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Bearing Witness: Five Years of the Iraq War

Post author:Bob Sacha
Post published:March 17, 2008

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.

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

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:March 10, 2008

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.

Pictures of the Year International Multimedia Winners Announced

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:March 5, 2008

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"…

Announcing the MediaStorm Workshops

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:February 21, 2008

MediaStorm is launching a series of Advanced Multimedia Workshops. The Workshops are intense, hands-on, educational experiences designed to address advanced original multimedia reporting and post-production. There are three unique Workshop options: Advanced Multimedia Reporting Workshop in New York City Work with a team (reporter, editor and producer) to create an original multimedia piece in New York City. * Workshop One: March 29th-April 5th, 2008 * Workshop Two: April 19th-26th, 2008 * Workshop Three: May 3rd-May 10th, 2008 The application deadline is March 3, 2008. Advanced Multimedia Post-Production Workshop Bring your existing multimedia assets to MediaStorm and work one-on-one with a MediaStorm producer to craft a multimedia project. MediaStorm Traveling Multimedia Workshop Bring the MediaStorm Workshop to you. A perfect solution for those who want to train a large staff. Learn more, or contact workshops@mediastorm.org for more information.

MediaStorm publishes Rape of a Nation by Marcus Bleasdale

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:January 22, 2008

Rape of a Nation by Marcus Bleasdale The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is home to the deadliest war in the world today. An estimated 5.4 million people have died since 1998, the largest death toll since the Second World War, according to the International Rescue Committee (IRC). After successive waves of fighting and ten years of war, there are no hospitals, few roads and limited NGO and UN presence because it is too dangerous to work in many of these regions. The West's desire for minerals and gems has contributed to a fundamental breakdown in the social structure. See the story.