KQED Panel Discussion for Filmmakers & Independent Producers

Hey folks. KQED in San Francisco is hosting event for indie filmmakers Nov 29, 6-8pm. These panelists are the folks who give money to make indie films – don't miss it!
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KQED – Panel Discussion for
 Independent Filmmakers

Where:

KQED
2601 Mariposa Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

Driving Directions

When:
Tuesday November 29, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM PST
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Learn more about the resources available to independent filmmakers with a panel discussion at KQED. Representatives from several organizations around the Bay Area will give an overview of their services and answer your questions. We will also be discussing the specifics of the call for entries for the eighth season of Truly CA.

 

Join us at KQED on Tuesday November 29th at 6PM

2601 Mariposa Street

San Francisco, CA 94930

 

Panelists:

Lisa Landi, KQED;

John Lightfoot, California Council for the Humanities;

Michele Turnure-Salleo, San Francisco Film Society;

Tere Romo, San Francisco Foundation;

Erica Deiparine-Sugars, ITVS 

 

with Sue Ellen McCann, KQED

 

Seats are limited

 

By-the-way…the deadline to submit your feature-length documentary to Truly CA

is Monday, January 9, 2012 at 5pm, this is not a postmark deadline!

 

 

Register Now!
I can't make it
Questions?              Tina Salter
KQED
KQED | 2601 Mariposa Street | San Francisco | CA | 94110

Latino USA is looking for stories for new series

Latino USA wants your pitches. This is a great program – details and contact info below.
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Latino USA is looking for stories from across the U.S. that will share and celebrate people’s connections to nature, specifically stories involving communities of color.

This past summer, LUSA launched a new sound-rich environmental series called RadioNature. The goal of the series is to uncover and tell stories about diverse communities interacting with nature and celebrating the outdoors.

We’re looking for sound-rich story driven pieces or first person environmental diaries or audio postcards. The segments will run throughout the year, so we're looking for stories that span the seasons.

FYI — We’re not looking for pure environmental justice stories, but if EJ themes occur naturally in your story, we’re all for it.

So, if you have a story you want to tell and you think it fits into our RadioNature series, then please send an email to pitches@futuromediagroup.org.

We’re looking to assign right away. If you send a pitch, please be as detailed as you can.

Saludos,
Tena

Tena Rubio
Latino USA
Managing Editor/Senior Producer

SOTRU radio show Call for Interns

Hey folks. NPR's State of the Re:Union is looking for interns to begin in late November – about 10 hours/week, work from anywhere. Great for students or anyone who wants to get a foot in the door with a unique, creative show. Details below, and spread the word!

Best,
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http://stateofthereunion.com/about-2/internships

Please pass this along to educators, students, colleagues, etc. Thank you!

State of the Re:Union (SOTRU) is a dynamic NPR show that combines hour-long radio episodes with short videos, photography, music and blog posts to reach audiences online and over the airwaves. For each episode, SOTRU travels to a different American city or town to tell stories about what makes community there. Our mission is to bring American life into focus, examining the things that divide us as well as the ties that bind us together. We currently air on more than 200 stations across the U.S.

SOTRU currently has several openings for interns for our next production season, November 20 – April 15. Duties include transcribing interviews, story research, pre-interviewing, and multimedia production. Interns are invited to listen in on editorial calls with our host, editor and radio producers as we shape each episode, story by story.

To be considered for this internship, you should have a strong creative background, solid writing skills and be able to take direction. Self-starters who value attention to detail have particularly enjoyed interning with us. Audio and video editing skills are very welcome. Our staff works remotely, and you can too; people anywhere in the U.S. can apply. This internship is unpaid, and we generally ask for about 10 hours a week, sometimes more during busy

weeks.

You can read more and listen to the show right on our website, www.stateofthereunion.com. If interested, please submit a cover letter and resume to:

internships(at)stateofthereunion(dot)com

Thanks for reading and spread the word!

Fellowship on covering immigration and 2012 elections, deadline Jan 17

Hey folks. The Institute for Justice and Journalism is offering 12 fellowships related to immigration and the 2012 elections. Details below, deadline Jan 17.
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http://justnews.org/page.asp?EntryID=413

Apply for IJJ's 2012 Immigration Reporting Program
Fellowship Application Deadline: January 17

IJJ is accepting applications for its 2012 professional fellowship
program, which will examine the contentious immigration issues playing
out across the country on local, state and federal levels and their
role in the 2012 election campaign.

Twelve Fellows will be selected to
participate in the professional development program, which will help
reporters cover legal, political and demographic developments
involving immigration. The program will provide journalists with
facts, figures and perspectives to move beyond the typical campaign
rhetoric on immigration. It also will examine the anticipated
electoral impact of immigrants who have become newly eligible to vote.

The program, “Immigration in the Heartland: the 2012 Elections and
Beyond,” will take place April 20-25 at the University of Oklahoma’s
Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication and its Institute
for Research and Training, which are partnering with IJJ in this
program.

The Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation is the
program’s funder. The deadline for receipt of applications is Jan. 17.

Click here for program details and application form.
Questions may be directed to ijj@justnews.org

PLEASE SEND NAME AND EMAIL OF POTENTIAL APPLICANTS
TO ijj.justnews.org AND WE WILL FOLLOW UP.

Visit our website: www.justnews.org
See previous Immigration in Heartland projects:
http://immigrationintheheartland.wordpress.com/

TAL Special Theme List

Apparently there is no end to the awesomeness of TAL. See below for their latest call for stories.
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Hello THIS AMERICAN LIFE friends and contributors,

We'll be sending out a traditional Theme List with radio themes-in-progress in the next few weeks but in the meantime, we've got a really exciting new project we're working on and we're coming to you to see if you might have pitches, suggestions or ideas for us.

It's actually a non-radio project. THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE has invited us to guest edit their end-of-the-year obituaries issue, called "The Lives They Lived." The issue has varied a lot over the years but generally has featured small to medium-sized profiles of 20-25 notable people who have died in the past year. For this year's issue (people who died in 2011), we're hoping to change the format and concept a bit. Instead of longer profiles, we're hoping to feature just one story — one anecdote or one day or one moment — for each person's life. We also would like to broaden the scope of the people featured. We'll have fewer notable people and more everyday people. In other words, lots of people who wouldn't normally get an obit in THE NEW YORK TIMES. We're looking for people who haven't gotten a lot of press attention but have extraordinary stories nonetheless.

So this is where we're coming to you. We're looking for stories, anecdotes, suggestions about people who have died this year that are particularly personal, emotional, unbelievable, extraordinary. These stories can be told by friends or relatives, business associates or casual acquaintances. They can even be told by the deceased people themselves, if archival tape, interviews or memoirs exist. They don't have to be long or epic – the story isn’t supposed to tell their whole life – but it’d be great if they're emotional or surprising and evocative of the featured person in some way.

In particular, we'd love stories or suggestions about soldiers who have passed away, firefighters or police officers. Beloved teachers and the big turning points in their lives, or just one amazing teachable moment they nailed. Politicians? Town eccentrics? Someone who died who lived a great love story. A child who died. Also, anyone who left a particularly charming or extensive or simply mindblowing instructions for their memorial service. A funeral "rider" type of thing.

Last, if you’ve read or heard a story about a person who died this year that seemed particularly interesting or fascinating, infuriating or heart-warming, a story that stayed with you but it didn’t get national press attention, could you let us know? Sending a link is fine or even just a vague description and geography.

We're radio people so we've obviously got quite a learning curve when it comes to editing this issue but we're really excited to get started. We're being told that we're already behind schedule (!) so we'd need your pitches and suggestions as soon as possible. We're hoping to have our final list by December 1st.

You can send emails to me and I will write you back within two or three days.

Thank you so much for all of your help. We really appreciate it.

Best,
Julie Snyder
julie@thislife.org

Julie Snyder
Senior Producer
This American Life
153 W. 27th Street, #1104
New York, NY 10001
(212) 624-5012

KDMC’s New Digital Storytelling Workshop

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.
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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

Who are Public Media’s 30 under 30? Nomination deadline MONDAY 10/31

Know any under-30 superstars in public media? Help get them some attention. Details below.
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Each year, Edison Research puts out a call for the 30 people under 30 in all of broadcasting making a real difference in the industry now, and likely will shine even brighter in the future.

Who should public media nominate?  Lets put some good names forward by Monday.

Two Contests from Narrative Magazine, deadlines Oct 29 and Nov 30

See the latest storytelling contests from Narrative. At least one is open to multimedia. CASH prizes! Details below.
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CALLING ON YOUNG WRITERS, artists, photographers, performers, and filmmakers, between eighteen and thirty: TELL US A STORY. We’re interested in narrative in the many forms it takes, including fiction, nonfiction, graphic stories, and audio/video works.

  • $1,500 First Prize
  • $750 Second Prize
  • $300 Third Prize
  • Ten finalists receive $100 each.
  • Contest Deadline: October 29. See the Contest Guidelines.

    All entries will be considered for publication. All are eligible for the $5,000 Narrative Prize for 2012 and for acceptance as a Story of the Week.

    Read the winners of last year’s contest, including Kevin A. González’s wonderful First Place story, “Cerromar.”


    With more than 120,000 readers and a host of excellent authors, including well-established and new and emerging ones, Narrative is a great place to publish your work.

    Prior winners and finalists in Narrative contests have gone on to win other contests and to be published in prize collections, including the Pushcart Prize, Best New Stories from the South, an Atlantic prize, and others. View some recent awards won by our writers.

    Contest Deadline: November 30.

    All entries will be considered for publication.

  • $3,250 First Prize
  • $1,500 Second Prize
  • $750 Third Prize
  • Ten finalists receive $100 each.
  • See the Contest Guidelines.

    Read works by previous winners here.

  • PLEASE SHARE THIS NOTICE WITH ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED.

  • 2012 Jack Straw Artist Residencies, application deadline 10/31

    Pass this along to your colleagues in the Pacific Northwest. Thx!
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    Applications for 2012 Jack Straw Artist Residencies available now!

    THE JACK STRAW ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAMS offer established and emerging artists in diverse disciplines an opportunity to explore the creative use of sound in a professional atmosphere through residencies in our recording studios and participation in our various presentation programs. Artists may apply to only one program per year.

    Deadline:
    Monday, October 31, 2011 Applications must be postmarked or delivered by 5:00 pm on the due date.

    Applications and more information online at: www.jackstraw.org/programs/asp/2012/2012_apps.shtml

    FAQs online at:
    www.jackstraw.org/programs/asp/2012/2012_Programs_FAQs.shtml

    WRITERS PROGRAM –
    http://www.jackstraw.org/programs/asp/2012/WP2012_application.shtml

    Twelve writers working in all forms and styles are selected by an invited curator. Participants create new work during the residency to be presented through live readings, recorded interviews, a published anthology, and via podcasts on our web site. Participants also receive professional training in voice and microphone technique, performance and delivery, and studio interviews.

    ARTIST SUPPORT PROGRAM
    http://www.jackstraw.org/programs/asp/2012/ASP2012_application.shtml
    Up to eight artists/teams are awarded 20 hours of recording and production time with an engineer at Jack Straw Productions; an additional 10-12 artists/teams receive matching awards. The Artist Support Program is open to artists of all disciplines whose project proposals include sound as a major component. Such projects might include recording a music CD, producing radio programs, oral histories, audio literature, sound for a gallery installation or public art project, film, performance, digital media work, etc. Completed projects are publicly presented at a Meet the Artist Night, Artist Showcase, or Composer Spotlight event, and via our Artist of the Week podcast series.

    NEW MEDIA GALLERY PROGRAM
    http://www.jackstraw.org/programs/asp/2012/Gallery2012_application.shtml
    The Jack Straw New Media Gallery is a unique venue in Seattle where artists from various disciplines .can present works in which sound is an integral or exclusive element. This program enables artists to experiment with audio and to develop new skills and ideas in a supportive setting. Up to three artists/teams are selected to receive 20 hours in our studios with an engineer to realize the sound component of their project, and to exhibit their completed project in our gallery. Gallery exhibitions include an opening reception, artist talk/workshop, podcasts/interviews, and other events.

    About Jack Straw Productions
    Jack Straw Productions is a non-profit multidisciplinary arts organization dedicated to the creation, production and presentation of all forms of audio art. Jack Straw Productions' history began in 1962, when a group of artists, educators, and journalists formed the Jack Straw Foundation, which founded KRAB-FM, one of the first community radio stations in the United States. Jack Straw continues to assist artists, educational institutions, and community organizations that are interested in working creatively with sound through our audio production services and recording studios, artist residency programs, educational programs, and community partnerships. Jack Straw Productions has been open to the public in Seattle's University District since 1989.

    Acknowledgements
    Jack Straw Productions thanks The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, 4Culture King County Lodging Tax Fund, Washington State Arts Commission, National Endowment for the Arts, PONCHO, ArtsFund, and individual contributors for their support of the Jack Straw Artist Programs.

    Jack Straw Productions
    4261 Roosevelt Way NE
    Seattle, WA 98105
    www.jackstraw.org
    (206) 634-0919

    full time podcast producer gig at Marketplace, Los Angeles

    A rare post for a full-time gig, but Marketplace is a great show so I had to share. Job is in Los Angeles, pretty good pay.
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    Marketplace is looking for a podcast producer. Yeah, Marketplace produces programs on business and economics, and yeah, it’s public radio. But it’s no snooze. Marketplace is one of the most creative, fast-moving outfits in radio, with a cumulative audience of nine million people across the US. We have a portfolio of six programs, four of which are daily shows, and we are looking for ways to grow, and grow quickly. We want to hire someone who has broad knowledge of and experience in the podcasting business, and who can help us build a new product line by repurposing existing and new content for podcast distribution. If you’re interested, click on the link to American Public Media’s website and apply. If you know anyone who might be interested, please send them the link.

    We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

    http://americanpublicmedia.publicradio.org/careers/job_details.php?id=794