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Multimedia Training Seminar

Agenda | Speakers | Fellows | Resources

December 16 - December 21, 2007
University of California, Berkeley / Graduate School of Journalism

Webcast

Portions of this multi-day event were be webcasted live and then archived.

Get the archived video.


The Knight Digital Center Multimedia Training Program brought together 20 fellows in a workshop that that combined practical instruction in multimedia reporting with in-depth exploration of issues in online publishing.

Participants received six days of intense hands-on instruction on how to do multimedia stories for the Web, including:

  • Using digital video cameras, photo cameras and audio recorders;
  • Doing storyboards, stand-ups, voice overs and other broadcast techniques;
  • Digital video, audio and photo editing;
  • Creating photo slide shows in Flash;
  • Web page creation and multimedia Web site design.

Fellows created a multimedia project as part of the seminar. In addition, there were evening and noontime presentations by online publishing experts on the most pressing issues in digital media. 

“I think I can realistically say it was the training experience of my career. Wow. I feel like I now have the training and tools I need to take journalism and my organization into the digital age. Whether my organization will listen, I don’t’ know. Prior to the seminar, I was experiencing burnout and I had considered leaving the field. The seminar has re-energized me and shown me just how fantastic online/multimedia journalism can be. You can quote me if you want to. After every speaker finished, I found myself saying, “Wow,” and I found myself smiling and getting excited about the possibilities.”

- Stacey Bohning, KMOV-TV Missouri