“My newsroom is providing training, and that seems to be a rarity. Especially print reporters in the unfamiliar area of video are going to need to know how to react when we’re handed a camera and told to bring back some video.”
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Telling Stories with Sound – News University
Jun 15, ’07
9:08 PM
newsU lesson on audio storytelling taught by Prof. DeVigal. via koci.
Solution to training problem for P&S videos – News Videographer
Jun 14, ’07
12:30 AM
How to train reporters on the basics of video. I always start with the concept of wide, medium, close up.
Solution to training problem for P&S videos – News Videographer
Some Mama T Stuff – Online News Squared
Jun 5, ’07
9:42 PM
Notes from Squared on “Newsroom Now,” which I’m guessing is the training-and-quick initiative of choice at the Tribune Company. Basics: Determine goals, work toward them step-by-step. That first part takes more work than you’d think.
Slide shows: they’re not just for photographers – Multimedia Reporter
May 24, ’07
11:43 PM
A reporter’s tale of dipping into Soundslides.
Slide shows: they’re not just for photographers – Multimedia Reporter
Multimedia Journalism Skills – National Writers Workshop – Wichita 2007
May 22, ’07
11:41 AM
Mindy’s links and handout from a talk on “No Fear” multimedia.
Multimedia Journalism Skills – National Writers Workshop – Wichita 2007
Teach yourself – Paul Conley
May 7, ’07
2:51 PM
Fantastic set of links from Paul – these are the core applications you should be learning if you don’t already know how to use them, and these are the sources to learn them from. Read feeds, blog, create multimedia stories. Teach yourself.
Basic training: The right tool for the right desk
Apr 9, ’07
7:53 PM
I don’t care if you write for a tabloid, college paper, local placeblog, niche site, major metro, community newsletter, alt weekly, or the New York Times — What’s the one thing you wish your news site had more of?
CICM multimedia workshop video lesson -In The Circle
Apr 3, ’07
10:19 AM
Angela’s notes from teaching the video portion of the CICM multimedia workshop. Includes an iMovie tutorial, encoding, and shooting (use a tripod, etc.) tips.