MediaStorm

The MediaStorm website showcases in-depth feature stories with an emphasis on photojournalism{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121547603666334187 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924091410/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121547603666334187 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2015 |title=Photojournalism for the Web Generation|last=Panzer|first=Mary|date=8 July 2008|work=Wall Street Journal Online|accessdate=2009-08-03}} and social commentary. Their films have been picked up by major media outlets, such as The Los Angeles Times,{{cite news|last1=Lee|first1=Albert|title=Best of the Web|url=http://framework.latimes.com/2012/08/02/best-of-the-web-99/|website=The Los Angeles Times Framework blog|accessdate=9 July 2014}} The New York Times,{{cite web|last1=Estrin|first1=James|title=Photographing Violence Against Women, Even in Norway|url=http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/20/even-in-norway-abuse-and-assault/|website=The New York Times Lens blog|accessdate=9 July 2014}} The Atlantic,{{cite web|title=Afghanistan in the 1950s and 60s|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/07/afghanistan-in-the-1950s-and-60s/100544|website=The Atlantic In Focus blog|accessdate=9 July 2014}} and The Washington Post.{{cite web|last1=Kaphle|first1=Anup|title=See David Guttenfelder's award-winning photos from inside North Korea|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/05/02/see-david-guttenfelders-award-winning-photos-from-inside-north-korea/|website=The Washington Post WorldViews|accessdate=9 July 2014}} Notable projects include Marlboro Marine,{{cite news|url=http://blogs.abc.net.au/allinthemind/2008/07/two-fabulous-au.html |title=Up close and personal... |last=Mitchell |author-link=Natasha Mitchell |first=Natasha |date=13 July 2008 |work=All in the Mind blog |publisher=ABC Radio National |accessdate=2009-08-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125161532/http://blogs.abc.net.au/allinthemind/2008/07/two-fabulous-au.html |archivedate=25 January 2010 }} The Sandwich Generation, Driftless,{{cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/rawfile/2009/05/driftless-stories-of-iowa/#more-274|title=Multimedia Done Right: 'Driftless' Blows Up the Format|last=Derballa|first=Bryan|date=21 May 2009|work=Raw File|publisher=Wired.com|accessdate=2009-08-03}} BLOODLINE: AIDS and Family, and Never Coming Home. An innovation of MediaStorm's business model is running auctions for media agencies to bid for the rights to run their stories. The site also offers for sale books that films are based on, music from the works, and other products from the film producers.{{cite news|url=http://www.tilzy.tv/review-of-mediastorm.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130418184758/http://www.tilzy.tv/review-of-mediastorm.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2013 |title=Review of MediaStorm |last=Cohen |first=Joshua |date=1 January 2008 |work=Tilzy.TV |accessdate=2009-08-03 }}

In addition to in-house projects, the company partners with a range of clients on commissioned work to address communications challenges. Its clients include Apple Inc, the Council on Foreign Relations, The Los Angeles Times, MSNBC, National Geographic, and Starbucks, the first corporate client.{{cite news|url=http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003980291|title=Multimedia Journalists Discover Life After Newspapers |last=Walker|first=David|author2=Photo District News|date=4 June 2009|work=Editor & Publisher|accessdate=2009-08-03}}

MediaStorm offers intensive specialized workshops on multimedia storytelling{{cite web|author=kari|title=MediaStormin työpaja New Yorkissa|url=http://www.docimages.org/mediastorm-workshop/|website=Doc Images|accessdate=9 July 2014}} in addition to providing free documentation on gathering audio, producing with Apple's Final Cut and Adobe Premiere Pro, as well as details on audio and video equipment on the company blog.

MediaStorm was founded on 16 November 2005 by Brian Storm, a graduate of the University of Missouri in photojournalism, a former director of multimedia at MSNBC.com and a former vice president of News, Multimedia & Assignment Services for Corbis, who wanted to get back to his "publishing roots".{{cite news|url=http://www.ojr.org/ojr/stories/070122junnarkar/|title=Building a perfect storm of journalism and multimedia|last=Junnarkar|first=Sandeep|date=22 January 2007|work=OJR: The Online Journalism Review|accessdate=2009-08-03}} In 2010, MediaStorm underwent a major site redesign.{{cite web|last1=Stuart|first1=Jessica|title=MediaStorm launches redesign and new projects|url=http://mediastorm.com/blog/2010/06/08/mediastorm-launches-redesign-and-new-projects/|website=MediaStorm Blog|accessdate=9 July 2014}}

In 2013, MediaStorm was awarded the Edward R. Murrow Award for National Online News Organization Website.{{cite web|title=2013 National Edward R. Murrow Award Winners|url=http://rtdna.org/content/2013_national_edward_r_murrow_award_winners#.U72SdI1dVaR|website=RTDNA|accessdate=9 July 2014}} Since 2010, the company has been nominated for 15 Emmy Awards and won two Alfred Dupont Awards.{{cite web|title=Awards|url=http://mediastorm.com/about/awards|website=MediaStorm|accessdate=9 July 2014}} In 2008, MediaStorm won an Emmy with the Council on Foreign Relations for Crisis Guide: Darfur, two Webby Awards and Best Use of Multimedia in the Pictures of the Year Contest. In 2007, MediaStorm won an Emmy for Kingsley's Crossing by Olivier Jobard,{{cite web|url=http://www.tilzy.tv/broadband-emmys-show-the-promise-of-open-tv.htm |title=Broadband Emmy's Show the Promise of Open TV |last=Tilsner |first=Jamison |date=2 September 2007 |work=Tilzy.TV |accessdate=2009-08-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204064000/http://www.tilzy.tv/broadband-emmys-show-the-promise-of-open-tv.htm |archivedate=4 February 2009 }} took first place in both the Best of Photojournalism Contest and Pictures of the Year, and won the Webby Award for the Magazine category.

A Tail of Identity, a 2009 short documentary about people identifying as furries, produced as part of MediaStorm's storytelling workshop.{{Cite web |last=MediaStorm |title=MediaStorm |url=https://www.mediastorm.com/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=www.mediastorm.com |language=en}} was saluted with an honorable mention at the International photography awards.{{Cite web |title=IPA 2012 Winner / Furries, A Tail of Identity / Toni Greaves Photography / Toni Greaves |url=https://photoawards.com/winner/zoom.php?eid=8-46335-12 |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=photoawards.com}}

• Photojournalism
• Multimedia

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• [http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reports/article/100937/Long-Form-Multimedia-Journalism-Quality-Is-the-Key-Ingredient.aspx Nieman Reports interview with Brian Storm on long-form multimedia journalism]
• [http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/interviews/brian_storm_on_multimedia.do Canon interview with Brian Storm on storytelling]
• [http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=144857 Video interview with Brian Storm by PoynterOnline]

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