citizen journalism, activism, mobile reporting

1. Citizen journalists...
at #BeSocial12
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2. TRADITIONAL JOURNALISM
VS
CITIZEN JOURNALISM
video
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3. EXAMPLE #1
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4. EXAMPLE #2
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5. how to become a citizen
reporter:
(1) be prepared
(2) identify sources
(3) search user generated content
(4) news search
(5) organize a storyboard
(6) prepare an interview model
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6. 1. be prepared
• setting up your
own personal news
circle
• know the subject
• be prepare on the
live event (venue,
people, facilities...)
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7. 2. Identify sources
• Google News
• Google Reader
• Google Alert
• Twitter
• Find trustful
journalists/blogger
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8. 3. Search user generated content
• YouTube
• Flickr
• Facebook
• Wordpress
• Blogger
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9. 4. News search
• local newspaper
• local journalists
• community media
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10. 5. Organize a storyboard
A storyboard is a sketch of how to organize a story and a list
of its contents.
A storyboard helps you:
• Define the parameters of a story within available
resources and time
• Organize and focus a story
• Figure out what medium to use for each part of the story
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11. • A multimedia story is some
combination of video, text, still photos,
audio, graphics and interactivity
presented in a nonlinear format. So
your storyboard should be put together
with all those elements in mind
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12. Divide the story into its logical, nonlinear
parts, such as:
• a lead or nut paragraph, essentially addressing why this story is
important
• profiles of the main person or people in the story
• the event or situation
• any process or how something works
• pros and cons
• the history of the event or situation
• other related issues raised by the story
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13. Next, divide the contents of the
story among the media -- video, still
photos, audio, graphics and text.
• Decide what pieces of the story work best in video or
photos
• Does the story need a map?
• What part of the story belongs in text?
• Make sure the information in each medium is
complementary, not redundant
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14. 6. Prepare an interview model
• what
• who
• where
• when
• why
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15. 7. Prepare your tools
• keep your lens
clean
• check the memory
card
• check connection
• check apps
• mic, notes, pen,
etc...
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16. TIPS!
• keep it steady for visuals and audio
• find good light
• get the best audio you possibly can
• ‘airplane’ mode on when
recording...
• never zoom with the phone, but
zoom with your feet
• use the highest setting
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17. TOOLS
SMARTPHONE
> video, photos
& audio
BLOG >
storytelling
TWITTER > live
coverage
#besocial12
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18. at work!
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