Jul 06-11 2008 Multimedia Training

North Gate Hall, UC Berkeley

The Knight Digital Media Center's Multimedia Reporting and Convergence Workshop, July 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.

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.

Jul 6, 2008 - Jul 11, 2008

Application deadline was Apr 11, 2008 11:59 p.m.

Webcasts

Some presentations from this workshop were webcast live.
Archived webcasts can be viewed below shortly after a workshop has ended.

Presentations

The following presentations were provided to workshop participants but not publicly webcast.

Participants

The following people attended this workshop as "fellows."

Projects

Workshop participants often produce multimedia web sites as part of their instruction.
In most cases, these demonstration web sites are available for public viewing.
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Ailey Camp

By Justin Ellis, Jaclyn Giovis, Brad Weisenstein, Ben Garvin, mira oberman,

Published Jul 14, 2008

Eighty-five kids from the Bay Area's toughest neighborhoods spend six weeks learning to dance and to understand themselves at AileyCamp, sponsored by Cal Performances.

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Creative Growth

By Alex Figueroa, Julie Simon, Erik Holladay, andrea kissack, Kimberly Hefling, Alec Rosenberg

Published Jul 14, 2008

Creative Growth sparked a movement in the 1970s for artists with disabilities. The Oakland-based center has blossomed into a studio and gallery with international reach that today remains focused on the craft while nurturing artists to create, connect and inspire.

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Hip-Hop Heaven

By Steve Lannen, vik jolly, Beth Renneisen, Erika Hobbs, James Michalowski

Published Jul 14, 2008

For five years, Youth Movement Records in downtown Oakland has motivated young African Americans using the discipline that comes from attempting to perfect a craft.

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Going Green

By John Temple, Adam Aasen, Marc Ramirez, Sharon Steinmann, Alisha Hord, Terisa Estacio

Published Jul 14, 2008

This fuel-cell hybrid vehicle consumes hydrogen and spits out pure water. Transportation researchers at UC Berkeley are analyzing what it will take to put thousands of them on the road.

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