Multimedia – Page 4 – Visual Journalism

July 29, 2013

Stop What You’re Doing, Do Something Else

Eric Maierson over at MediaStorm put up a post about getting better at storytelling. Several good ideas embedded in here, some of which have more to do with changing yourself than your subject matter. Going forward, I want to challenge the notion that the only way to do things is the way I’ve done them in the past. Yes, there...

Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism

July 26, 2013

Next Generation Video Storytelling Workshop

The National Press Photographers Foundation has opened registration for the 2013 Next Generation Video Storytelling Workshop. This year’s even runs from September 13-15 and is at the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul. Lots of good people on the program.

Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Video

June 25, 2013

The Language of Our Work

Over at Mediastorm, Eric Maierson takes on the term “multimedia” and how we use it.

Multimedia

April 15, 2013

As I Am

UGA alumni Alan Spearman and Mark Adams have been honored with a first place in the National Press Photographers Association’s Best Use of Multimedia for their work on Memphis Poverty: What Obama Didn’t See. Pull up a chair and dig in – the video is narrated by Chris Dean, who grew up in Memphis in some pretty difficult situations, but...

Business & Industry/Competitions/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Video

March 25, 2013

Learn About Snow Fall

On Tuesday, John Branch from The New York Times will be talking about the stunning Snow Fall project he wrote late last year. If you haven’t experienced – and that’s a deliberate word choice – this, you have to click on the link. He will be speaking at 12:30 in the Tate Reception Hall, which is on the first floor...

Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

February 4, 2013

Multimedia Immersion Workshop

Info is up on the 2013 edition of the NPPA’s Multimedia Immersion workshop, May 14-18 this year. Have heard nothing but great things about this very hands-on training session.

Multimedia/Photojournalism/Video

February 2, 2013

Video That Matters

Every spring, I teach a course titled Documentary Photography and, the lest few iterations, I’ve felt a little funny with that name. It’s now about half photography and half video storytelling, because that’s what my kids need. Depending on which conference you head to and what pundit has tweeted most recently, you either believe in video our you don’t. There...

Business & Industry/Craft/Good Work/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Video

January 24, 2013

White House Internship Deadlines Coming Up

The internship application deadline for the White House’s fall 2013 session is coming up very quickly – Jan. 28, to be precise. While these are unpaid internships, it’s a tremendous opportunity to see what happens behind the scenes and network with a lot of very high-level people. Were I young again, I would totally go for this. Regardless of your...

Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism

January 23, 2013

Required Reading?

I bookmarked this a while ago … (wait, does anyone “bookmark” things anymore?) … over at PhotoShelter, Lauren Margolis collected the best blog posts about photography from 2012. Suspect there’s a semester’s worth of reading in there …

Advice & Learning/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

January 22, 2013

Fact From Fiction

Markham Nola, the managing editor of Storyful.com, talks about how his organization uses online and social media tools to verify the authenticity of breaking news event reports from unknown sources. Some excellent ideas on how to cross-reference information to verify it. Is this a better system then having known reporters, with known agendas, on the scene? Probably not – but...

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Category: Multimedia