Fellowships for Knight Digital Media Center Tech Tools Workshops
October 9, 2008 · Filed Under Education, Tips and Tools
The Knight Digital Media Center at the University of California, Berkeley is accepting applications for 20 fellowships per workshop for editors and reporters to attend two training sessions that combine practical instruction in current and emerging technologies that impact news-gathering and reporting with in-depth exploration of issues in online publishing.
Fellowship applications being accepted for:
Technology Tools Training for Journalists Workshop
December 16-19, 2008 and February 17-20, 2009
Applications are due OCTOBER 17, 2008 for both Tech Tools Workshops.
Workshop Description:
Readers increasingly hit the Web for breaking news. Sites at the top of Google News, DIGG or the Drudge Report get thousands of new unique viewers and the corresponding revenue. The Technology Tools Workshop trains fellows to use the latest hardware and software for competitive advantage. This Tech Tools Workshop presents the progression of media used in fast-changing stories – starting with quick text posts and moving through photos and video and finally ending with a full Flash feature presentation. The workshop provides hands-on training using Twitter for reporting, GPS-coded photos for generating news maps, dynamically updating a blog for breaking news, publishing photo galleries and audio slideshows, and generating video blog posts using Google Video and YouTube. The workshop will showcase successful examples incorporating user-generated content. The workshop will also train fellows to use Facebook and MySpace widgets for news distribution, and present the specific essential technical elements for ensuring that Google finds and indexes the story.
During the four days of intense, hands-on instruction, the fellows selected for the Technology Tools Workshop will:
• Blog breaking news using Twitter, YouTube and Google Video.
• Code photographs with GPS information and post photos in interactive news maps.
• Produce and publish photo galleries and audio slideshows.
• Use templates and production automation to rapidly publish Flash stories.
• Incorporate user-generated content in breaking news stories.
• Use Facebook and MySpace widgets for news distribution.
• Learn technical specifics for optimizing breaking news rankings in Google.
WHO SHOULD APPLY: Professional print and broadcast journalists who want to develop technology skills to support their publication`s Internet publishing effort. 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
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[...] World-class training, for free! It’s that time of year again. The Knight Digital Media Center is accepting applications for it’s amazing multimedia training sessions, as well as a new-to-me session on technology tools training. [...]