Posts under ‘Multimedia views’

Taking a break from hardcore journalism/new media stuff …
For the past seven months, I’ve lived without a TV. I watch shows online, using hulu, thedailyshow (which has CONSTANT problems), and the various networks - MSNBC, CNN, NBC, CBS, etc. Mostly, it hasn’t been a problem finding content - I should give props to the NCAA […]

 
Albert comments that the Daily Pennsylvanian will be livestreaming a Hillary Clinton speech this morning at 10 a.m. EDT. You can watch the live video (using Ustream.tv technology) at this link. You may recall that the Spartan Daily at SJSU streamed a press meeting last week.
Ustream’s software is free to use, and appears to work […]

Kyle Hansen mentions that the Spartan Daily at San Jose State will be feeding live video of their meeting with SJSU President Don Kassing from 3-4 p.m. (pacific) today. Check it out if you get the chance. I’m curious what service they’re using. There are several live video services out there now. Perhaps Kyle will […]

The editor of the Sacramento Bee is fending off criticism about the state employee salary database the Bee has put online. This is not the first time public employees have objected when their salary information has been put on display for all the world to see. But it’s instructive. “Public” information gains a whole new […]

Some things you might want to read:
Pep Talk - Robert Niles posts some positive news to counteract all the negativity out there in medialand. The market for good journalism — engaging, relevant, accurate and enduring information — lives. What the market is rejecting is the half-baked, lazy and boring reporting that doesn’t stand the test […]

Angela Grant was one of our key presenters during the CICM workshop. Here’s what she had to say:
I ’m really impressed at how Bryan Murley, Chris Carroll and Ralph Braseth of the CICM planned and organized this conference. They decided they would create an experience where the students would actually learn by doing.
What this meant […]

Update: Danny Sanchez rightly points out that an editor at the Orlando Sentinel makes the “The Internet is a river” metaphor a year ago:
As Orlando Sentinel editor Charlotte Hall likes to say, online news is like a flowing river, while the newspaper is like a snapshot of the day
But he hasn’t sold me on the […]

Dr. Bob Carey, dept. chair at Gardner-Webb and NPPA national board member, mentioned his multimedia matrix during our workshop.
I created it to help my students track their projects. Hopefully, it will allow you to make sure you have the visual and audio variety you’ll need for your project.
Check it out here.

Yoni Greenbaum (editor on the verge) highlights an example of poor linking practices from the New York Times. The Times mentions YouTube videos that are viral efforts to promote the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s dreadful “Thriller” album (to each his/her own). Greenbaum notes:
The article has visible links to Sony, Kanye West and Fergie (artists […]

Mindy McAdams writes about the things every journalism student needs to know these days (IATBRS - In addition to basic reporting skills):

Basic XHTML/CSS
Gathering and Editing Audio
Basic Photo Skills (composition, ethics and Photoshop)
Soundslides
Video

I’d add at least a couple of things to that list: Blogging and Maps.