Leaders in Digital Journalism

Featured speakers from our workshops are
webcast live, and archived here.

Multimedia and Convergence - Curse or Cure for the News Industry?

Shoba Purushothaman discusses the convergence of multimedia and business


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Latest Tutorials

FTP Made Simple

Once you've created a web site, you'll need to upload it to a public web server, where the rest of the world can enjoy it. If you're not working with a content management system, you'll need to use one of the internet's oldest protocols, FTP ...

Embedding Map Mashups

Now that you've learned how to create map mashups, adding them to your site should be a simple matter of copy-and-paste, right? Not so fast - there are a number of issues you may run into when trying to insert the map embed code provided by Google and other providers ...

Creating a Publication Widget

Widgets are bits of code that when embedded into a website, blog or personal page on a social network, can display different kinds of content from other websites, such as a feed of news stories.

Video Cameras

Choosing the right video camera gear can be difficult since the market is flooded with an abundance of choices. If you break down the elements each camera has to offer, you can significantly narrow your choices to a camera that offers you the best results at an acceptable price.

Geotagging and Mapping Photos

Locating photographs and mapping them online is a great way to add another dimension to a story or project. This tutorial will cover methods in tracking the locations where photos are shot and how to get them into maps.

CSS 101

HTML is for setting the logical markup of documents on the web, but has nothing to do with how those documents appear - that's a job for Cascading Style Sheets, or CSS. This tutorial provides an introduction to the fundamentals of document decoration with CSS.

Canon Rebel Camera

The Canon Rebel family of cameras is the first level of SLRs the company makes. They generally run between $600 to $1,000 depending on the kit options and accessories. The camera caters to a wide audience by including automatic options for beginners as well as highly customizable settings for ...

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Workshop Application Deadline Extension

The Knight Digital Media Center has extended the application deadlines for the January, 2010 Multimedia Workshop and the February, 2010 Web 2.0 Training for Journalists.

Applications for the January 10-15, 2010 workshop are due: November 30, 2009.

Applications for the February 22-26, 2010 workshop are due: December 18, 2009 ...

KDMC Adds Presentations Index

KDMC has been running training workshops for years now, with each workshop consisting of many presentations. There are now more than 358 separate presentations in our database, many with webcasts. Check out our new Presentations Directory to easily find the ideas, technologies, and speakers associated with our workshops.

KDMC Launches Bloggers' Directory

The Knight Digital Media Center is pleased to announce the launch of a sister site, the Bay News Network. BNN is a directory of Bay Area blogs and news sites doing some form of local coverage. The site also provides aggregated RSS mashups of feeds from participating sites. Want to ...

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Multimedia in the Newsroom

Turkey Farm in Metro Detroit

Happy Thanksgiving! KDMC workshop fellow Eric Seals created an excellent video essay about a Turkey Farm in Metro Detroit.

Putting Siena College Basketball on the Map

Christen Gowan (July 09) made an interactive Flash map to track the Siena Saints college basketball team as they compete around the country. The map accompanied a special Sunday section on Saints basketball in the Albany Times Union. Gowan is a mobile journalist for the Albany Times Union.

High Schoolers Explore Race In Response to the Obama Presidency

Sarah Hoye (Jan 09) followed a diverse group of students from the election to the end of the 2009 school year, and produced a thought provoking multimedia piece regarding race in the age of Obama.  Hoye is a multimedia journalist for the Tampa Tribune.

KDMC Fellows Win a National Emmy

Kathleen Galligan (June 08) and Regina Boone (Jan 08) were part of the Detroit Free Press team that won an Emmy for their multimedia package on Christ Child House, a foster home for boys in Detroit.

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New Projects

Berkeley Youth Alternatives Production Garden

By Kathy Vey, Ebony Horton, Sam Wood, Tiffany Latta, Victor Hollingsworth

Berkeley Youth Alternatives has served youth and families by providing comprehensive services in a supportive and bias-free haven. During a period of soaring dropout rates, juvenile crime, drug abuse, and family breakdown, Berkeley Youth Alternatives has successfully helped thousands of young people sustain themselves on the difficult journey toward becoming ...

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Workshops

We are currently accepting applications for:

Apply now or learn more


Highlights from previous workshops:

  • Newsroom Newsroom
    Working in the newsroom, fellows upload, edit, and review their work.
  • Botanical Gardens Botanical Gardens
    July 08 Fellows fully equipped for work in the field.
  • Sitting Pretty Sitting Pretty
    A group of engaged participants listen with rapt attention as the speaker shares their wisdom.
  • Quality Time Quality Time
    Each fellow gets to spend one-on-one time with the equipment.
  • Voice Training Voice Training
    Our speech specialist coaxes participants out of the shells and onto the screen.

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KDMC at USC

News and commentary from
our sister organization at USC

USC News Leadership Blog

Where newsroom leaders discuss the challenges and opportunities of transforming their news organizations into creative, adaptive, multi-platform engines of journalism and information.

Online Journalism Review

Where digital pioneers and leaders focus on the future of digital journalism.

News for Digital Journalists

News and announcements from the Knight Digital Media Center.

The training provided at USC focuses on leadership and topic training to journalists already working in online, multimedia environments. The seminars aim to increase participants' critical thinking and depth of understanding of the topics they cover and the environment they publish in.

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Additional funding is provided by the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation.

For more information, including future seminars, see the training workshops and About page on this site.