Originally recorded November 19, 2020 In this webinar…: You’re a good writer but being told to make your story digital-friendly confounds you. Learn a few storytelling tricks the most tech-deficient person can use. Not for high-tech wizards. About the presenter:  Lyle Muller is a long-time Iowa journalist who has worked in newspapers, digital news and…

Originally recorded on May 6, 2021 In This Webinar: There is a well hidden-feature in InDesign called “Data Merge”, this is not new. In fact, PageMaker had it and it has gotten better. No matter what version of InDesign you are using, you can automate certain page building with this amazing feature. Car ads? Yes,…

Originally recorded on May 20, 2021 In This Webinar: Old habits die hard. When it come to working faster and getting better results, it’s time to try to break the old production habits and learn new ways. Photoshop has so many improvements that we are often surprised by how to rethink the way we work…

Originally Recorded on June 3, 2021 In This Webinar… Instagram has quickly become a medium to share impactful, visual stories around the world. What began as a friendly photo-sharing app is now the way 1 in 10 Americans first hear about breaking news (Pew, 2020). In this session, we give you some tips and tools…

Originally recorded on Thursday, March 12, 2020 In this webinar… A social media style guide creates a consistent voice, look and schedule that helps newsrooms engage audiences while providing journalists with information on how to act, speak and use images on social media. Every Tweet, Facebook or Instagram post should align with your newsgathering and…

Originally recorded on April 7, 2022 About this webinar:  According to PewResearch.org, 86% of Americans get their news from a digital device. With US mobile traffic reaching an all time high of 61% in 2021, the majority of the online audience for local news is coming from mobile. As a newspaper publisher, it’s never been more…

Originally recorded on April 9, 2015 In this webinar… Short, timely video is in high demand at all media companies. Video editing on mobile or on a computer is an important skill for telling good stories. In this 60-minute session, you learn to quickly edit short form news and entertainment videos using iMovie for iOS8…

Originally recorded on April 19, 2018 In this webinar…: What can reporters and others do to grab audio consistently? And then, putting it all together: What kind of equipment does your newsroom have/need? What analytics should newsrooms be looking at? Megan Rohrbacher of the Portsmouth Herald/Edge Radio discusses how newsrooms can make digital audio a…

Originally recorded on April 23, 2020 In this webinar… In this webinar, we will go over some strategies all types of media — newspapers, magazines, online, TV, others — are using to engage with their audience on Twitter. Though the platform is great for sending live updates and “breaking” situations, there are tons of opportunities…

Originally recorded on April 25, 2019   In this webinar… Whether you’re an Android or Apple user, there are numerous apps and tools that can make storytelling by smartphone easier. Sarah Self-Walbrick from the Lubbock (Texas) Avalanche-Journal shows you tips and tricks on recording and editing audio and video, taking the best photos and time-saving…