It's Sunday, a short day at the Writers Workshop, but also one of the most helpful. The first speaker of the day was Naka Nathaniel, who specializes in new media for the New York Times. He was joined by Casey Parks, a J-school student from the University of Missouri Columbia, who accompanied Nicholas Kristof to Africa last fall. The talk was the most inspiring of the weekend. Not surprisingly their focus was on new media.
If you incorporate video and audio, your stories will practically sell themselves, Nathaniel told the crowd.
The talk really opened my eyes -- as well as the eyes of my cohorts -- to the phenomenal storytelling possibilities available to us. As we walked out of the session, Katie and I were both buzzing, talking about ways to tell our stories through video, audio and slideshows.
In addition to being inspirational, the talk was also practical. Nathaniel offered several suggestions for the fledgling new media journalist. In regards to software programs: Learn Audacity and Final Cut Pro. Soundslides is a good program for creating Web slideshows. Don't bother to learn Flash.
Nathaniel said that the media titans such as the New York Times and Washington Post are scrambling to find journalists with computer programming skills. If you have the opportunity, he suggested, take some computer science classes. If you needed any extra proof, Nathaniel mentioned the story of a University of North Carolina student who is about to receive a degree in journalism and computer science and is being pursued by the NYT, the Post and several other large media outlets.
Nathaniel also recommended journalists read University of Florida professor Mindy McAdams' blog to learn more about new media.
If you incorporate video and audio, your stories will practically sell themselves, Nathaniel told the crowd.
The talk really opened my eyes -- as well as the eyes of my cohorts -- to the phenomenal storytelling possibilities available to us. As we walked out of the session, Katie and I were both buzzing, talking about ways to tell our stories through video, audio and slideshows.
In addition to being inspirational, the talk was also practical. Nathaniel offered several suggestions for the fledgling new media journalist. In regards to software programs: Learn Audacity and Final Cut Pro. Soundslides is a good program for creating Web slideshows. Don't bother to learn Flash.
Nathaniel said that the media titans such as the New York Times and Washington Post are scrambling to find journalists with computer programming skills. If you have the opportunity, he suggested, take some computer science classes. If you needed any extra proof, Nathaniel mentioned the story of a University of North Carolina student who is about to receive a degree in journalism and computer science and is being pursued by the NYT, the Post and several other large media outlets.
Nathaniel also recommended journalists read University of Florida professor Mindy McAdams' blog to learn more about new media.
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