Teaching video journalism in Cairo
Robb Montgomery is an international media professional with a deep range of experience in digital journalism, multimedia reporting and new product development.
Biography
Journalist
Editor with two decades of innovative, award-winning work in Chicago-area newsrooms large and small. Consultant hired to develop new products and redesign newspapers including The Examiner in San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
Filmmaker
Producer of documentary films for clients in Egypt, Europe, and North America. Currently filming “Breaking The News,” a feature-length film that bears witness to the disruptive changes affecting journalism around the world.
Educator
New media educator and workshop developer for clients like the Egypt Media Development Program (USAID, IREX, MSI), The Canadian Newspaper Association, and dozens of top media houses around the world (Axel Springer, France24, The Toronto Star, FUTUROOM).
Expertise in print and online
Montgomery built Visual Editors in 2004 before the terms ’social network,’ ‘crowdsourcing’ and ‘user-generated content’ were popularized.
He is hired worldwide as an expert in developing and directing multimedia journalism training programs for reporters, designers and editors.
