Webbmedia Group (WMG) is managed by Amy Webb, a strategic, digital product and business consultant to online media companies and other organizations. Amy founded WMG because she is committed to the preservation of traditional journalism practices and watchdog reporting. The medium may change — from newspapers to radio to television to the Internet to mobile and beyond — but the practice of journalism should not. Her goal, and the mission of WMG, is to help news and other organizations exploit digital technology for the best possible gain.
Members of WMG are fluent in several languages, including Spanish, French, Ukranian, Russian and Japanese. We have extensive experience working internationally and within emerging media landscapes. Consultants are based in Baltimore, Washington D.C., New York City, Houston, Miami and Kyiv, Ukraine.
Amy Webb, Principal Consultant
Amy adapts current and emerging technologies to solve problems in mainstream journalism/ journalism education. She has spent more than 15 years working within media as a reporter, publisher and consultant. She began her career as a reporter/ writer with Newsweek (Tokyo) and the Wall Street Journal (Hong Kong) where she covered emerging technology, media and cultural trends. She has contributed to the New York Times, NPR, Economist, Philadelphia Inquirer and many publications and broadcast shows. Her work has been recognized with awards/nominations from Webby, Editor & Publisher, Investigative Reporters & Editors, Society of Professional Journalists, W3 and IAVA. She has a M.S. from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and holds a B.A. in political economics from Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. She also earned Nikyu Certification in the Japanese government-administered Language Proficiency Test and speaks fluently.
Amy serves on the Board of Directors for the Online News Association, the Knight-Batten Advisory Board, the Advisory Board for Temple University’s Journalism Program and the Advisory Board for the International Center for Journalists. She has been on the adjunct journalism faculty at University of Maryland, Temple University, Tokyo University and University of the Arts. She is a featured speaker at media conferences and journalism workshops around the world.
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Languages: English, Japanese
Focus: Mobile, geoweb, content platforms, content management systems, training/ curriculum design, monetization, technology in Asia
Hiram Enriquez, Consulting Partner
Hiram Enriquez is an experienced leader in the digital media space, combining a solid expertise in editorial and audience products with a strong passion for technology and innovation. He specializes in US Hispanic and Latin America markets for Webbmedia Group.
As the former Programming Director for Yahoo! Hispanic Americas, he oversaw the editorial operations of Yahoo! sites in Spanish. In this role, he broadened the scope of Yahoo! news, information and entertainment sites to offer a greater variety of features and personalized content that is compelling and relevant to its users. Prior to his arrival at Yahoo!, Enriquez was the host and producer of “Zona Digital,” a show he created for CNN en Español which focuses on the Internet and personal technology. In addition, Enriquez served as producer and correspondent for the news network’s business and finance shows, “Economí a y Finanzas” and “En Efectivo.” A native of Cuba, Enriquez earned a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Havana and an M.A. in Communication from Georgia State University. He also attended graduate school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He writes a blog, Digital Stucco, on digital media and communications in the netowrked world.
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Languages: English, Spanish, French
Focus: Search engine optimization/ marketing, metrics/ analytics, video, broadcast workflows, monetization, technology in Latin Americas
Tiffany Shackelford, Consulting Partner
Tiffany Shackelford is a social media and business communications mavin, with extensive experience bridging the gap between traditional media and technology companies. She specializes in social media, business relationships and training for Webbmedia Group clients.
Shackelford is the communications strategist at Phase2 Technology, a leading provider of open source web software solutions, application development and consulting services. In addition, she is the sole proprietor of a small consulting business, which assists clients with online marketing, business development and partnerships, developing content for Web 2.0 tools and syndication.
She also serves as the executive director for Capitolbeat, the Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors. Previously, she was assistant managing editor at Stateline.org, an online news site that she helped create. Before that, Shackelford held positions at the Democratic Leadership Council, Progressive Policy Institute, Culligan Water and Nordstrom. A 1996 graduate of East Carolina University, Shackelford studied creative writing and visual art and has done post-graduate work at Marymount University. She was currently the 2008 conference co-chairwoman for the Online News Association.
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Languages: English
Focus: Social networks, marketing, branding, network development, semantic web
Tom Kennedy, Senior Training Consultant
Tom Kennedy is an internationally known visual journalist with 35 years of print and online journalism experience. He is specializes in visual storytelling/ training for Webbmedia Group clients.
Tom has held positions as Managing Editor for Multimedia at washingtonpost.com and Director of Photography at the National Geographic Society. He has created, directed, and edited visual journalism projects that have earned Pulitzer Prizes, as well as EMMY, Peabody, and Edward R. Murrow awards.
Kennedy has been a featured speaker at some of the most prestigious journalism conferences and media workshops around the world, while also consulting to various academic institutions and media companies on topics ranging from media management to multimedia storytelling, photojournalism, and innovating within a corporate environment.
Tom began his career as a photojournalist at the Orlando Sentinel-Star and the Gainesville Sun. Subsequently, at the Philadelphia Inquirer, he directed and edited two projects that won the Pulitzer Prize for feature photography. He serves on the Board of Advisors for The Knight Center for International Journalism within the School of Communication at the University of Miami, the Board of Visitors for the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and the Board of Directors for the Eddie Adams Photo Workshop. He graduated cum laude with a degree in journalism from the University of Florida.
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Languages: English
Focus: Visual storytelling, digial photography, video
Joshua Hatch, Senior Training Consultant
Josh is a multimedia producer at USA TODAY. He works with talented designers, programmers and journalists of all media stripes to tell stories through video, photos, audio, graphics, text and data. He is active in the Online News Association and is currently helping to program and plan the 2009 and 2010 international conventions.
Josh holds a Master's Degree from American University. When "off duty," he lives on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., with his wife, daughter, and Lab puppy and enjoys downloading way too many apps to his iPhone.
Languages: English
Focus: Multimedia storytelling, mapping with data, multimedia workflow, Flash and other tools
Carolyn Feibel, Training Consultant
Carolyn reports, blogs, twitters, and occasionally podcasts from the City Hall bureau of the Houston Chronicle. She previously worked for two New Jersey papers, The (Bergen) Record and the Herald News, and the Associated Press. Her reporting, particularly her investigations of mental healthcare law and disability issues, have garnered state and national awards. Feibel earned her M.S. in journalism from Columbia University in 2001, and her B.A. from Cornell University in 1995. She spent a year doing anthropological fieldwork in India before becoming a journalist. She has taught media courses at Farleigh Dickinson University and William Paterson University in New Jersey. Media appearances include the Greta Van Susteren Show, WNYC (New York City's NPR station), and local television in New Jersey. Her freelance work has appeared in the New York Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, The Forward and Lilith.
Languages: English
Focus: Deep web reporting, social network research, data mining
Tatyana Lockot, Training Consultant
Tatyana is a Senior Teaching Fellow at Mohyla School of Journalism (University Kyiv-Mohyla Academy), where she leads Radio News Production and New Media and Online Journalism courses for masters-level students. She specializes in Eastern Europe markets and social media for Webbmedia Group.
In the past, she has worked as a journalist for radio and online media in Ukraine, and has also served as Development Director at Media Reform Centre, a Ukrainian media NGO. Tatyana earned her Master's Degree in Journalism from University Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in 2004, and holds a B.A. in management from International Christian University (Kyiv, Ukraine). Besides teaching and journalism, Lockot's other passion is professional translation (both written and oral), and she has served as translator for a number of media initiatives in Ukraine, including the prestigious Digital Future of Journalism non-degree program for working journalists.Tatyana lives in Kyiv, Ukraine, with her husband and two cats.
Languages: English, Russian, Ukranian
Focus: Audio for the web, multimedia storytelling, blogging/podcasting, social networks, technology in Eastern Europe
Hilary Webb, Events + Marketing Manager
Hilary manages all of the events and marketing for both Webbmedia Group and Knowledgewebb. She has more than 10 years of experience as a corporate recruiter and trainer.
Hilary is also classically trained as an opera singer and continues to perform throughout North America and Italy.
Languages: English, Italian, French, Spanish, German
Focus: Events