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Robb produces seminars and designs training curriculum for publishing associations, media development programs, and media groups. The seminars and workshops can be organized into one-day or multi-day workshops.

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Web Video journalism for Newspapers

Fundamentals of camera usage, shooting sequences, interviewing and the importance of audio, simple story forms and basic edits. Participants will film and edit and post videos in group and individual critiques

• "Web Video is not Television!
• "Producing News Films"
• "Sound Editing and Podcasting"
• "Video Editing"
• "Making Video Interactive And Making it Pay"

Multimedia for reporters

Seminars provide an illustrated tour of the dynamics of social media tools, RSS, database driven reporting, Web video, interactive multimedia and social networks.

• "News 2.0 - Interactive Media and Technology for Newspaper Journalists"
• "Web Tools for Publishing Multimedia"
• "Internet Resources for Reporters"
• "Keys to Building Online Communities"
• "Mod your Blog for Interactive Multimedia"

Redesign, Newspaper Design, and Visual Editing

Learn how to innovate on deadline using scalable design strategies and visual editing to provide an engaging reader experience.

• "Tabloid Design and Editing"
• "Redesign techniques and case studies"
• "Page One editing and design"
• "The redesign process"
• "A picture with every story"
• "Photo Ethics"

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