The Knight Digital Media Center at the University of California, Berkeley is accepting applications for 20 fellowships per workshop for mid-career journalists.
These training sessions combine practical instruction in current and emerging technologies that impact news gathering and reporting with in-depth exploration of issues in online publishing.
The application deadline for February 2010 is Dec. 18.
Workshop description:
Readers increasingly turn to 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 Web 2.0 Training for Journalists teaches fellows how to use the latest hardware and software for competitive advantage.
This training takes participants through the progression of reporting news for multiple digital platforms — starting with quick text posts and moving through photos and video and finally ending with a full multimedia presentation.
The workshop provides hands-on training using Twitter and Facebook for reporting and driving web traffic, creating data-driven map mashups, dynamically updating a blog for breaking news, publishing photo galleries and audio slideshows, producing videos and editing videos using Final Cut Pro.
The workshop will showcase successful examples incorporating user-generated content. The workshop will also train fellows to use Facebook, and publication widgets for news distribution, and present the specific essential technical elements for ensuring that Google finds and indexes the story.
During five days of intense, hands-on instruction the fellows selected for the Web 2.0 training will:
· Blog breaking news using Twitter.
· Post photos in interactive news maps.
· Produce and publish photo galleries and audio slideshows.
· Create and edit videos with Final Cut Pro
· Incorporate user-generated content in breaking news stories.
· Use Facebook and publication widgets for news distribution.
· Learn technical specifics for optimizing breaking news rankings in Google.
Who should apply: Professional print, radio, broadcast and online journalists who want to develop the Web 2.0 technology and techniques to support their publication’s Internet publishing effort. Fellowships include lodging, meals and instruction. All equipment is provided. 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/workshops/
If you have any questions, please contact Alisha Diego Klatt, program specialist, at kdmcinfo@journalism.berkeley.edu or (510) 642-3892.
