POYi 67: Editing & Multimedia Divisions

For Pictures of the Year International, served on the Multimedia & Editing Division judging panel with Heidi deLaubenfels, Sonya Doctorian, and Jim Lo Scalzo. Awestruck with perspective and humbled with gratitude for the work of so many visions.
About:
Pictures of the Year International conducts the international competition as a program of The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism [...]

| Mar 05, 2010 |

The Alexia Foundation for World Peace 2009 Grants

For The Alexia Foundation for World Peace, served on a judging panel with Tom Kennedy and Patty Reksten. Humbling to see so much good work. Congratulations and thanks to all.
About: The Alexia Foundation promotes the power of photojournalism to give voice to social injustice, to respect history lest we forget it and to understand cultural [...]

| Feb 21, 2010 |

2010 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards

MediaStorm’s Intended Consequences by Jonathan Torgovnik
and produced by Chad A. Stevens receives the first duPont Award
for a Web-based production. Congrats to all! role: original music

| Jan 14, 2010 |

“Launch” Exhibition

Co-curated with Susanne Miklas/Newsweek and Melanie McWhorter/Photo-Eye the Women Photojournalists of Washington’s “Launch” exhibition at Honfleur Gallery during Fotoweek DC 2009 Festival, opening November 7, 2009. Thanks to all, photographers!

PHOTOGRAPHERS: Astrid Riecken, Allison Shelley, Abby Greenawalt, Ashley Twiggs, Algerina Perna, Amanda Lucidon, Andrea Bruce, Carol Guzy, Gabriela Bulisova, Jamie Rose, Katie Falkenberg, Laura Elizabeth Pohl, [...]

| Oct 27, 2009 |

Look3: Greenroofs

Slideshow featurette on the Green Roofs story in May 2009 National Geographic Energy Issue debuts at Look3 Photography Festival in Charlottesville, VA. Photography and narration by Diane Cook and Len Jenshel. Production by Blair Madigan. Role: original music

| Jun 19, 2009 |

2009 NPPA Multimedia Immersion Seminar

National Press Photographer’s Association, Seth Gitner and Will Sullivan host a massive weeklong adventure of people and knowledge and gear in Las Vegas. Role: coach, speaker

| Jun 19, 2009 |

2009 Webby Awards

Congrats to all–MediaStorm’s Intended Consequences
wins 2009 Webby Award for Documentary: Individual Episode.
Role: original music.

| May 07, 2009 |

Hulu.com

Public service announcement for
the Coal River Mountain Wind Project
debuts on Hulu.com. Role: original music

| Apr 07, 2009 |

Beyond Bootcamp Workshops 2009

Spoke on multimedia strategies for the Open Society Institute and original music composition for storytelling at the inaugural Beyond Bootcamp Workshops at the University of Miami.

| Jan 05, 2009 |

INAFU6059: The Wired World

Had the pleasure of serving as a reoccurring guest speaker on video advocacy strategies and production at Columbia University’s School for International Affairs (SIPA) in The Wired World, taught by professors Tom Glaisyer, Jed Miller and Anya Schiffrin.
From the course description:
Students will learn the practical skills of new media, including blogging, audio and video. Reporting [...]

| Nov 15, 2008 |

The Town of Clay

The Fall Workshop 2008 for Syracuse University photojournalism and military students descended on Clay this weekend. A tradition continues.

| Oct 19, 2008 |

2008 Emmy Awards

Congrats to all! Crisis Guide: Darfur by MediaStorm and the Council on Foreign Relations wins the 2008 Emmy for New Approaches to News and Documentary: News Coverage. Role: producer

| Sep 23, 2008 |

2008 Webby Awards

Congrats to all!
The Open Society Institute’s Katrina: An Unnatural Disaster produced by MediaStorm wins the 2008 Webby Award for Charitable Organizations Non-Profit Website. Role: web producer
MediaStorm was nominated for the 2008 Webby Award in the Broadband Website category. Role: multimedia producer
Finding the Way Home by Brenda Ann Kenneally and produced by MediaStorm wins the 2008 [...]

| Jun 10, 2008 |

Workshop: NGOs and Documentary Photography

Guest speaker at Jonathan Torgovnik’s workshop,
“Partnering with NGOs to Produce Meaningful Work” at the International Center of Photography.

| Jun 08, 2008 |

Workshop: Photography as Advocacy

Guest speaker at Lori Grinker’s workshop on documentary photography
as a tool for advocacy at the International Center of Photography.

| Mar 15, 2008 |

Get this Dumpling Party Started

Our Brooklyn dumpling gathering featured in the LA Times, written by guest and illustrious foodie Regina Schrambling. Picture courtesy of Tim Klimowicz.

| Mar 05, 2008 |

The Alexia Seminars

Guest speaker at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications as part of a series of seminars for the Alexia Foundation. Congrats to 2008 grant winners Stephanie Sinclair and Matt Eich!

| Feb 20, 2008 |

2007 Emmy Awards

BLOODLINE: AIDS and Family by Kristen Ashburn and produced by us was nominated for the 2007 Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary/Nonfiction Programming! Role: producer

| Sep 24, 2007 |

2007 Knight-Batten Awards

CFR.org’s Crisis Guides, produced by MediaStorm for the Council on Foreign Relationswas awarded first place in the 2007 Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism.
Role: producer

| Sep 17, 2007 |

2007 Webby Awards

MediaStorm wins the 2007 Webby Award for the Magazine category!
Role: multimedia producer

| May 01, 2007 |

POYi 64: Photography

An image from an essay I made on a migrant family in Shanghai placed second for Feature Picture, Magazine Division in the 64th Pictures of the Year International competition.

| Mar 07, 2007 |

2007 Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism

Blighted Homeland by Gail Fisher and produced by MediaStorm for the Los Angeles Times earned honorable mention in the 2007 Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism
by the Journalism Center on Children and Families. Role: producer

| Feb 12, 2007 |

Purple Team

Before there was now, there was then. The first multimedia initiative at the Eddie Adams Workshop was lead by Brian Storm on the Purple Team (Leader: Lauren Greenfield, Editor: Tom Kennedy, Producer: Chris Ramirez). Barnstorm 2005.

| Oct 07, 2005 |