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If you would like to contact the NPMTC, please email Naomi Pierce at npmtc@theskanner.com. Thanks!


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The Wake of Vanport 2016 Series

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Apply for 2016 workshops here!

The Wake of Vanport 2016 Series invites community members to participate in telling, producing, collecting, and viewing Vanport survivor oral histories.

Free story gathering workshops include learning video and audio recording to capture the interviews, and editing skills necessary to produce multimedia stories. The free workshops begin May 24 - June 21. The commitment is around 18 hours of workshop time plus 5-10 additional hours for filming outside the classroom.

For more information and to apply for workshops visit Portland Community Media.

The Skanner Foundation, est. 1997 is the non-profit entity of The Skanner News Group to further education among African Americans. The National Endowment of the Arts, The Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission and the Regional Arts and Culture Council are sponsors of the project. Portland Community Media is our partner in training and production.  Like and Follow us on Facebook!


The North Portland Multimedia Training Center (NPMTC) is housed at The Skanner Newsgroup’s North Portland offices. The Skanner Newsgroup partners with The Skanner Foundation to support NPMTC. The center was conceived to address the lack of access to video equipment and training opportunities in North and Northeast Portland neighborhoods and helps balance the disparities found in every African American community in the United States.

NPMTC follows Portland Community Media’s model and extends PCM’s outreach efforts to the community by providing free training, editing labs, and workshops. The center’s founders hope that technology training can increase a participants’ earning potential, provide a voice for North and Northeast Portland and instill a sense of unity within the community.

All aspects of digital production is taught, from production planning to screening the final work. Trainees are also taught journalistic principles and oral history interview techniques to help structure their productions. For more information about upcoming training opportunities, visit our Training Page.


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