Jun 14-19 2009 Multimedia Training

North Gate Hall, UC Berkeley

The application deadline for this workshop is Mar 13, 2009 11:59 p.m.

The Knight Digital Media Center's Multimedia Reporting and Convergence Workshop, June 14-19, 2009 offers intensive, short course multimedia training for mid-career journalists. The workshop covers all aspects of multimedia news production, from basic storyboarding to the incorporation of multimedia features in storytelling. Participants are taught the technical skills they need to produce quality multimedia stories including audio/video recording and editing, Flash graphics, digital cameras, Photoshop and web design concepts. Guest speakers discuss the future of journalism, the role of technology and the importance of audience engagement.

UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism lecturers Jane Stevens, Paul Grabowicz, Ellen Seidler, Samantha Grant, Marilyn Pittman, Scot Hacker and Jeremy Rue present the workshop’s core multimedia curriculum.

To fill out the application, you'll need to register at the site (and confirm that in an email link). By registering, you'll be able to save your application and return later to complete, update or edit it.

The application includes questions about your contact information and place of employment and your proficiency in various equipment and software, as well as a statement of interest by you, a letter for support from a supervisor and a resume summary of your journalism experience.

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Portions of this workshop will be webcast live in this space at the posted times.
QuickTime version 7 or later and a broadband connection required.

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