As director of strategic initiatives at the Washington Post, Jeremy Gilbert has created unique digital products and storytelling experiences for the legendary paper. Gilbert developed the Post’s first virtual reality stories.
He has also reimagined election night experiences, built a freelance network that changed how the Post covers national stories and is working on new business opportunities for the newsroom.
Before joining The Washington Post, Gilbert helped National Geographic develop and deploy its digital strategy. He was an associate professor teaching media product design, interactive storytelling, web and print design tools and techniques at Northwestern University in Illinois.
Jeremy Gilbert is in Australia for the Walkley Foundation’s annual Storyology program, but will give his first special address to the Melbourne Press Club.
Run in partnership with the Walkley Foundation as part of its Storyology Presents series.
Cost: $45 MPC members, students and MEAA members; $65 non-members (GST inclusive). Includes two courses and a drink.Bookings are essential. Book by Thursday Nov. 5, 2015. Book online at www.melbournepressclub.com or phone (03) 9614 2779. Special dietary requirements to be advised on booking.
One of Queensland’s best-loved writers will draw out Amy O’Leary on the art and science of storytelling in the age of viral sharing and audience analytics.
Storyology headliner Amy O’Leary is leading Upworthy’s new editorial strategy, championing resonant storytelling over empty clickbait. Having previously worked at the New York Times, including on their famous Innovation Report, Amy’s leading the worldwide discussion about where our industry is heading, and how we can interpret the data for better reporting. What can the latest tools for measuring how readers engage, teach us about being better storytellers?
This is a free event, but you must register by Thursday, Nov. 5.
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When you sign up, you'll have the option of also registering for the State Library of Brisbane for a free after-hours opening of the 2015 Nikon-Walkley Press Photography Exhibition that will start just after The Stats & the Story. More info about the photo exhibition.
Breakfast with a copy of the Washington Post is usually out of reach for Australian readers — but at Storyology, anything is possible! Start Storyology off right, thanks to our partners at the Post. With free breakfast pastries and coffee for all ticket holders, arrive bright and early to connect with panellists (like Jeremy Gilbert of WaPo) before the festival kicks off.
Storytelling is an ancient art, but often as we are overwhelmed with new platforms, formats and social media strategies, it’s easy to lose sight of what makes a great story in the first place. In this talk, Amy will connect narrative techniques that have stood the test of 2,000 years to our modern day news ecosystem, to inspire you to take a lesson from the ancients to consider what works best in today’s digital age.
Nick McCallum, Yahoo7
Band of brands: Maintaining unity and solidarity in a changing and increasingly individualised industry
Melanie Dinjaski, Fox Sports Australia
Kicking off a web series: Seizing online opportunities for sport reporting
Charlotte Harper, Editia
Slow stories, printed in fast forward: Digital & on-demand publishing
Matt Huynh, artist
Rocking the boat: An illustrator’s journey from lone wolf to multimedia dream team
Jennifer Wilson, The Project Factory
What storytellers can learn from video games
Rishi Jaitly led Twitter’s news and government strategy for the Indian elections, and will share insights about the role social media is playing in emerging media markets. With photos, video and Periscope live-streaming, we’ve moved on past just 140 characters. Rishi talks about what these changes mean for how news is distributed and consumed, opportunities for journalists and storytellers, and how to curate when perspective matters just as much as content.
Simon Jankelson
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a song is worth a million
Scott Downman
The Change Makers Project: Reimagining the journalist
Lyndal Byford
Not just for nerds: Science stories that sell and share
Kavita Bedford
Paging the periphery: Giving voice to Western Sydney
This event is also being held in Melbourne.
So you have a story you know deserves a deep, long-form treatment. What do you have to do transform that idea into a publishable manuscript? How do you make it better – and get it published?
This full day workshop will be divided into two parts:
In this age of writing on screen, Mark says that revision begins when you are only a paragraph into your text. How does the alchemy of composition work? You can’t make it easy, but you can learn to break down the process into doable stages, just like all good writers. Under consideration will be:
To prepare for the deep dive into the narrative process, Mark will share some pieces of narrative non-fiction for participants to read in advance. There will also be an opportunity for participants to present their own writing for critical analysis. Writers who want feedback should send their pitch, book proposal or sample text (not more than 1,000 words) no later than November 2.
Who should attend: Writers and journalists ready to explore long form narrative non-fiction, looking for an intensive workshop with a master of the craft.
What you’ll take away: Tips on reporting so you return from the field with a notebook full of narrative – and what to do next (reporting, synthesis, writing and collaborating). A plan for how to work toward getting long form narrative proposals and manuscripts into shape.
BYO writing materials (laptop, tablet or good old notebook and pen as per your preference)
Register on Eventbrite: $195 for MEAA members, $245 for non-members.
This event is also being held in Brisbane.
So you have a story you know deserves a deep, long-form treatment. What do you have to do transform that idea into a publishable manuscript? How do you make it better – and get it published?
This full day workshop will be divided into two parts:
In this age of writing on screen, Mark says that revision begins when you are only a paragraph into your text. How does the alchemy of composition work? You can’t make it easy, but you can learn to break down the process into doable stages, just like all good writers. Under consideration will be:
To prepare for the deep dive into the narrative process, Mark will share some pieces of narrative non-fiction for participants to read in advance. There will also be an opportunity for participants to present their own writing for critical analysis. Writers who want feedback should send their pitch, book proposal or sample text (not more than 1,000 words) no later than November 2.
Who should attend: Writers and journalists ready to explore long form narrative non-fiction, looking for an intensive workshop with a master of the craft.
What you’ll take away: Tips on reporting so you return from the field with a notebook full of narrative – and what to do next (reporting, synthesis, writing and collaborating). A plan for how to work toward getting long form narrative proposals and manuscripts into shape.
BYO writing materials (laptop, tablet or good old notebook and pen as per your preference)
Register on Eventbrite: $195 for MEAA members, $245 for non-members.