Engagements
For a complete listing and links to presentation materials, see my guest appearances page.
International
- Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
- 24 - 26 November 2010: Led a three-day course in multimedia journalism for master's students at the university. Subjects included audio, video and blogging.
- Prague, Czech Republic
- 22 November 2010: Public lecture at the American Center: "Challenges for Digital Journalism and New Media."
- Cape Town, South Africa
- 5 August 2010: Newsroom presentation about multimedia reporting and online journalism (Independent Newspapers).
- East London, South Africa
- 9 July 2010: Newsroom presentation about multimedia reporting and online journalism (Daily Dispatch).
- Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
- 5 - 7 July 2010: Online journalism workshops: Highway Africa 2010 and the World Journalism Education Congress (WJEC2). Keynote address: Highway Africa 2010.
- Urals State University, Yekaterinburg, Russia
- 9 - 13 March 2009: Online journalism workshops, U.S. State Department Speaker Program. Subjects included audio, Soundslides and blogging.
- Córdoba, Argentina
- 24 - 26 November 2008: Online journalism workshops, U.S. State Department Speaker Program and Foro de Periodismo Argentino (FOPEA). Subjects included audio, video and blogging.
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 22 November 2008: Conference speaker, Foro de Periodismo Argentino (FOPEA): "La etapa multimedia del periodismo: Cómo evolucionar con inteligencia y prudencia."
- U.S. Embassy, Rose Garden Annex, Hanoi, Vietnam
- 9 - 13 June 2008: Five-day training for newspaper and online journalists, including audio and audio slideshows, video editing and blogs. U.S. State Department Speaker Program.
- Saigon Times, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- 2 - 6 June 2008: Five-day training for newspaper and online journalists, including audio and audio slideshows, video editing and blogs. U.S. State Department Speaker Program.
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
- November 2004 - July 2005: As a Fulbright Scholar, I taught journalism in the master's program and researched online journalism and press freedom.
Training and Workshops
- Nieman Foundation for Journalism, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 23 January 2010: Flash journalism training for the Nieman Fellows.
- Poynter, St. Petersburg, Florida
- 8 January 2010: Presentation to university educators: "Resources for Adding Online Journalism to Your Curriculum."
- Florida Society of Newspaper Editors, Tampa, Florida
- 21 March 2009: Flash journalism workshop.
- Nieman Foundation for Journalism, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 30 January 2009: Flash journalism training for the Nieman Fellows.
- National Writers Workshop, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- 21 September 2008: Presentation to journalists: "The No-Fear Guide to Multimedia Skills."
- Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- 19 September 2008: Newsroom workshops: (1) Advanced blogging for journalists; (2) Beginning audio gathering and editing.
- Austin American-Statesman, Austin, Texas
- 24 - 25 April 2008: Newsroom workshops: (1) Blogging journalists; (2) Multimedia rationales; (3) Better video.
- Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, Florida
- 18 April 2008: Newsroom workshops: (1) Blogging journalists (two sessions); (2) Audio for online.
- Montreal Gazette, Montreal, Quebec
- 18 - 19 December 2007: Newsroom workshop: Flash for beginners.
- Miami Herald, Miami, Florida
- 30 November 2007: Newsroom workshops: (1) Intermediate Flash training; (2) Planning multimedia journalism packages.
- National Writers Workshop, Wichita, Kansas
- 19 - 20 May 2007: Presentation to journalists: "The No-Fear Guide to Multimedia Skills."
Other
- University of Oregon, Portland, Oregon
- 12 - 13 December 2010: Multimedia journalism program evaluation. Served on a three-professor team of outside evaluators invited by UO's School of Journalism and Communication to make an assessment of a new master's degree program based at the George S. Turnbull Portland Center.
- Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
- 31 March - 1 April 2010: Multimedia journalism curriculum, consulting. Met with faculty and students of the Department of Communications to discuss ideas for revising and updating the curriculum.
- Emerson College, Boston, Massachusetts
- 16 - 17 April 2009: Journalism program evaluation. Served on a three-professor team of outside evaluators invited to Emerson by the administrators of the college for an internal assessment of curriculum and goals.