Multimedia and Technology Training At the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
Fri, Dec. 12, 2008
Our Dec. 16-19 Internet Technology Training Workshop for journalists is fast approaching. Not attending? Please join us online for a series of live webcasts, featuring: Rob Curley of lasvegassun.com, field reporters Jonathan Jones and Anna Sussman, Alan Mutter of Tapit Partners, Jonathan Krim of the Washington Post, Charlene Li ...
Thu, Nov. 27, 2008
Eye-witness postings on the Mumbai attacks to Twitter have provoked a debate over whether Twitter is a form of journalism and news.
For two views, see Mathew Ingram (pro) and TomsTechBlog (con).
Also, is CNN going to be the biggest loser to Twitter news?
Wed, Nov. 26, 2008
We've rebuilt our webcast and presentation system from scratch, providing more detailed information for both archived and future webcasts, and gathering webcast/workshop information together on combined pages. We're now displaying webcasts inline rather than in a separate player, and we've created individual pages for every single ...
Tue, Nov. 18, 2008
Time to start learning HTML? We've re-written our HTML 101 tutorial from scratch, with just enough code to get you started on the road to self-sufficiency.
Sat, Nov. 15, 2008
The Orange County Register is using a Twitter feed to provide reports by people in Orange County about the huge fire there.
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Weblog by Michael Rosenblum
Weblog by Colin Mulvany
When will we have a software program that makes it as easy to create a video game as iMovie makes creating a video?
That's a question I've been asking myself a lot, as we prepare to launch our Remembering 7th Street video game project, something we've been ...
As disturbing as the recent numbers on declining print circulation and plunging advertising revenue at newspapers have been, less attention has been paid to ominous signs of a slow-down on the online side as well:
- Most newspaper chains reported online revenue growth in single or low double digits this quarter ...
Can a virtual world bring together young and old people to explore a community's history in a shared video game experience?
This is a question we're pondering in the wake of some user testing of our Remembering 7th Street video game.
We previously showed a video version of ...
For background on the project see:
http://digitalartwork.net/2009/01/05/thirst-in-the-mojave/
KDMC project
2008 Eppy award

Amy Webb Webbmedia Group, LLC
Amy Webb discusses advanced reporting techniques using Google and other online search engines
Geeta Dayal MIT Center for Future Civic Media
Geeta Dayal from the MIT Center for Future Civic Media shares new frontiers for journalism utilizing mobile platforms
Eighty-five kids from the Bay Area's toughest neighborhoods spend six weeks learning to dance and to understand themselves at AileyCamp, sponsored by Cal Performances.
Creative Growth sparked a movement in the 1970s for artists with disabilities. The Oakland-based center has blossomed into a studio and gallery with international reach that today remains focused on the craft while nurturing artists to create, connect and inspire.
For five years, Youth Movement Records in downtown Oakland has motivated young African Americans using the discipline that comes from attempting to perfect a craft.
We are currently accepting applications for the 2008-2009 technology and multimedia training workshops.
Closed to new applicants.
Closed to new applicants.
Closed to new applicants.
Closed to new applicants.
Deadline: Fri, March 13, 11:59 p.m. CDT
The Knight Digital Media Center is dedicated to helping good journalists and good journalism succeed in the 21st Century. Housed jointly at University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism, and the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication.
News and commentary from
our sister organization at USC:
Where newsroom leaders discuss the challenges and opportunities of transforming their news organizations into creative, adaptive, multi-platform engines of journalism and information.
Where digital pioneers and leaders focus on the future of digital journalism.
Exploring how news organizations can reach under-served "communities of difference" with strategies that blend traditional, digital, and mobile media with practical community outreach skills.
The training provided at USC focuses on leadership and topic training to journalists already working in online, multimedia environments. The seminars aim to increase participants' critical thinking and depth of understanding of the topics they cover and the environment they publish in.
Additional funding is provided by the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation.
For more information, including future seminars, see the training workshops and About page on this site.
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