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II’s guide to grad school – the where, when and why (Part 1)
Are you currently tossing around the idea of going back to get your master's or PhD? Or, perhaps you never considered the idea before but the current economy is making school sound more appealing. Either way, we here at II have decided to publish a series of posts this week featuring first-hand accounts of graduate students at all sorts of programs across the U.S. so that you can get an more in-depth look at what these programs might be able to offer you.
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Slides from multimedia talk at DC Shootoff
Over the weekend, I was honored to give a talk at DC Shootoff, a photography workshop for DOD, GOV, and federal photographers and mass communication specialists. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the other speakers, including Washington Post photographer Michael Williamson and multimedia producer Megan Rossman, freelance photographer Mary Calvert, and Apple spokesperson Martin Gisborne. My talk focused on how photographers can transition to multimedia production (and sepcifically video),and I have uploaded my slides here for your viewing pleasure.
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Innovative Individuals: Ashley Wells
Ashley Wells, Executive Creative Director at msnbc.com, has spent the last ten years at msnbc thinking of new ways to digitally interact with users as they consume the daily news. Ashley said that his creative team works separate from the multimedia team. "Our Creative Development department does not create traditional multimedia," he said. "We are a collection of about 30 designers and developers—many with news backgrounds—responsible for the user-facing experience of our sites. So the overall designs and functionality of pages across devices, media players and interactive templates like timelines, charts, maps, etc. Increasingly, we invent storytelling formats for both content and advertisers." We are happy to recognize Ashley as this week's "Innovative Individual" for his many years of experience in UI design and development.
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Giving due credit to The Poynter Fellowship and supporting its prolonged existence
Three years ago I was on the cusp of graduating with nowhere to go. I had turned down the invaluable opportunity of documenting the Special Olympics in China with Professor Rich Beckman because my parents urged me to find a paying job. At the time, the only social network I used was Facebook and I never read blogs (nor did I know what a RSS reader was). Yes, I am totally calling myself out right now, but I am doing it to honor The Poynter Institute and to recognize them for their invaluable summer fellowship. I was a 2007 fellow, and despite the chance of sounding overly dramatic, it truly changed my life. Obviously I am not the only one who thinks extremely highly of the fellowship, as three 2009 fellows - McKenna Ewen, Greg Linch and Nic Barajas - created the website "Voices from the future of journalism" in an attempt to raise funds for those who are accepted into this year's program.
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We are happy to bring you 20 multimedia-related jobs and internships this month from employers such as DNAinfo, AARP, The New York Times, Second Story, and Oracle. We are continually looking to expand our job listing to include international opportunities, so please be contact us if you are an employer and have opportunities abroad. Happy job hunting everyone!
Some of the most talented multimedia producers in our industry today actually started their careers as photographers. Photographers make up the majority of staffs at nearly every inspirational multimedia company - Media Storm, Bombay Flying Club, Talking Eyes Media, Weyo, and Story4, to name a few. Whether out of necessity or personal aspiration, these photographers have successfully made the transition to multimedia production and now use their still cameras as only one storytelling option. So why did they do it, how were they successful, and how can you follow their lead?
It's that time of year again! Get out your 2010 calendars and make sure you sign up for one or more training sessions as a part of your continued education. I have highlighted 15 here that I highly recommend, as well as provided a list of training sites for you to bookmark for future reference.
You may not know it, but the multimedia field is filled with inspirational gurus. Last year I highlighted 40 of them, but after a year of scouring the Web and interacting with II readers, I felt the need to publish an updated list. Included are 100 notable data visualization specialists, graphic artists, videographers, photographers, interactive designers, programmers, storytellers, visual journalists and Web developers.
With jobs getting harder to come by, it is increasingly more important to promote yourself creatively and thoroughly. Regardless if you are in between jobs, still in school, or employed, you need to spend some more time on you - professionally speaking. Here are five tips on what you can do to enhance your online presence to ensure that potential employers will notice you.
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