BJ Koubaroulis, former George Mason University student who graduated with a B.A. in Communication in 2004, spoke to our Comm. 361 class on March 31. He currently works a a sports writer at The Washington Post. Copyright: wjmc.gmu.edu The first thing he spoke about was how “you’ll start from the bottom and work your way up: […]
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Briggs Ch. 8 – ‘Telling stories with video’
March 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Briggs Ch. 8 – ‘Telling stories with video’ · Comm361, Student Blog Posts, video
Video storytelling was the concept of this chapter. Now anyone can use the digital equipment around them to create video storytelling, it just takes a lot of practice. Thanks to YouTube, the quality of the video doesn’t have to be very high. What’s important is authenticity. The most entertaining videos get re-posted over and over. […]
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Chapter 8: Telling Stories with Video
March 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Chapter 8: Telling Stories with Video · briggs, Comm361, Student Blog Posts, video
Some things just can’t be expressed with words. That’s where the POWER of videos comes in. Copyright: avcreative.co.uk “The tools have changed, but the game remains the same: visual journalism is about telling compelling stories that connect an audience with subjects, people and issues.” – Mark Briggs First thing to know about making videos to […]
Briggs Review 8: Video journalism
March 20th, 2011 · Comments Off on Briggs Review 8: Video journalism · briggs, Comm361, Student Blog Posts, video
Video journalism is an important way of telling a news story, whether its breaking news or a documentary, but there are a few different approaches. The biggest question one might ask is how much the quality of the video matters, and the answer is not much: “…the audience for video has become extremely forgiving and […]
Chapter 8: telling stories with video
March 12th, 2011 · Comments Off on Chapter 8: telling stories with video · briggs, Comm361, Student Blog Posts, video
In this chapter, Briggs makes a point in explaining that good video speaks for itself. No need to edit, do voice overs. No, nothing. Good rough video, and the audience will get the message. “Visual journalism is about telling compelling stories that connect an audience with subjects, people, and issues.” Some things are better to […]
Guest speaker: Jim Iovino
March 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on Guest speaker: Jim Iovino · Comm361, Student Blog Posts, video
http://the20.nbcwashington.com/ One word: video. Pat Collins always finds an interesting angle on a story that no one else will have. It’s all about the basic journalism. Good reporting and a good angle=always important. What’s unique about it? We all know media will be covering the same stories. The website tries to find an unique […]
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Guest Speaker: Jim Iovino
March 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on Guest Speaker: Jim Iovino · Comm361, Student Blog Posts, video
Jim Iovino, editor from NBC Washington, came and spoke to our Comm. 361 class today. He spoke to us about online journalism and how to make it better than the next person. Copyright: megancloherty.com Iovino started his journalism working as a writer for a newspaper in Pittsburgh, then transferred over to TV, then was a […]
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40 years later, the word is ‘video’!
February 20th, 2011 · No Comments · Comm361, multimedia, online journalism, video
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