Produce Stronger Video Stories: NPPF Workshop With Poynter's NewsU

DURHAM, NC (September 10, 2010) – The best stories are born from simple storytelling techniques. Learn how to refine and adapt your voice in the Video Storytelling Workshop: 2010 Edition from the National Press Photographers Foundation and Poynter's NewsU. For $65 or less, you'll learn how to make your stories more memorable from the comfort of your home or office in this daylong online workshop on Saturday, September 25, 2010.
In this full day of training, veteran photojournalists will show you how to find and develop memorable characters; how to make mundane stories -- like meetings and weather stories -- more interesting; and how to anticipate moments in the field, even on tight deadlines.

Presenters include:

• Darren Durlach, NPPA's 2009 Ernie Crisp Television News Photographer of the Year, and senior photojournalist at WBFF-TV in Baltimore
• Lynn French, assistant chief photographer and veteran multimedia journalist at KPNX-TV in Phoenix
• Jason Witmer, winner of numerous NPPA and Texas AP awards for his work as a solo video journalist for Chron.com in Houston
• Joe Fryer, winner of four national Edward R. Murrow awards and a regional Emmy for best reporter in 2009, of KARE-TV in Minneapolis
  

Whether you're working in a team or as a solo journalist, you'll learn fresh approaches to make your packages -- both daily turns and long-form pieces -- more memorable. The Video Storytelling Workshop starts at 10 a.m. EST on Saturday, September 25. The host is Al Tompkins, Senior Faculty/Broadcast and Online at The Poynter Institute and author of the daily online journalism story idea column, Al's Morning Meeting, on Poynter.org.
In this innovative online workshop, not only can you see and hear the presentations, you can join the discussion – asking questions and answering questions posed by the speakers. Can't stay for the day? Your advance registration will give you access to the replays of each presentation when they become available.
The cost for this daylong workshop is just $55 for NPPA members or $35 for student members. For more information and to register, go to Video Storytelling Workshop: 2010 Edition.