MediaStorm Receives Fourth Emmy

Photo: Katie Sedgwick, Robert Mcmahon, Jeremy Sherlick, Toni Johnson, Hagit Bachrach and Brian Storm accept Emmy for Crisis Guide: Iran. Photo by Marc Bryan-Brown Photography. We are proud to announce the Council on Foreign Relations and MediaStorm have received an Emmy for Crisis Guide: Iran. The Crisis Guide was awarded in the category for New Approaches to News and Documentary Programming: Current News Coverage in the 33rd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards. A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan, produced with photographer Seamus Murphy of VII photo agency, was also nominated in the New Approaches to News and Documentary Programming: Documentaries category. Crisis Guide: Iran Drawing on the insights of more than twenty-five leading analysts, government officials, and journalists, Crisis Guide: Iran explores the issues and challenges faced by Iran, and offers a range of expert opinions on the policy options for addressing them. A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan Based on 14 trips to Afghanistan…

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Words of Wisdom: Chad A. Stevens on learning important multimedia skills

We're kicking off a new series on the blog, talking with educators and journalism students about the value of Journalism school and the multimedia skills students need to start their careers. There has been a lot of discussion lately on whether it's worth it to go to Journalism school, and whether students are learning the multimedia skills they need to be successful in a pretty rough market. As the school year gets back underway, we're getting more and more questions from students wondering what skills they need to acquire to land jobs. Obviously, there are no simple answers to these questions, but we hope to offer up some words of wisdom for students and others interested in the profession, especially during this time of transition. We're going to kick it off with Chad A. Stevens- a former MediaStorm Producer, who is now an Assistant Professor at UNC Chapel Hill. Where are you…

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MediaStorm produces ‘Crisis Guide: Climate Change’ for Council on Foreign Relations

The Council on Foreign Relations and MediaStorm have collaborated to produce Crisis Guide: Climate Change. This new CFR.org Crisis Guide looks at the known effects of climate change, the diplomatic dilemmas, the relevant technologies and policy options, and the diverse perspectives on the problem. Crisis Guides, CFR.org’s interactive, award-winning franchise, seek to bring context and historical perspective to the world’s most complex issues. This is the fourth in a series of Crisis Guides.  Crisis Guide: Darfur recently won an Emmy Award for Current News Coverage.   

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CFR.org and MediaStorm win Emmy for Crisis Guide: Darfur

Crisis Guide: Darfur, produced for Council on Foreign Relations, is the recipient of the 2008 Emmy Award in the New Approaches To News & Documentary Programming: Current News Coverage Category. Other nominees in the category included: current.com: Mogadishu Madness msnbc.com: The Fight for Iraq Washingtonpost.com: A Nation Divided Washingtonpost.com: After the Destruction Washingtonpost.com: Living with PTSD Congratulations also to the San Jose Mercury News, who won in the Documentaries category for "Uprooted", and to the Detroit Free Press, who won in the Arts, Lifestyle and Culture Category for "40 Years of Respect" and the Regional News Coverage Category for "Pit bulls: Companions or killers?" Pictured from left to right are: Brian Storm, Jeremy Sherlick, Pamela Chen, Mike Moran, Stephanie Hanson and Tim Klimowicz.  Image by bryan-brown.com.

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