<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><div style="text-align: center;" class=""></div><font face="HelveticaNeue" style="font-size: 14px;" class="">We’re excited to announce the launch of the <b class="">Montana Media Lab</b> - a new digital media lab based at the University of Montana School of Journalism. </font><div class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" style="font-size: 14px;" class="">This summer, storytellers of all backgrounds and skill levels are welcome to participate in hands-on workshops taught by top-tier media professionals. Topics range from podcasting and social media to writing and documentary film, <span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">with instructors from National Public Radio, PBS, Transmitter Media, the Newseum Institute, the University of Chapel Hill School of Media and Journalism, and UM’s School of Journalism.</span></font><div class=""><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 22px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">The following workshops are accepting applicants:</p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding-left: 30px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><li style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;" class="">Audio Storytelling and Podcasting, June 10-14</span> – Michael May, senior producer of NPR’s “Story Lab,” will cover interviewing, gathering sound, writing and editing a script, and cutting and mixing audio. Participants will learn how to plan, produce and market their own podcast.</li></ul><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding-left: 30px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><li style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;" class="">Audio Tools for Non-Audio Storytellers, June 27-29</span> – Lacy Roberts, managing producer of Transmitter Media, will provide audio training for those who tell stories in a different medium – photographers, filmmakers, teachers, writers, etc. Participants will learn to use digital audio recorders, capture sound in the field, write for the ear and edit long-form narratives and short-form news pieces. Early bird pricing available until Wednesday, 5/15. </li></ul><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding-left: 30px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><li style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;" class="">Writing Well: Telling Stories People Notice, July 8-10</span> – Jule Banville, associate professor of journalism at UM, will teach the fundamentals applicable to all forms of writing – from social media and websites to nonprofit and business communication.</li></ul><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding-left: 30px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><li style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;" class="">Mobile and Social Media Engagement, July 17</span> – Media strategist and digital journalist Val Hoeppner will share tips on how to grow audience engagement and develop mobile and social media storytelling skills. From efficient apps to best practices, participants will learn how to create and leverage engaging digital content.</li></ul><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding-left: 30px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><li style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;" class="">Short and Smart: Mobile Video Storytelling, July 18</span> – Media strategist and digital journalist Val Hoeppner will cover the principles of smartphone video storytelling – from sequencing and interviewing to capturing high-quality sound and publishing.</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 22px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">The Montana Media Lab combines small classes, experienced instructors and the latest technology. Workshops are approved for OPI renewal credits and participants can take most workshops for university credit via a partnership with the UM School of Extended and Lifelong Learning (SELL). A full workshop schedule is available at: <a href="http://www.montanamedialab.com/workshops" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); color: rgb(150, 17, 37); transition: all 80ms ease-out 0s; background-position: 0px 0px;" class="">http://www.montanamedialab.com/workshops</a>.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 22px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">In addition to experiential workshops, the Montana Media Lab designs and implements digital storytelling projects in rural public schools across Montana.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 22px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""> “Our goal is to give journalists and non-journalists alike the tools to tell their stories effectively across multiple platforms,” said founding director Anne Bailey. “In Montana schools, we aim to empower rural and Native American youth to find their voices at a young age and learn to navigate the 24/7 media world they live in.”</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 22px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">For more information call Anne Bailey at 406-243-4401 or email <a href="mailto:anne.bailey@umontana.edu" style="box-sizing: border-box; background: 0px 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); color: rgb(150, 17, 37); transition: all 80ms ease-out 0s;" class="">anne.bailey@umontana.edu</a>.</p><div class=""></div></div></div></div></body></html>