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Innovative Individuals: Adam Westbrook
It is great timing to feature British blogger and multimedia entrepreneur Adam Westbrook as this week’s “Innovative Individual” since he is currently running an excellent series over at his blog on how people, and more specifically journalists, can get started blogging. Furthermore, he took his own advice from his latest e-book and recently launched a multimedia production company called studio .fu. I have highlighted Adam’s work several times here simply because I think extremely highly of him and his work. Thus, formally including him in this series was a must in my eyes!
Adam Westbrook’s latest e-book a must-read for “next generation journalists”
English journalism blogger Adam Westbrook kindly gave me a sneak peak of his latest e-book that was released today and I was extremely impressed by both the creativity and depth he delivers about alternative business models for those within the journalism sector. Titled “Next Generation Journalist,” Adam details 10 viable revenue streams along with complementary interviews, case studies, and resources for further reading. If you are tired of the doom and gloom talk and ready to take action, I would highly recommend reading Adam’s book for an inspirational jump start.
10 March multimedia must-reads
I normally try not to regurgitate content on II that you can easily find in your Google Reader. However, it seems like this month has been FILLED with inspirational multimedia talks and high-quality blog posts. I just got back from another great talk by National Geographic photographer and Fulbright Scholar Geoffrey Hiller. While the majority of you can’t partake in the local talks at UNC, you can still take advantage of all of the digital inspiration floating around the Web lately. Here is my Top-10 list of must-reads from the month. Enjoy!
Multimedia Round Table | Bombay Flying Club’s “Streetlight”
There is a great discussion going on over at Duckrabbit about Bombay Flying Club’s latest documentary, “Streetlight.” Issues over Flash, sound, video length, and black&white photo choice were brought up in relation to this piece. I think very highly of BFC producers Poul Madsen and Brent Foster, so I wanted to give my two cents.
Transitioning from photography to multimedia
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?
10 must-read blog posts to catch up from the holidays
Happy New Year everyone! If you are like me, you came back from the holidays five pounds heavier and well rested. However, after glimpsing at your overflowing RSS reader, you might also be a bit overwhelmed. When Google Reader says “1000+” new items (which was my case), you know you’re in trouble! Thus, while cleaning out my reader, I decided to share my favorite posts with you over the last three weeks that you may have missed. Furthermore, please share any great finds that I may have missed so I can start 2010 all caught up!
Adam Westbrook’s “10 trends in journalism in 2010″ video a must-see
British multimedia blogger Adam Westbrook just made my day with his entertaining and right-on predictions for journalism in 2010. For those in a rush, I included his 10 predictions here, but his video is really worth seeing in its entirety because he makes some excellent points regarding each prediction. Thanks for the inspiration Adam – it sounds like 2010 has a lot in store for new media journalists!
Adam Westbrook offers advice with 6×6 series
While I am under crunch mode studying for the GMAT on Thursday (yikes!) I recommend that you take the time to read Adam Westbrook’s 6×6 series, “a series of 6 blogs, each with 6 tips for the next generation of freelance multimedia journalists.” The first post on branding launched Monday, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading his thoughts, as well as checking out the variety of sources he provided. When it is all said and done, I am sure there will be something within these six posts and 36 tips for everyone!
Multimedia apps for journalists
In this week’s edition of II’s summer guest blogger series, Adam Westbrook expands upon a personal post about free applications for multimedia journalists. Included are eight useful multimedia applications to utilize in your next project.
Summer guest blogger series line-up
I am leaving for Honduras this Friday to report on malnutrition for the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. I will be gone until July 17th, therefore I have asked guest bloggers to help II prosper while I’m gone. Thanks to everyone who offered to help blog. I am proud to say that I have a great list of bloggers covering some pretty awesome topics, so keep an eye out for the following posts:
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