MediaStorm projects nominated for five Webby Awards

Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. The 12th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from over 60 countries and all 50 states. From now through May 1st, fans around the world can register and cast their votes in The Webby People’s Voice Awards at http://pv.webbyawards.com.   Of course, we'd love for you to vote for these projects: WEBSITE ENTRIES: Category: BROADBAND MediaStorm Category: CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS NONPROFIT Katrina: An Unnatural DisasterOpen Society Institute / Produced by MediaStorm   ONLINE FILM AND VIDEO ENTRIES: Category: NEWS & POLITICS: INDIVIDUAL EPISODE Finding the Way Home by Brenda Ann Kenneally MediaStorm Category: PUBLIC SERVICE AND ACTIVISM Eyes on ZimbabweOpen Society Institute / Produced by MediaStorm Category: BEST WRITING Evidence of My Existence by Jim Lo Scalzo US News & World Report / Also on MediaStorm.org  …

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NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism 2008 Winners Announced

The judging for the NPPA's 2008 Best of Photojournalism Awards was completed this past weekend. We are excited to announce that MediaStorm.org placed in three categories: First Place, Documentary Video: "Black Market" Patrick Brown / MediaStorm.org Second Place, Feature Audio Slideshow: "The Ninth Floor" Jessica Dimmock / MediaStorm.org Third Place, Best Multimedia Package: "Black Market" Patrick Brown / MediaStorm.org Additionally, MediaStorm Multimedia Producer Chad A. Stevens placed First in the Feature Video Category for "Kentucky Reptile Zoo", and was also a part of the Soul of Athens Project, which won First Place for Best Multimedia Package, Second Place for Documentary Video, for "Be Not Afraid", and Second Place, Feature Video, for "Surgery of the Soul". Congratulations to all of the BOP winners.

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Bearing Witness: Five Years of the Iraq War

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Reuters and MediaStorm collaborated to create Bearing Witness: Five Years of the Iraq War, launched to coincide with the war's 5th anniversary. The site features profiles of three Reuter's journalists who have more than 23 years combined experience reporting and photographing in Iraq. Reuters video, photography, info-graphics and journalists are showcased in this 5 chapter interactive application created from more than 20 hours of video footage and images selected from 3,600 of the best of Reuters photographs -- some published here for the first time. Additional chapters include a timeline of the Iraq War made up of 223 still images and 15 videos, and five maps drawn from dozens of pages of data.

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David and Peter Turnley’s McClellan Street in the March Digital Journalist

The March issue of The Digital Journalist is now online. As always, there is a plethora of interesting material, leading with a series of photographs by David and Peter Turnley, taken in 1973-74 on McClellan Street in the twin brothers' hometown of Fort Wayne, IN. The brothers began the project when they were 17, looking at the daily life in this industrial city. With a foreword by John G. Morris, and introductions by both Peter and David, this is a story you shouldn't miss.

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Pictures of the Year International Multimedia Winners Announced

We are excited to announce that MediaStorm.org won Best Use of Multimedia - Small Markets, in the 2008 POYi Competition. The MediaStorm team was involved with seven of 26 multimedia awards including: Second Place, Multimedia Feature Story: "Gorilla Massacre" Michael Nichols and Brent Stirton, National Geographic / Produced by MediaStorm.org Award of Excellence, Multimedia Feature Story: "Evidence of my Existence" Jim Lo Scalzo, US News and World Report / MediaStorm.org Second Place, Best Multimedia Project: "The Marlboro Marine" Luis Sinco, Photographer, Los Angeles Times / Produced by MediaStorm.org Award of Excellence, Best Multimedia Project: "Black Market" Patrick Brown, Photographer / MediaStorm.org Best Use of Multimedia - Small Markets: "Soul of Athens" by Ohio University. Chad Stevens, Bob Sacha and Brian Storm participated. Best Use of Multimedia - Small Markets: "Mountain Workshops" by Western Kentucky University. Chad Stevens and Bob Sacha participated. Category Winners are: Multimedia Feature Story First Place: "Iowa's Unlikely Privilege"…

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