New media and video journalism
Robb at the U.S. Senate press room
Sometimes it is fun to be a journalist, after all.
Last week I helped lead a jam-packed U.S. study tour for foreign journalists and we needed a lighter moment after so much serious talk. The anxiety expressed by staffers in U.S. newsrooms about their future is palpable.
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For educators and faculty.
Web video reporting and editing
Teachers will learn how to use cameras and audio gear to produce professional video reports from their classrooms field. (A three day workshop)
This magnet school system wants middle school students to learn how to shoot and edit in Final Cut Pro to make Web video reports.
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APME NewsTrain and Mid-America Press Institute present:
The Busy Editor’s Guide to Better Journalism
A two-track workshop offering:
• hands-on classes for editors in boosting their skills at shooting and editing brief web video and using social media to distribute content;
• the best new ideas for setting and maintaining standards, planning multimedia content, online ethical decision-making and more.
When:
Friday and/or Saturday, Sept. 25-26, 2009 - attend one or two full-day sessions.
Where:
Gaylord School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Oklahoma.
Norman, Okla.
Cost:
$50 registration fee, which includes brownbag lunches on Friday and Saturday and coffee on Saturday morning.
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Berlin: These photos show the very cool touch tables at the recent gallery exhibition in Berlin held at the Martin Gropius Bau. The collection featured 60 years of German art and these Flash interactives (In English and German) let patrons learn more about the art all around them.
Sixty influential artworks are on display in Berlin to celebrate Germany’s 60 years of statehood. The exhibition shows milestones of German post-war art - painting, sculpture, photography and installation – from 1949 until 2009.
Under the title ‘60 years, 60 works’, the exhibition features one piece of art for each year between the founding of the German state in 1949 and the present. Sixty short films accompanying the artwork give visitors an overview of important events in Germany from each year and elucidate the external influences that shaped the works.
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These organizations must prove their worth by helping their members become digital journalists, find jobs and set up independent operations.
This great quote from Steve Myers in his Poynter article that examines the state of U.S. journalism trade associations has me thinking about ways that SND must redesign to meet the digital journalism era. Please add your ideas to this posting in comments. I am pretty sure that SND members have great ideas that can help the organization reconfigure to serve present and ongoing member needs. I am a member of SND and the group has been a vital force in shaping me and sharpening my visual journalism skills.
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Join us October 5-7, 2009 at The Toronto Star for three days of hands-on instruction on Web reporting, video reporting and visual multimedia techniques.
Details: http://toronto.eventbrite.com
What will I learn?
WEB REPORTING - Monday, October 5
Improve your reporting and audience engagement with social media tools and techniques. Learn how to write for the Web, manage a Twitter persona for yourself or your organization and dig into many delicious ways to use social media for research and publishing.
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Robb Montgomery produces new media workshops to train journalists and media professionals in more than 20 countries in writing for the Web, multimedia reporting, and Web video journalism.
His hands-on seminars include interactive learning techniques, live demonstrations and expertise in teaching new media concepts to professionals.
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