Ithaca College

Journalists from around the world will spend a week at Ithaca College learning how to use multimedia and alternative resources for gathering and disseminating news in their respective countries. Scheduled for July 20-24, the Multimedia Workshop for International Journalists was developed by the Department of Journalism in the Roy H. Park School of Communications.

"Participants will learn to conceptualize, map, and produce compelling stories across media platforms, including audio, video, and interactive graphics," says Matt Mogekwu, associate professor and chair of the journalism department.

Among the topics covered in workshop sessions will be mobile journalism using portable audio and video equipment; free or cheap alternatives to audio, photo, and video editing software; the myth and reality of the "Twitter revolution"; distributing video online via YouTube and Vimeo; search engine optimization; best practices for online interviews and podcasts; and writing for the Web.

Mogekwu and fellow workshop leader Vadim Isakov have extensive international media experience. Prior to joining the Park School, Mogekwu had served as dean of the faculty of human and social sciences and as a professor of communications at the University of North-West in South Africa. Isakov, who serves as a scholar-in-residence in the Park School, has worked in Central Asia as a reporter for Agence France-Presse and a press officer for the International Committee of the Red Cross. In 2006 he was recognized as one of the top 10 bloggers in Uzbekistan.

The workshop will also feature presentations by two guest speakers. Jeff Cohen, director of the Park Center for Independent Media at Ithaca College and founder of the media watch group FAIR; and Paul Jay, CEO and senior editor of the Real News Network.

View the Complete Workshop Schedule