American Black Film Festival Gets Digital With Webisode Challenge
The 16th Annual American Black Film Festival brought something new to the table this year. The festival is known for recognizing Black narratives, films, and documentaries, but this year they added Web series to the list with its first annual Webisode Challenge. The Webisode challenge is a competition that identify talented writers, directors, and producers who [...]
Read MoreWhere Does the Black Press Stand in the Digital Age?
Internet and new media have changed publications and broadcast outlets over the years. But how has this change translated into the black press? Some of the most talented African-American writers, editors, and publishers have contributed to the black press for more than one hundred years. Black papers became the way for black people to share [...]
Read MoreWhy Minority Students Should Apply to 2012 Online News Association Conference Student Newsroom
The Online News Association Conference (ONA) is back and currently accepting applications for its Student Newsroom program that will take place in San Francisco, Calif. Sept. 20-22. The student newsroom is an opportunity for college students to cover the conference and create digital content for the ONA Web site. But what’s even better is that [...]
Read MoreThe Root Highlights Young African-American Innovators
The Root highlights 25 young innovators on its Young Futurist list for 2012. The Young Futurists are between the ages of 16 and 22 and are committed to making the world a better place through innovative ideas. Each year, The Root conducts an open nomination process, seeking candidates who are not only achievers but also [...]
Read MoreWhy Digital Media Should Be Part of Primary and Secondary Education
There have been complaints about children and teens misuse of social networking sites. Typically in school when someone doesn’t know how to do something correctly, it is taught to them. Why is social media any different? Social media and multimedia have changed drastically in just a few years. Today 95% of all teens ages 12-17 [...]
Read MoreNAACPConnect Creates New Project “Digital Collective” to Help Youth Gain Multimedia Skills
In Nov. 2011, The NAACP launched its own social network, NAACPConnect. The networking site while giving members a way to connect with each other, also offers written and multimedia content, skills training, micro-mentoring aimed at educational and professional development. To compliment that they have launched a new project called NAACPConnect Digital Collective. Those accepted into the [...]
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