Multimedia Training Seminar

Agenda | Speakers | Fellows | Resources

May 18 - May 23, 2008
University of California, Berkeley / Graduate School of Journalism

The Knight Digital Media Center’s Multimedia Reporting and Convergence Workshop, May 18-23 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.

The Knight Digital Media Center is a partnership of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and the University of California Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

WHO SHOULD APPLY: Professional print and broadcast journalists seeking multimedia skills.

WHEN AND WHERE: May 18-23, 2008
Berkeley, California

COST: Fellowships include lodging, meals and instruction. Cost of travel to the workshop must be paid by the applicant's news organization.

HOW TO APPLY: An online application form and instructions are available at: http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/training

DEADLINE: Saturday, April 12, 2008

QUESTIONS: If you have any questions, please contact Lanita Pace-Hinton, director of multimedia training, at or (510) 649-7429.