May 22 - 27, 2005

Deadline: Friday, April 1, 2005

The UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism is accepting
applications for this expenses-paid seminar that combines practical
instruction in multimedia reporting with in-depth exploration of media convergence and other critical issues for online news operations.

Participants will get:

- Five and a half days of intense hands-on instruction on how to do
multimedia stories for the Web, including using digital video cameras, photo cameras and minidisc recorders; doing storyboards, stand-ups, voiceovers and other broadcast techniques; digital video, audio and photo editing; creating photo slide shows in Flash; Web page creation and multimedia Web site design. You'll create a multimedia project as part of the seminar.

- Evening and noontime presentations on experts in the most pressing issues in online publishing, such as implementing converged newsrooms, working with citizen journalism sites, integrating multimedia into the newsroom, managing multimedia projects, and business issues in online publishing.

WHERE: UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, Berkeley, CA

WHO SHOULD APPLY: Print and broadcast reporters and editors who want to make the transition to multimedia journalism and professional journalists engaged in preparing their news organizations for convergence.

HOW TO APPLY: Go to our online application at:

http://journalism.berkeley.edu/multimedia/apply/

Applications must include a resume, a 500-word statement on why this seminar would be valuable to the journalist and a supervisor's letter of support agreeing to cover salary and incidental expenses.

WHEN TO APPLY: Applications must be received no later than Friday, April 1, 2005.

COST: There is no fee for attending the workshop. The program covers hotel accommodations and meals and provides up to a $300 travel allowance.

QUESTIONS: If you would like additional information about this seminar, please contact Paul Grabowicz, New Media Program Director at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, at grabs@berkeley.edu or 510-642-3310.

The Multimedia Reporting and Convergence Seminar is funded with a grant from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation.