Training and consulting in digital journalism for reporters, editors, producers and designers.
Robb Montgomery’s workshop style involves tailored instruction, interactive learning techniques, live demonstrations and global expertise in teaching new media concepts to media professionals.
Students will learn the fundamentals of building digital stories.
- Digital and social media techniques that get results
- Master mobile journalism tools and techniques
- How to get more out of small digital cameras and recorders
- Write scripts, plan multimedia and master digital editing techniques
Cross media story expertise is mandatory in the digital media world
Expert topics
News design and developing new products
- Design tactics for publishers and editors (redesign case studies)
- Design workshops: Story planning the visuals with Maestro
- New product development: The Design Method
New media
- Writing for the Web
- Web reporting tools for research
- Web mapping and data visualization (graphics)
- Produce audio-driven multimedia packages
- Interviewing for audio and film
- Video reporting
- Video editing
- Web surveys and social bookmarking
- Blogging tactics for journalists
- Social media methods for journalists and newsrooms
Sample module descriptions
Digital reporting skills
Improve your digital research and investigation skills with the latest search tools and techniques. Learn how to track stories and find and verify sources using the web and social media. Learn proven techniques of managing the flood of information online.
Writing for the web and social media
Wrapping a community around your content. Learn the best practices for writing for the web. Learn how to manage a presence on Twitter, Facebook and your own blog to increase engagement around your content and the loyalty of your audience.
E-literacy for reporters and editors
Learn how to create and run effective online polls, collaborate instantly with colleagues and get your act together by adopting the new digital habits: Master managing e-documents to save time, better manage complex assignments and organize story assets using free online tools.
Reporting the visual story
How to use a video, smartphone or small digital camera as your reporter’s notebook to capture and build the visual story elements. Learn the fundamentals for building the visual narrative: Camera operation, angles, lighting, shots, sequences and keys to capturing natural sound.
Slide shows and rich media reporting
Learn the techniques quickly building compelling photo galleries and audio-driven slide shows. Students will build a package using new tools that make it easy to combine visual, Web, audio, text, and video into sophisticated micro reports.
Fundamentals for audio interviews
How to prepare for interviews, use microphone technique, write scripts, record voice overs, and make basic sound edits. Audio is the foundation for multimedia and video reports.
Mobile visual journalism
Learn the tools to take digital reporting into the field and learn techniques to allow audio-visual reporting and engagement outside of the office. Find out how to file live video reports with nothing more than a mobile phone. Stay close to the story and your audiences with live streaming.
