Applicants sought for multimedia training seminar

Journalists looking for hands-on training in multimedia reporting are invited to apply for an expenses-paid one week seminar, presented by the Western Knight Center for Specialized Journalism. The seminar will run March 21 - 25 at the the University of California, Berkeley and will include five days of instruction on how to do audio and video reporting for the Web. Participants will create their own multimedia Web project as part of the seminar.

Print and broadcast reporters and editors are encouraged to apply by February 4, 2005 to:

Vikki Porter, Director
The Western Knight Center for Specialized Journalism
USC Annenberg School for Communication
One California Plaza
300 South Grand Ave., Ste. 3950
Los Angeles, CA, 90071.

Applications should include two copies of:

a resume

a 500-word statement of why this seminar would be valuable to the journalist

a supervisor's strong nominating letter agreeing to cover salary and incidental expenses.

Applications are also available online. There is no fee for the workshop and the Western Knight Center covers hotel accommodations and meals and provides up to $300 for a travel allowance.