24,000 children under the age of five will die today, many from preventable diseases like pneumonia, malaria, measles, diarrhea and HIV/AIDS. Those deaths cause untold damage to families, and to communities worldwide. Inexpensive solutions for these problems exist, but they are not being deployed on the scale that is needed to stem the tide of child mortality.
70% of Americans fail to vote consistently in national elections. The following multimedia piece is an extended and subjective portrait of the 30% of the population whom largely determine the makeup of our federal representation. Based around the 2008 presidential elections, The Politically Motivated is a reminder of the dangers inherent in political apathy and disenfranchisement.
In August of 2008, during one of the most contentious Presidential races in recent history, Denver was chosen to host the Democratic National Convention. A collaboration between MediaStorm and the Rocky Mountain News, “At Last, at last, a dream fulfilled” explores the impact of the convention, and Barack Obama’s historic candidacy, on the city of Denver.
Located in the center of New York City, the MediaStorm Workshops offer an intensive, hands-on experience with reporting, editing and producing for multimedia. For seven days, participants work directly with MediaStorm producers, both in the field and in the editing suite, to develop and create in-depth multimedia stories.
