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New media workshops (Western Canada)

The Canadian Newspaper Association is bringing Robb Montgomery to Vancouver, B.C. and Calgary, A.B. for a series of new media workshops. Details and schedule TBA.

New media workshops (Western Canada)
Vancouver, B.C.
April 08 — 11, 2010

Mobile Strategies (Chicago)

PME Newstrain

Robb Montgomery will present a workshop on mobile strategies at APME Newstrain Chicago on Friday March 26, 2010.

80 percent of the world’s population has available mobile phone coverage, and smartphone use is growing faster than any other kind of phone.

Do you have a long-term mobile strategy? Is your staff MoJo savvy? What are mobile users looking for?

This session will examine the rapidly-evolving mobile media landscape and generate a discussion of steps your newsroom can take to begin or enhance mobile gathering and distribution of content.

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Mobile Strategies (Chicago)
Chicago, Illinois
March 26 — 26, 2010

Web reporting at 24Sata (Zagreb)

Web reporting

Improve your reporting and audience engagement with social media tools and techniques. Learn how to write for the Web, use RSS to save you time, clear your bookmarks bar to gather better research and use online tools to run surveys and conduct interviews.

Private workshop for staff of 24Sata.

This workshop has recently been give for the staff of France24, KircherBurkhardt, Al Ahram and other top digital content companies.

Web reporting at 24Sata (Zagreb)
Zagreb, croatia
March 08 — 10, 2010

New media seminars at The Toronto Star

Learn the culture and best practices for creating digital content.

Join us May 17-19, 2010 at The Toronto Star for three days of hands-on instruction on Web reporting, video reporting and visual multimedia techniques.

What will I learn?
VISUAL REPORTING - Monday, May 17
Low-cost visual multimedia tools and techniques. Learn how to shoot, edit and create engaging slideshows. How to create sequences and edit audio and create rich-media reports for Web audiences.

MOBILE AND SOCIAL MEDIA REPORTING - Tuesday, May 18
Techniques for producing field reports using mobile devices and using social media tools. Practice with mobile apps and Web sites that let reporters file richer reports from the field.

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New media seminars at The Toronto Star
Toronto, Canada
May 17 — 19, 2010

CNA: Ink and Beyond (Toronto)

Robb Montgomery presents

TORONTO: Robb Montgomery will be presenting a global trends lecture and sharing scenes from his new documentary film “Breaking The News” at the Canadian Newspaper Association “Ink and Beyond” workshop on Friday May 14, 2010.

CNA: Ink and Beyond (Toronto)
Toronto, Canada
May 13 — 14, 2010

Video Reporting (Portugal)

Video reporting students learn Final Cut pro in a course taught by Robb Montgomery in the U.S.

Video journalism: Reporting and editing workshop.

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Video Reporting (Portugal)
Lisbon, portugal
April 24 — 28, 2010