Monthly Archive for May, 2009

Multimedia journalism - small cameras for slideshows and videos

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One of the students, Noha Atef- Cairo, attending my multimedia journalism workshop at the Press Syndicate in Cairo made this slideshow after the training event.

Video interviews: Obama's visit to Cairo, Egypt

In advance of U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Egypt June 4, I talk with Egyptians about the president’s first major address from the most populous state in the Arab world and his first from Africa. (The president has made an address from Turkey, but that nation is not part of the Arab League.)

I am again working with USAID’s Media Development Program to teach video journalism techniques to journalism school faculty and working journalists from many of Egypt’s top newspapers.Patton trailer

Video journalism workshop at Cairo University

Video journalism workshop at Cairo University

CAIRO: I am working in Cairo for the next three weeks leading a number of training initiatives for working journalists and journalism faculty. Today I began the first course. A video and multimedia journalism workshop at Cairo University. I develop visual and multimedia training events for the Egypt Media Development Program in Cairo and this week my students are journalism school faculty and working reporters from several of Egypt’s top newspapers.


Cairo: Video journalism workshops

A multi-day course in newspaper design, redesign and visual reporting and editing.

I am returning to Egypt for three weeks in May, 2009 to deliver a series of workshops for The Egypt Media Development program.