Jan 06-11 2008 Multimedia Training

North Gate Hall, UC Berkeley

The Knight Digital Media Center's Multimedia Reporting and Convergence Workshop, January 6-11 2008, 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.

Featured speakers include: Kathleen Kirkwood, associate editor/online news; Sean Connelley, staff photographer; Melissa Worden, multimedia producer, Sarasota Herald-Tribune; Seth Familian, Bertelsmann Media Worldwide; Jennifer Baldwin, contributions editor, The Bakersfield Californian; Richard Hernandez, deputy director of photography, San Jose Mercury News; Jose Antonio Vargas, staff writer, Washington Post; Meg Smith, researcher, Washington Post.

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.

Jan 6, 2008 - Jan 11, 2008

Application deadline was Oct 26, 2007 11:59 p.m.

Participants

• Carolyn Goossen
• Demorris Lee
• Julia Schmalz
• Stephanie Horvath
• Bill Dedman
• Mary Meehan
• Kakie Urch
• Kathleen L'Ecluse
• Robert Lopez
• Carol Hills
• Marty Durlin
• Ken-Yon Hardy
• Kim Nowacki
• Vince Beiser
• Ron Harris
• Michael Leland
• Amy Sweeney
• Derek Pruitt
• Regina Boone
• Katharine Fong

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Presentations

• Building the Multimedia Newsroom at The Oakland Tribune
• Speakers: Kathleen Kirkwood, and Sean Connelley
• When: 3:15 - 4:30 PM Sunday Jan 6th

• Multimedia Storytelling: Plotting the Non-Linear Narrative
• Speakers: Melissa Worden,
• When: 12:30 - 1:30 PM Monday Jan 7th

• Emerging Trends in Digital Media
• Speakers: Seth Familian,
• When: 7:45 - 9 PM Monday Jan 7th

• Serving an iWorld: Changing Newsroom Culture
• Speakers: Jennifer Baldwin,
• When: 12:30 - 1:30 PM Tuesday Jan 8th

• Choosing the Right Tool for the Job
• Speakers: Richard Hernandez,
• When: 7:15 - 8:30 PM Tuesday Jan 8th

• Social Networking Sites as a Reporting Resource
• Speakers: Meg Smith, and Jose Antonio Vargas
• When: 1:30 - 2:30 PM Wednesday Jan 9th

• Multimedia Storytelling, Web Shells and Storyboarding
• Speakers: Paul Grabowicz, and Jane Stevens
• When: 5:15 - 8 PM Sunday Jan 6th

• Storyboarding Basics
• Speakers: Jane Stevens,
• When: 9 - 10 AM Monday Jan 7th

• Video Camera Instruction
• Speakers: Ellen Seidler,
• When: 3:45 - 5:30 PM Monday Jan 7th

• Flash Audio Recorders
• Speakers: Jeremy Rue,
• When: 9 - 10 AM Tuesday Jan 8th

• Digital Photo Cameras
• Speakers: Jeremy Rue,
• When: 10 - 11 AM Tuesday Jan 8th

• Mac Computer Training
• Speakers: Jerry Monti, and Scot Hacker
• When: 11:15 - 12 PM Tuesday Jan 8th

• Photoshop Basics
• Speakers: Jeremy Rue,
• When: 5:30 - 6:45 PM Tuesday Jan 8th

• Soundtrack Pro Audio Editing
• Speakers: Samantha Grant,
• When: 2:30 - 4:15 PM Wednesday Jan 9th

• Final Cut Pro Video Editing
• Speakers: Ellen Seidler,
• When: 4:30 - 6:15 PM Wednesday Jan 9th

• Flash Storytelling - Photos and Text
• Speakers: Jeremy Rue,
• When: 9 - 10:30 AM Thursday Jan 10th

• Dreamweaver & Multimedia Web Sites
• Speakers: Jeremy Rue, and Scot Hacker
• When: 1:15 - 2:45 PM Thursday Jan 10th

• Stand-Ups and Voice-Overs
• Speakers: Marilyn Pittman,
• When: 10 - 1 PM Wednesday Jan 9th

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