Watch Your Audience Grow

Great tips by Gilly Adams
http://tr.im/dspaper
E.g. "Picture what you are writing about in as much detail as possible - feelings, colours, textures, smells. This will influence how you write. "

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Here’s a job ad I’ve just heard about from Karen Lewis of StoryWorks. I’ve pasted the text as it arrived….
The Wales Co-operative Centre is looking for a talented digital marketer for its Communities 2.0 project, with strengths in website content development, social media and digital communications.
The Digital Marketing Officer will be responsible for delivering [...]

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In Edinburgh, for ‘experienced British screenwriters’ :
http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/news/2009/10/the-story-works
(story via the Cultural Enterprise newsletter)

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Apple mini school studio with iPod Touch and Apple laptops. This is an interesting case study: "With the two iPods, I could basically be in three places at once" - Art teacher Jamie Baker, Rankin Elementary, Tupelo, USA
http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3618451#

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How to do it by Gilly Adams of BBC Capture Wales: http://tr.im/findst E.g. Having company maximises the opportunities for having fun.

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Washington DC 11 November 2009
National Public Radio At National Geographic Grovesner Auditorium 1600 M Street, NW, Washington,, DC 20036
A panel discussion and presentation about the evolution of storytelling in sights and sounds: http://www.fotoweekdc.org/events/listing.aspx?id=317
Gareth Morlais

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"..stories using rushes from Channel 4 News and submit them to us - the best ones will be included on this site"
http://www.channel4.com/learning/breakingthenews/

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Seetha Kumar reflects on her experiences as Online Access Champion at the Skills for Life Conference : "In the world of the internet and e-skills, the skills for life we all need are the abilities to understand, participate and influence the world around us."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/2009/11/the-bbc-digital-inclusion-and.shtml

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Wish I could be in the First Person Festival of Memoir and Documentary Art in Philadelphia, USA, this weekend. There’s storytelling, digital storytelling, karaoke, and the anniversary of the Great Depression is marked. There’s also a screening of Still Bill all about the man who sang one of my favourite songs: Lean on Me. Details:
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