MediaStorm and Rocky Mountain News collaborate at DNC

At last! At last! A dream fulfilled. Barack Obama’s historic rise to the mountaintop at Denver’s Democratic National Convention. Forty-five years after Martin Luther King called on America to live out the true meaning of its creed – that all men are created equal ‑ a senator from Illinois becomes the first African-American nominee of a major political party. MediaStorm and the Rocky Mountain News collaborated during the Democratic National Convention to create At last, at last, a dream fulfilled, a multimedia presentation documenting the convention. The piece is a comprehensive overview, looking at all aspects leading up to, and including, the convention, and includes interviews with Colorado locals, Rocky Mountain News reporters, and other key figures. If you still want more after watching this piece, you can also check out the rest of Rocky Mountain News' convention coverage on their site.

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Job Opening: Assistant Multimedia Director, The Rocky Mountain News

The Assistant Multimedia Director will coordinate online visual coverage with editiors, writers and photographers. Assist the Director of Photography/Multimedia in managing the multimedia newsgathering operation for RockyMountainNews.com, including supervising and assisting photographers in producing audio and video for the Web; will shoot video for the Web, also will train and assist reporters in basic audio and video; will ensure the website is updated frequently with the latest breaking news video; will assist the Director in video and audio coverage plans, will make assignments, edit video and audio; assist in development of website presentation of video and audio, will assist in the performance of all administrative and management duties. Requirements: Four-year college degree or equivalent in work experience; minimum 5 years as photographer (or videographer) on a daily newspaper. Must have excellent leadership and interpersonal skills. Expert in multimedia applications such as Photoshop CS, Adobe Flash, Final Cut Pro and/or Adobe Premiere Pro.…

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