Jun 18-29 2012 Multimedia Storytelling Institute

North Gate Hall, UC Berkeley

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This intensive two-week program provides hands-on training to learn essential digital skills. The Institute is ideal for working journalists and communications professionals interested in a rapid-paced immersive experience in digital and social media news production. While this program is primarily for international applicants, professionals from the U.S. are welcome to participate.


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Application deadline was Jun 3, 2012 11:59 p.m.

Webcasts

Some presentations from this workshop were webcast live.
Archived webcasts may be viewed below.

The Future of Technology and Storytelling

Speaker: David Pescovitz
Friday Jun 29th 2012 -- 1 - 2 PM

Presentations

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

iPad Training

Speaker: Jerry Monti
Monday Jun 18th 2012 -- 9:30 - 9:45 AM

Storytelling on the Web

Speaker: Jerry Monti
Monday Jun 18th 2012 -- 10 - 12 PM

Intro to Newsroom/Geek Basics

Speakers: Len De Groot and Jerry Monti
Monday Jun 18th 2012 -- 1:15 - 2:30 PM

Keynote: Visual Storytelling

Speaker: Richard Koci Hernandez
Monday Jun 18th 2012 -- 3 - 4:15 PM

Storyboarding

Speakers: Len De Groot and Jerry Monti
Tuesday Jun 19th 2012 -- 10 - 11:15 AM

Introduction to data storytelling

Speaker: Len De Groot
Tuesday Jun 19th 2012 -- 11:30 - 12 PM

Storytelling with Data

Speaker: Len De Groot
Tuesday Jun 19th 2012 -- 1:15 - 2:15 PM

Spreadsheet Basics

Speaker: Jerry Monti
Tuesday Jun 19th 2012 -- 3:15 - 3:45 PM

Data Cleaning

Speaker: Len De Groot
Tuesday Jun 19th 2012 -- 4 - 4:30 PM

Google Charts

Speaker: Len De Groot
Wednesday Jun 20th 2012 -- 9:45 - 10:30 AM

Design, UX & Testing

Speaker: Len De Groot
Wednesday Jun 20th 2012 -- 1:30 - 2:45 PM

Introduction to Web Publishing

Speaker: Jerry Monti
Wednesday Jun 20th 2012 -- 3:15 - 4:15 PM

Google Tools (collaboration)

Speaker: Jerry Monti
Wednesday Jun 20th 2012 -- 4:45 - 5:45 PM

Google Refine

Speaker: Len De Groot
Thursday Jun 21st 2012 -- 9:30 - 10:30 AM

Building Interactive databases

Speaker: Len De Groot
Thursday Jun 21st 2012 -- 1:15 - 1:45 PM

Basic Maps

Speaker: Jerry Monti
Thursday Jun 21st 2012 -- 2:30 - 3 PM

Social Media Journalism

Speaker: Jerry Monti
Thursday Jun 21st 2012 -- 4:15 - 5:30 PM

Advanced Maps

Speaker: Len De Groot
Friday Jun 22nd 2012 -- 9:30 - 10:15 AM

Google Tools (search)

Speaker: Jerry Monti
Friday Jun 22nd 2012 -- 11:45 - 12 PM

Writing for the Web/SEO

Speaker: Jerry Monti
Friday Jun 22nd 2012 -- 1:30 - 2:30 PM

Content Curation

Speaker: Jerry Monti
Friday Jun 22nd 2012 -- 3 - 3:15 PM

Analytics and Key Performance Indicators

Speaker: Len De Groot
Friday Jun 22nd 2012 -- 4:15 - 5:15 PM

Visual Storytelling Techniques

Speaker: Jerry Monti
Monday Jun 25th 2012 -- 9:15 - 9:45 AM

DSLR Instruction/ Shoot

Speaker: Jerry Monti
Monday Jun 25th 2012 -- 10 - 10:45 AM

Mobile Instruction

Speaker: Len De Groot
Monday Jun 25th 2012 -- 11 - 11:30 AM

Video Instruction

Speaker: Jerry Monti
Monday Jun 25th 2012 -- 11:45 - 12:15 PM

Field Reporting

Speaker: Len De Groot
Monday Jun 25th 2012 -- 1 - 3:45 PM

FCP X

Speaker: Jerry Monti
Monday Jun 25th 2012 -- 4 - 5:15 PM

Photoshop

Speaker: Len De Groot
Tuesday Jun 26th 2012 -- 9:30 - 10:30 AM

FCP X Slideshow

Speaker: Jerry Monti
Tuesday Jun 26th 2012 -- 10:45 - 12:15 PM

Producing and Training

Speakers: Len De Groot and Jerry Monti
Thursday Jun 28th 2012 -- 9:30 - 11 AM

Talking the Copy

Speaker: Marilyn Pittman
Thursday Jun 28th 2012 -- 9:30 - 12 PM

Closing Keynote

Speaker: Len De Groot
Thursday Jun 28th 2012 -- 3:15 - 5 PM

Lab

Speaker: Len De Groot
Friday Jun 29th 2012 -- 11:15 - 12 PM

Show and Tell

Speaker: Lanita Pace-Hinton
Friday Jun 29th 2012 -- 1:45 - 2:45 PM

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.

Cancun Taqueria

During our two-week workshop, fellows produce videos that spotlight local businesses in the UC Berkeley area. This video was produced as a part of the Knight Digital Media Center's Multimedia Storytelling Institute 2012 .

Moe's Books

During our two-week workshop, fellows produce videos that spotlight local businesses in the UC Berkeley area. This video was produced as a part of the Knight Digital Media Center's Multimedia Storytelling Institute 2012.

Saturn Cafe

During our two-week workshop, fellows produce videos that spotlight local businesses in the UC Berkeley area. This video was produced as a part of the Knight Digital Media Center's Multimedia Storytelling Institute 2012.

La Note, Berkeley

During our two-week workshop, fellows produce videos that spotlight local businesses in the UC Berkeley area. This video was produced as a part of the Knight Digital Media Center's Multimedia Storytelling Institute 2012.

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