Multimedia training and visual journalism
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.
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A multi-day course in newspaper design, redesign and visual reporting and editing.
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I am returning to Egypt for three weeks in May, 2009 to deliver a series of workshops for The Egypt Media Development program.
More details as will be posted as they are finalized
The women behind the World’s Best Designed Newspapersâ„¢ from Robb Montgomery on Vimeo.
Las Vegas: Meet two women who have just won World’s Best Designed Newspaperâ„¢ honors from the SND competition.
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I have been invited to speak about non-narrative journalism techniques at the 16th World Editors Forum to be held next March in Hyderabad, India.
This will be my fifth consecutive WAN/WEF event and my second as a presenter. I will also be directing a team of video journalists to produce daily reports just like I have done for the Editors Forum in 2006 in Moscow, in 2007 in Cape Town and in 2008 in Sweden. More details on that will come, but I am delighted to again be sharing the stage with a couple of world-class visual journalists. Alberto gave a great graphics presentation at a Paris event I attended in June and Joerdis presented on adventure mobile journalism and advanced graphics at SND Las Vegas.
Sixth Session (14H30 – 15H30)
Visual journalism: the rise of infographics and non narrative news
Newspaper design and infographics are more and more important in an increasingly visual world. Participants will learn from the best examples of 2008’s print and online redesigns and get an in-depth look at the best in non-narrative news.
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Two day class on design and newspaper redesign in Hyderabad, India. Offered by IFRA and taught by Robb Montgomery.
November, 17-18, 2008
Hyderabad, India
Registration and seminar details are available on the IFRA Web site.
The Indy has a great sit down with the maverick editor of the The Sunday Times who wrote the book on newspaper design 35 ears ago - Sir Harold Evans.
An excerpt:
Harold Evans: ‘These grand designs must have stories to back them up’
“Here’s a thing about innovation,” says Evans sagely. “Nobody has ever predicted the next innovation.” In one respect though he did clearly lay claim to having seen the future: that design would have to take the lead. “Newspaper design cannot go on being so insular if the newspaper is to fulfil its role,” he wrote in Editing and Design.
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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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