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Sounds Elemental Brooklyn workshop, application deadline May 18

MiaLobel — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:37:57 +0000

Hey folks. The latest Sounds Elemental workshop is coming up in June – details below.

-mia

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It's Magnetic. AIR + UnionDocs = …

Can you feel the pull? Time is short for picking up one of the remaining slots for AIR’s week-long Sounds Elemental: Magnetism intensive at UnionDocs, a Center for Documentary Art in Brooklyn, NY.

The first of our two 2012 sessions runs June 25-29, 2012.

Many of you have already experienced these inspiring sessions with NYC-based sound masters Michael Schumacher and Brenda Hutchinson, with a special session led by New York Times deputy news editor Amy O’Leary. AIR brings these popular intensives to their new home at UnionDocs, a rising force in the creative media-documentary realm, with their Artistic Director Christopher Allen joining the team.

If you’re not familiar with AIR’s Sounds Elemental series, find out more.  

DEADLINE to apply is Friday, May 18, 2012.

+++Full attendance is mandatory for all sessions. Class runs from 10AM – 6PM, Monday through Friday. If you are unable to attend each day of the intensive, please do not apply.+++

If you're a snowbird, it’s not too early to sign on for our winter intensive, Gravity, that's running December 17-21, 2012. Again, just 10 slots and we’re already starting to fill up.

Fee: $700. A non-refundable $350 deposit is required upon acceptance. AIR members who live outside of New York are eligible for a small travel stipend. Join AIR to be eligible for the stipend.

Learn more. Questions? Contact AIR Membership Director Erin Mishkin (erin@airmedia.org). We encourage questions in advance to ensure this course is the right match for you.

About UnionDocs:

UnionDocs (UnDo) is a Center for Documentary Art that generates and shares big ideas. We bring together a diverse community of experimental media-makers, dedicated journalists, critical thinkers, and local partners on a search for urgent expressions of the human experience, practical perspectives on the world today, and compelling visions for the future.

About AIR:

AIR is a vibrant, tightly networked association of more than 800 journalists, documentarians, technicians, media entrepreneurs, and sound artists spanning 46 states and 14 countries worldwide. Founded in 1988, AIR has emerged as force for identifying, cultivating, and deploying talent to accelerate public media innovation and expand service to more citizens across the U.S. AIR's mentorship and training programs, unique in the industry, were launched in 1995 with a grant from the MacArthur Foundation and continuing support from the National Endowment for the Arts, NYSCA, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Since the inception of the program, AIR has served hundreds of independent and station-based producers across public media as they work to adapt and grow in a dynamic, 21st century media culture.

Links:
UnionDocs: http://www.uniondocs.org

Learn more about Sounds Elemental: http://airmedia.org/PageInfo.php?PageID=562

Apply: http://airmedia.org/PageInfo.php?PageID=732

Join AIR: http://www.airmedia.org/signUp.php

Funding for AIR comes from our members and the generous support of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), the Wyncote Foundation, Recovery.gov, and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

Association of Independents in Radio

P.O. Box 220400
Boston, MA 02122
Phone: 617-825-4400
www.airmedia.org

Association of Independents in Radio

PO Box 220400

Boston, Massachusetts 02122

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Springtime Audio Retreat, upstate NY, deadline May 1

MiaLobel — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:12:39 +0000

Hi folks. You have a few more weeks to sign up for Jim and Eileen's weekend audio retreat. It promises to be a fun and educational experience. Plus, I'd love to see some of my FC friends at the Saturday BBQ. Contact Eileen McAdam [emcadam@hvc.rr.com] if you have questions about the workshop. And you can write me directly if you want to chat about other things to do in the lovely Hudson Valley!

Best,
Mia

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Sounds, Stories & Springtime
An Audio Retreat

Spend a weekend in the Catskills honing your skills as a sound recordist and storyteller while reinvigorating your creative spirit. Veteran Producers Jim Metzner and Eileen McAdam lead this immersive experience in field recording, listening, and the art of bringing stories to life with sound.

Limited to eight intermediate producers, the workshop offers personal attention and also leaves time for reflection, community, and learning from each other.

Friday night includes a special appearance by musician Steve Gorn, and an evening listening excursion to explore the acoustics of a nearby cave. Saturday night is for storytelling and barbeque!
• Learn to weave a narrative with natural sounds
• Expand your audio palette
• Experiment with binaural, stereo and parabolic microphones
• Crafting a narrative that weaves and contextualizes your sounds.

About your hosts:
Jim Metzner has pioneered the use of sound in radio features and multi-media projects. Best known for his award-winning series Pulse of the Planet. His work has been featured in National Geographic Online, All Things Considered, Marketplace, Weekend Edition, the New York Times, and elsewhere.

Eileen McAdam is the co-founder of the World Sound Foundation and the producer of The Hudson Valley Sound and Story Project, Tales of Two Cities Audio Tour and StoryScape Hudson Valley. She has been a recipient of five major grants

Dates: May 18 – 20.

Cost: $450/person. All meals and Saturday night Barbecue included.

Accommodations: There are local B&B’s throughout the Hudson Valley area. Camping is available at our site.

To register, or for more information, email Eileen McAdam [emcadam@hvc.rr.com] or call 845-338-0464

Attendance limited to 8 intermediate to experienced audio/media producers.

AIR and UnionDocs Unite for Sounds Elemental!, application deadline May 18

MiaLobel — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:39:11 +0000

Hey folks. Applications for the next round of the AIR/UnionDocs Sounds Elemental audio intensive are due on May 18. Details below!

-mia

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AIR is excited to announce that our popular Sounds Elemental audio intensives are coming to UnionDocs, a Center for Documentary Art in Brooklyn, NY.

UnionDocs is a rising force in the creative media-documentary universe offering weekend screenings and events, workshops, as well as a year-long artist fellowship program called the Collaborative. They have an interdisciplinary focus, incorporating audio, film/video, writing, photography, interactive and other forms. Like AIR, their programs touch hundreds of media-makers each year, and the partnership represents a natural trajectory and an opportunity for their respective constituencies to further cross-pollinate and grow.

The application window is open now and competition for slots can be stiff. AIR accepts only 10 producers for each of our two 2012 sessions: Sounds Elemental: Magnetism, held June 25-29, 2012 and Sounds Elemental: Gravity, held December 17-21, 2012.

>Deadline to apply for the June intensive is May 18.<<

Learn more and find the application here:
http://airmedia.org/PageInfo.php?PageID=562

Producers benefit from intensely individualized attention from sound artists-teachers Brenda Hutchinson, composer and installation artist Michael Schumacher, and UnionDocs’ own, Christopher Allen. New York Times deputy news editor Amy O’Leary leads an afternoon dive into storytelling and audio slideshows, a session that producers have called "enriching" and "inspiring."

These intensives are designed to provide mid to advanced level media producers with a unique opportunity to spend an entire week exploring unconventional approaches to assembling sound. Over the week, there will be a combination of lectures on the history and landscape of contemporary sound art (think John Cage to Brian Eno to Pauline Oliveros), group discussion and critique, and hands-on “lab” time where students will create a short audio piece inspired by the theme of Magnetism or Gravity.

+++Please note: The aim of this intensive is to inspire new ways of thinking about and approaching non-narrative audio craft, with the hope that will open new thinking and approaches for you in your everyday work. Please go here to learn more about the curriculum; we encourage questions in advance to ensure this course is the right match for you.+++

The cost is $700. A non-refundable $350 deposit is required upon acceptance. You do not have to be a member of AIR to apply. AIR members living outside of New York City who are accepted are eligible for a stipend (up to $150) to help underwrite the cost of the intensive and travel to NYC.

++Full attendance is mandatory. If you are unable to attend each day of the intensive, please do not apply. Class meets from 10AM – 6PM, Monday through Friday.++

>Deadline to apply for the June intensive is May 18.<<

Learn more and find the application here:
http://airmedia.org/PageInfo.php?PageID=562

Questions? Contact Membership Director Erin Mishkin at erin@airmedia.org.

About UnionDocs – www.uniondocs.org
UnionDocs (UnDo) is a Center for Documentary Art that generates and shares big ideas. We bring together a diverse community of experimental media-makers, dedicated journalists, critical thinkers, and local partners on a search for urgent expressions of the human experience, practical perspectives on the world today, and compelling visions for the future.

About AIR – www.airmedia.org
AIR is a vibrant, tightly networked association of more than 800 journalists, documentarians, technicians, media entrepreneurs, and sound artists spanning 46 states and 14 countries worldwide. Founded in 1988, AIR has emerged as force for identifying, cultivating, and deploying talent to accelerate public media innovation and expand service to more citizens across the U.S. AIR's mentorship and training programs, unique in the industry, were launched in 1995 with a grant from the MacArthur Foundat

KDMC Multimedia Storytelling Institute – June 2012

MiaLobel — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:31:13 +0000

KDMC – one of my favorite resources for multimedia – is expanding their offerings. Do one of their workshops if you can!

-Mia

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Journalism Today Requires That Reporters Have The Flexibility To Tell Stories Across Multiple Platforms

Getting stories to the world demands having the ability to use emerging digital media in an increasingly complex information ecosystem.

The KDMC Multimedia Storytelling Institute is a unique opportunity to learn critical digital skills from industry leaders at the world's premier center for applied digital communications.

Our two-week, June 18-29, 2012, intensive Multimedia Storytelling Institute will help you develop transformative skills to deliver rich multi-platform content for sustainable journalism.

What You Will Learn

Strategies for multimedia story planning, production and delivery using mobile, tablet, and desktop platforms,

Hands-on field reporting to learn professional video, photo and mobile techniques,

Photoshop and Final Cut Pro X for editing visual content,

Data storytelling with interactive databases, visualizations and maps,

Social Media for reporting, content distribution and community engagement,

Each participant takes home an iPad with the complete training curriculum.

What Journalists Are Saying About KDMC

"It was that real-world component that really set it apart. I have many concepts I can bring directly back to the newsroom."- Marisa Kwiatkowski, Digital Storytelling 2012

"This was an incredible experience. The stuff we learned is all very practical, and I know I can put it all into use immediately in my newsroom (and use it to train others)."-Jennifer Peebles, Multimedia Training 2011

"I have used the audio editing, soundslides and video skills frequently over the past several months, especially during my time covering the Iran elections in June. I also use a lot of the overall 'big picture' multimedia skills nearly every second that I work. I really feel that the KDMC training gave me the edge needed to succeed in this job. Thank you!"- Anna Johnson, Multimedia Workshop 2009

To Register or for More Information Contact

Vicki Hammarstedt
Knight Digital Media Center at UC Berkeley
vhammarstedt@berkeley.edu
+1.510.642.3892

Sounds, Stories & Springtime – An Audio Retreat in the beautiful Hudson Valley

MiaLobel — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:15:45 +0000

Hurray – an audio workshop/retreat in my neck of the woods! Come study the art of sound with two fine producers in their beautiful Hudson Valley home. I'll be on hand for the BBQ on Saturday night and would LOVE to meet some audio-loving FC members. Drop me a line if you have questions, or contact Eileen directly at emcadam@hvc.rr.com.

-mia

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Sounds, Stories & Springtime

An Audio Retreat

Spend a weekend in the Catskills honing your skills as a sound recordist and storyteller while reinvigorating your creative spirit. Veteran Producers Jim Metzner and Eileen McAdam lead this immersive experience in field recording, listening, and the art of bringing stories to life with sound.

Limited to eight intermediate producers, the workshop offers personal attention and also leaves time for reflection, community, and learning from each other.

Friday night includes a special appearance by musician Steve Gorn, and an evening listening excursion to explore the acoustics of a nearby cave. Saturday night is for storytelling and barbeque!

• Learn to weave a narrative with natural sounds

• Expand your audio palette

• Experiment with binaural, stereo and parabolic microphones

• Crafting a narrative that weaves and contextualizes your sounds.

About your hosts:

Jim Metzner has pioneered the use of sound in radio features and multi-media projects. Best known for his award-winning series Pulse of the Planet. His work has been featured in National Geographic Online, All Things Considered, Marketplace, Weekend Edition, the New York Times, and elsewhere.

Eileen McAdam is the co-founder of the World Sound Foundation and the producer of The Hudson Valley Sound and Story Project, Tales of Two Cities Audio Tour and StoryScape Hudson Valley. She has been a recipient of five major grants

Dates: May 18 – 20.

Cost: $450/person. All meals and Saturday night Barbecue included.
Accommodations: There are local B&B’s throughout the Hudson Valley area. Camping is available at our site.

Eileen McAdam

Director

Sound and Story Project

http://www.soundandstory.org/

Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soundandstory

emcadam@hvc.rr.com

845-532-3734

Soup to Nuts documentary radio workshop, March 3-4, Berkeley

MiaLobel — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:01:51 +0000

Hello friends and colleagues. The fabulous Claire Schoen is offering her Soup to Nuts radio documentary workshop March 3-4 in Berkeley, CA. It might be the last workshop for awhile, so jump in while you can! Details below.

-mia

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Dear Radio People,

I am offering "Soup-to-Nuts," my weekend class on documentary radio in the San Francisco Bay Area on:

March 3 & 4, 2012.

If you are interested in attending, please let me know asap, as the class sometimes fills quickly.

1.) Email me to let me know you would like to sign up.

2.) I'll write back and let you know if there is still space. If so, I'll hold a place for you.

3.) Then please send me a check at your earliest convenience.

4.) Receiving your check will guarantee your spot. If you have to cancel after that I will return your check if I can fill your slot.

5.) A couple of weeks before March 3/4, I'll send out a Welcome Letter with logistical details and some suggestions for ways you might want to prepare for the weekend.

Checks can be written to:

Claire Schoen

Amount: $250

and mailed to:

1815 Grant Street, Berkeley, CA 94703

I’ve attached a pdf of the flier for this class.

AND… check out my website!

<<claireschoenmedia.com>>

Under “Teaching” you can find feedback from previous “Soup-to-Nuts” students.

Under “Biography” you can find out more than you’d ever want to know about me.

Under “Productions” you can listen to the past 25 years of my audio work.

I hope you can join us in March.

Best, Claire Schoen

Claire Schoen Media

claireschoenmedia.com

cschoen@earthlink.net

510-540-5106

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"From Soup to Nuts"

A 2-day intensive

on documentary radio production

offered in the San Francisco Bay Area

Logistics:

This seminar will be held March 3 and 4, 2012.

Each day's class will run from 10 am to 5:30 pm,

including 6 hours of class work, plus lunch and breaks.

It will be held at Claire’s studio in Berkeley, California

Class will be limited to 8 students.

The cost of the 2-day seminar is $250.

The Course:

Through lectures, group discussion, Q & A, written handouts, and lots of audio demos, this two-day class will explore the ins and outs of creating a long-form radio documentary. Designed to meet the needs of mid-level producers, this seminar will also be accessible to individuals who have little or no experience in radio production.

Compelling audio documentary incorporates a creative weave of elements including narration, interviews, music, vérité scenes, character portraits, dramatizations, performances, archival tape and ambience beds. Students learn how these elements serve to paint a picture in sound.

Emphasis will be put on the production process. To this end, the class will examine the steps of concept development, research, pre-production, recording techniques, interviewing, writing, organizing tape, scripting, editing and mixing required to create an audio documentary.

Most importantly, we will focus on the art of storytelling. We will discuss dramatic structure, taking the listener through introduction, development and resolution of a story. And we will explore how character development brings the listener to the heart of the story.

The Teacher:

Claire Schoen is a media producer, with a special focus on documentary radio. As a producer/director, she has created over 20 long-form radio documentaries and several documentary films, as well as numerous short works. As a sound designer she has recorded, edited and mixed sound for film, video, radio, webstory, museums and theater productions. Her radio documentaries have garnered numerous awards including NFCB Golden and Silver Reels, two Gracies, two Clarion awards, a PASS and a New York International Festival Silver. She has also shared in both a Peabody and a DuPont-Columbia.

Claire has taught documentary radio scriptwriting and production at numerous venues including U.C. Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, Duke University’s Center for Documentary Studies, Third Coast Audio Festival Conferences and AIR's mentorship program.

To Register:

Contact Claire Schoen

cschoen@earthlink.net • 510-540-5106 • www.claireschoenmedia.com

StoN’s Flier 2012 March.pdf

The Narrative Arc – Storytelling Journalism Goes Digital, workshop March 23-25, Boston

MiaLobel — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:05:39 +0000

Super cool narrative storytelling workshop for the digital age. Boston, March 23-25. Early bird discount $150 until Feb 19. Details HERE and below.

-Mia

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The Narrative Arc: Storytelling Journalism Goes Digital
March 23 – 25, 2012
Boston University

http://www.bu.edu/com/narrative/

The twelfth in a series of narrative journalism conferences celebrates and
explores narrative non-fiction journalism – a powerful, unfettered,
public but individually-voiced genre – as it expands into digital media.

Targeted at practitioners, teachers, and early and mid-career writers and
editors, the conference will cover print, radio, podcasts, web-based
multimedia, dedicated apps, and documentary film, with keynote talks,
breakout sessions and skills workshops.

Masters of the craft will share their know-how, alongside many of the
founders and innovators in the vanguard of digital narrative journalism.

Confirmed Speakers Include:

Jay Allison
Maria Balinska
Lisa Biagiottiis
Roy Peter Clark
Chris Daly
David Finkel
Alex Gibney
Adam Hochschild
Michelle Johnson
Mary MacGrath
Tracey Minkin
Amy O'Leary
Kara Oehler
Evan Ratliff
Jan Schaffer
Dean Starkman
John Tayman
Mitch Zuckoff

Transom Story Workshop spring session, application deadline Jan 2

MiaLobel — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:52:05 +0000

I heard phenomenal things about this radio training workshop offered by the folks at Transom in Woods Hole, MA. The deadline for their spring session is Jan 2. If you want to learn radio storytelling with the best of the best, check this out!

-mia

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* NEW SHOW: Transom Story Workshop – Class of Fall 2011 *

For seven weeks, students from all over the US (plus Canada and Australia) came to Woods Hole to immerse themselves in radio. They were led by Rob Rosenthal, with help from all of us at Transom, WCAI, and visiting friends–Ira Glass, John Barth, Kelly McEvers, and many others. They were beginners when they arrived, some with no experience at all, but they all left with completed radio pieces good enough for broadcast on our station and nationally.

They lived and ate together. They worked on their stories until dawn. They actually looked different when they left, filled with new energy. They were a wonderful, coherent, lively group of people and we loved having them here on Cape Cod. Audiences are already benefitting from the stories they told. We hope you'll drop by Transom to read about their experiences, listen to some of their work, and ask them questions.

http://transom.org/?p=21825

And, by the way, the application deadline for the Spring Session (April-May 2012) is January 2nd.
http://transom.org/?p=21642

Drop over any time,

Jay Allison
Atlantic Public Media
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
www.transom.org

Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma FREE workshop – covering youth violence, Philly 12/9-10

MiaLobel — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:21:56 +0000

Columbia's Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma is hosting a FREE workshop on youth violence, Dec 9-10 in Philadelphia. Deadline to register is Nov 23. Details here and below.

-mia

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On behalf of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma and the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, I invite you to participate in a special workshop on covering youth violence, being held on December 9 & 10 in Philadelphia.

Even as crime rates hit record lows in cities across the country, gun homicides, gang violence and dating abuse among young people remain stunningly high. Last year, there were more than 4,000 violent incidents in Philadelphia's schools, the majority of them involving students not yet in high school.

Youth violence represents a serious public health problem for all communities. It challenges health professionals and educators, law enforcement and courts, community organizations and government agencies. It also challenges news professionals, whether health and education reporters, cops and court reporters, feature writers, investigative reporters or journalists covering schools, families and neighborhoods. To help journalists and news organizations in the greater Philadelphia area strengthen their coverage of this crucial public health issue, the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma based at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is presenting a two-day workshop: “Getting it Right: Reporting on Youth Violence.”

The workshop, supported with funding from the Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation and additional support from the Stoneleigh Foundation, will take place at WHYY in Philadelphia. It will feature a range of local and national mental health and policy experts, award-winning journalists and violence prevention advocates. It will include background briefings as well as specialized reporting skills training to enhance journalists’ capacity to report on youth violence knowledgeably, ethically and effectively.

The workshop is open to working reporters, editors, photographers, producers or bloggers for print, broadcast or online media based in Philadelphia and the surrounding areas. Staff, contract and freelance journalists are eligible.

The registration deadline is November 23, 2011 at 5 p.m. EST. More information can be found at bit.ly/dartcenteryouthviolence

I hope you’ll register for this FREE workshop. I also hope you will pass along this invitation to colleagues.

Best,

Bruce Shapiro

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Bruce Shapiro
Executive Director
Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

work: 212.854.8056

cell: 203.843.4390

KDMC’s New Digital Storytelling Workshop

MiaLobel — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:49:37 +0000

Hey folks. KDMC is offering up a new workshop this winter – looks like a great one! I attended one of their trainings a few years ago and am happy to answer any questions.
Best,
Mia

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We've got an exciting new workshop that merges the best of our Multimedia Storytelling Workshop and our Web 2.0 Tools for Journalists training. The Digital Storytelling Workshop is packed with sessions on the latest skills needed to create content suited to every platform and channel.

Knight Digital Media Center Digital Storytelling Workshops

December 11-16, 2011 & January 8-13, 2012

The Digital Storytelling Workshop offers intensive training that covers all aspects of multimedia news production from basic storyboarding to hands-on instruction with hardware and software for production of multimedia stories. Fellows will work on structured training assignments to learn skills for multi-element stories and then apply new skills to a story for his or her publication.

Training includes:

• Video and audio recording and editing in Final Cut X

• Photojournalism basics including use of Photoshop

• Voice coaching for narration or stand-ups and reporter debriefs

• HTML basics

• Creating interactive charts, graphs and maps to visualize data

• Mobile reporting for breaking news

• Social media and community engagement

Mobile session will use smart phones (Android or Apple) but phones will not be provided. Please bring yours to the workshop.

WHO SHOULD APPLY: Professional print, TV/radio broadcast and web journalists who want to develop multimedia skills to support their publication’s web publishing effort.

December 11-16, 2011 Digital Storytelling workshop applications must be received by November 7, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. PST.

January 8-13, 2012 Digital Storytelling workshop applications must be received by November 28, 2011 at 11:59 p.m PST.

Both workshops will be held at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism

COST: The fellowship covers all lodging, meals, and instruction costs. Cost of travel to the workshop must be paid by the applicant’s news organization.

Answers to the most commonly asked questions about the workshop and the application process can be found on our FAQ page http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/training/faq. If your question is not addressed on that page, contact Lanita Pace-Hinton, director of the Knight Digital Media Center at UC Berkeley. She can be reached at pacel@berkeley.edu or (510) 643-7429.

*Organizational investment commitment required as a part of application