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MediaStorm 2016 Workshop Dates Announced

Post author:MediaStorm
Post published:November 30, 2015

June 2014 MediaStorm Methodology Workshop Staff & Participants

2016 marks our ninth training year at MediaStorm. Each year our workshops attract leading industry professionals looking to advance their multimedia and storytelling skills. Over 250 participants have come through our professional workshops and we continue to be humbled by how much they take away from the experience.

Meredith Hogan, Senior Multimedia Editor at NBCNews.com, told us that our Methodology Workshop was “a creativity adrenaline shot for doing storytelling at the highest level and for the right reasons.”

In 2016 we’ll be offering two Methodology workshops as well as five One-Day workshops in Brooklyn, NY. We are looking forward to another exciting, innovative and challenging training year. We hope you’ll be able to join us.

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MediaStorm Celebrates 10 Years

Post author:Brian Storm
Post published:November 16, 2015

A lot happened in 2005. A seismic shift was underway. YouTube launched. Major newspapers were at the precipice of a decline in revenue, which would fall by over 50% in the next ten years. In my little corner of the world a dream was taking shape. I had spent 10 years working for MSNBC.com and Corbis trying to shape a way forward in visual journalism. At a time when many mourned the “death” of the profession itself, I was excited at what was now possible. I was fascinated by the idea that I could use new technologies to innovate on how we report, present and distribute stories. I refused to believe that it was impossible or financially unsustainable. Most important, I knew the world would always need well crafted stories and those that could deliver them. Storytellers provide the mirrors we need to see ourselves and, more importantly, each other. Storytelling replaces…

Remembering Our Veterans: Stories of Service by MediaStorm

Post author:MediaStorm
Post published:November 11, 2015

MediaStorm is committed to developing in-depth, quality stories on the most important issues of our time, and perhaps none has touched us as deeply as those of our country’s veterans. In the last ten years, we have developed four films on veterans that explore loss, grief, hope, and the possibility of change. We believe that storytelling replaces anonymity and silence with empathy and information. Stories of veterans and their families give people insight into both what their lives look like outside of their services; and how service has impacted their lives. We hope that our stories help audiences think critically and compassionately about what it means to send our young men and women to war. We are so grateful to every veteran who has shared his or her story with us and we hope that telling your stories has been healing and helpful in some way. We celebrate the innovations of returning…

Help Us Celebrate MediaStorm’s 10 Year Anniversary

Post author:MediaStorm
Post published:October 28, 2015

MediaStorm will be 10 years old on November 16th. We are humbled to have reached this milestone and incredibly excited about the future! In reflecting back on the past decade we’ve heard some amazing things from our subscribers, clients, contributors and partners. We thought it would be a good idea to offer you an opportunity for you to share your comments as well. What has MediaStorm meant to you? Have any of our stories shifted your world perspective in any way? Have we impacted the way you think about and develop your work? Have you used our online training? Have you found inspiration in any way from our work? What do you hope MediaStorm will do in the future? We’d love to include your thoughts on our digital channels as we move towards celebrating our November 16th anniversary. Please share your comments via video or in writing and send to info@mediastorm.com no…

Griffin Museum Of Photography Announces 2015 Focus Award Recipients, Including MediaStorm

Post author:MediaStorm
Post published:October 26, 2015

The Griffin Museum of Photography announced the recipients of its tenth annual Focus Awards. “This year’s Focus awardees are a combination of local and international photography trendsetters and innovators. The Focus Awards recognize the hard work, dedication and enthusiasm of a select group of enthusiastic, creative individuals and organizations dedicated to the art and business of photography,” says Paula Tognarelli, executive director of the Griffin Museum. This year’s Focus Award recipients are: Lifetime Achievement – Karen Sinsheimer, former Curator of Photography at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Rising Star – Kat Kiernan, is the Editor-in-Chief of Don’t Take Pictures, a print and online photography publication. Spotlight – MediaStorm For more information and tickets, please visit the Griffin Museum website, call 781-729-1158 or email frances@griffinmuseum.org. Limited tickets ($15) will be available for the November 13th lecture with Brian Storm, followed by the mimosa brunch and focus award ceremony ($85) on November 14,…