Training

Together, we can change the world, one story at a time. You will work incredibly hard during this week long workshop but by graduation, you will have new tools to take your storytelling to the next level. The program is designed for experienced TV and newspaper photojournalists, reporters and video journalists – anyone who tells stories with moving pictures, sound and words. If you attended the Oklahoma News Video Workshop, we pick up where they leave off.

The next Multimedia Immersion will take place in Syracuse NY on May 16th through 20th, 2017. It is an intense, five-day, hands-on training workshop for visual journalists looking to expand and grow their multimedia skill-sets using the latest technology.

The News Video Workshop builds the fundamental skills you need to tell strong, clear, and compelling video news stories. A week of intense learning and powerful critiques will change how you approach, gather, edit, write and present your work.

In three days, we will show you all you need to know about the basic skills and prepare you to study for the Federal Aviation Administration’s Part 107 drone pilot’s certificate. You’ll also learn about the innovative ways stories can be told (including virtual reality storytelling) as well as explore the ethical issues surrounding drones, including privacy issues.

The Rocky Mountain Storytelling Workshop and NPPA Video Awards kicks off June 2 with the NPPA Video Awards. On Saturday June, 3, the workshop starts with a Q&A session with the newly crowned Ernie Crisp Photographer of the Year and the NPPA Reporter of the Year winners. Also, there will be a Multimedia Journalist (MMJ) panel with some of the biggest names from the top of the standings for Solo VJ contests. On Sunday, there will be individual story critiques from some of the best storytellers in the business.

NPPA’s Women in Visual Journalism Conference is returning for its third year since it’s revival in 2015. The conference is scheduled for October 28-29 and the University of Texas at Austin, at the Belo Center for New Media.

Join us August 18-19, 2017 for a short course in Madison, WI. Speakers will include Dave Delozier, a former NPPA Photographer of the Year who made the transition to being an MMJ and Anne Herbst, an Emmy, Murrow and NPPA award winning journalist at KUSA in Denver.