Archive for March, 2009

Equipment Check

Posted on March 31, 2009. Filed under: Uncategorized |

Folks –
I said this in class and in our meetings but I will say it again here.  Before you go out on a video assignment you should test your equipment to make sure everything is ready to go.   That includes:
*  Charging your battery.  There was one team who did not do Friday’s assignment because [...]

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Midterm Review

Posted on March 24, 2009. Filed under: Uncategorized |

As I mentioned in class, the midterm will be an in-class open-book exam. No Internet, but you can use your notes. The midterm will include true/false questions, fill in the blanks, short answer and at least one (possibly two) essay questions.
Topics to be included in the midterm include but are not restricted [...]

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Some Video Guidelines

Posted on March 23, 2009. Filed under: Uncategorized |

Multimediaites –
In addition to the tutorials, here are some video guidelines from Chet Rhodes, one of the multimedia editors at washingtonpost.com.
Your first video assignment is this Friday, so please read up on what makes for good video. If you have any questions on shooting, please come see me by the end of the day [...]

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Outside Assignment #2: Friday Speaker

Posted on March 21, 2009. Filed under: Uncategorized |

Hey Folks –
On Friday, FDIC Chair Sheila Bair will speak at the Isenberg School on the mortgage crisis and its implications for financial regulatory policy. Bair, who has been on leave from the Isenberg School as Professor of Regulatory Policy since joining the FDIC in June of 2006, will speak from 3:30-5 in the School’s [...]

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This Week

Posted on March 8, 2009. Filed under: Uncategorized |

Multimediaites –
Hey gang — if you have a digital camera, please bring them to class on Tuesday.  We’ll spend both classes this week working on your first audio slideshow.
Steve

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News or Entertainment?

Posted on March 5, 2009. Filed under: Jon Stewart, commentary, journalism, news | Tags: , , |

Jon Stewart spends a little time talking about CNBC.

more about “CNBC Gives Financial Advice | The Dai…“, posted with vodpod

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Discussion: A New Look at the News

Posted on March 2, 2009. Filed under: journalism, news | Tags: , |

This was drawn up at the Journalism That Matters Conference at Poynter…weigh in on the comments board with your thoughts.
Steve

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