you reserve your spot in advance! About Photoville Photoville returns to Brooklyn Bridge Park September 18th through 28th.  Combining photo exhibitions, outdoor photo installations, talks, workshops, and night-time multimedia projections, Photoville welcomed 58,000 visitors during its sophomore year in 2013 and is projected to reach over 80,000 visitors in 2014. Photoville will also coincide and partner with the DUMBO Arts Festival, The Brooklyn Brook Festival and the…

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Read more about the article Join Brian Storm at the digiSTORY14 Conference

Join Brian Storm at the digiSTORY14 Conference

MediaStorm Executive Producer Brian Storm will join innovators, strategists and trend spotters at the digiSTORY14 Conference to share insights, secrets and stories about "The Power of Digital Storytelling." Experience a full day of captivating speakers in Kansas City’s historic Union Station on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014. Event Details Never in history has the ability to communicate been so pervasive.  Mobile devices, apps and internet connectivity can bring any person or idea to your fingertips with a simple click. Yet, sharing your ideas and messages through the vast profusion of these digital assets can be mind-boggling. Advertisers, social media strategists, publishers, journalists, businesses, non-profits and government agencies have all discovered that a good story can stir peoples’ emotions and compel them to action.  Learn how to use today's powerful digital media technology to get the right story to the right audience. Purchase tickets online.  

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