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Web 2.0 Training

February 22 - February 26, 2010
Graduate School of Journalism, University of California, Berkeley

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About the Seminar

The Knight Digital Media Center’s Web 2.0 Training for Journalists, February 22-26, 2010, provided participants with hands-on, newsroom-focused training on innovative publishing tools and technologies. Workshop fellows created data-driven map mash-ups, used Google publishing and data visualization tools, created SEO-smart blog posts, shot, edited and posted HD video, createdd publication widgets, and use Facebook and Twitter both for reporting and for driving traffic.

A major component of the intense 12-hour daily schedule was engaging in discussions lead by national leaders in journalism, technology, business, and newsroom innovation. Participants lefe with new tools for reporting and with new insights on how to serve new and emerging audiences.

Multimedia Storytelling Workshop

January 10 - January 15, 2010
Graduate School of Journalism, University of California, Berkeley

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About the Seminar

The Knight Digital Media Center’s Multimedia Reporting and Convergence Workshop, January 10-15, 2010 offered intensive, short course multimedia training for mid-career journalists. The workshop covered all aspects of multimedia news production, from basic storyboarding to the incorporation of multimedia features in storytelling. Participants were 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 discussed the future of journalism, the role of technology and the importance of audience engagement.

UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism lecturers Paul Grabowicz, Samantha Grant, Marilyn Pittman, Jeremy Rue, Jerry Monti and Scot Hacker presented the workshop’s core multimedia curriculum.

Web 2.0 Training

December 14 - December 18, 2009
Graduate School of Journalism, University of California, Berkeley

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About the Seminar

The Knight Digital Media Center’s Web 2.0 Training for Journalists, December 14-18, 2009, provided participants with hands-on, newsroom-focused training on innovative publishing tools and technologies. Workshop fellows created data-driven map mash-ups, used Google publishing and data visualization tools, created SEO-smart blog posts, shot, edited and posted HD video, createdd publication widgets, and use Facebook and Twitter both for reporting and for driving traffic.

A major component of the intense 12-hour daily schedule was engaging in discussions lead by national leaders in journalism, technology, business, and newsroom innovation. Participants lefe with new tools for reporting and with new insights on how to serve new and emerging audiences.

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