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Orientation to online journalism UN Media Workshop
12 September, 2015Vidyaratha Kissoon
Email vidyak1 (at) gmail.com , Tel: 686-0835
This handout has been updated after the presentation
A note has been inserted about immersive journalism
23 October, 2015
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Before we start..
I am NOT a journalist; I have some Information Technology skills
I do this because of The Danger of a Single Story
Thanks to Samantha Alleyne, Ravin Singh, Derwayne Wills, Jomo Paul, Neketa Forde, Andre Haynes and others for ideas for the presentation
The mistakes are all mine
This handout is best read online so that persons could click on the links to see the reference materials.
Please feel free to contact me for any more information
Things covered in this handout..
The scope of online journalism
The convergence of media
Blogging and role of personal blogs
Website design, responsive themes
Writing for mobile users 'breaking news'
Addition of hyperlinks and embedded content
Every journalist is a photographer
Data journalism, data visualisation
Ethical considerations
Answers to all your questions
New slide : Virtual Reality immersive journalism
In Guyana...
Print media online
Web based news
TV news clips online (Youtube channels)
Live streaming of radio
Social media
NGOs, other organisations sharing their own stories on websites (Help & Shelter, SASOD, IADB blogs, )
About online journalism
The use of information and communication technologies, especially the Internet, to collate, analyse and disseminate content for the purposes of what ever you consider journalism to be... VK definition
ranges from tweets of 140 characters to long form features of 15,000 words and over..
The increase in usage of mobile devices means a need for short, to the point, news updates
Moving from just putting the text,images and videos from traditional media on websites to creating content which mixes text, images, audio, video, interactive graphics, maps , data visualisations
There is interactivity with the readers/users sorting, commenting, clicking for more information, giving feedback
Example of crowdsourcing data
Social media
Blogs
Blogs
Blog reference
...When iNews Guyana reporter Jomo Paul arrived, around 8:30 p.m., he found himself stranded between police with riot shieldsand a mob with petrol bombs. Over the next three hours, Paul told me, he witnessed people from outside Sophia fuel the mayhem... CIA Meddling, Race Riots, and a Phantom Death Squad Gaiutra Bahadur Foreign Policy July 31 2015
Blogs using creolese
Blogs Youth voices
Blogs
Personal stories, opinions, behind the scenes, additional information not in the 'news'
Can journalists can have blogs? Facebook, Twitter is 'microblogging'
Decide on your ethics (Poynter guidelines say no anonymous blogs for journalists)
Check with your editor/ manager Do nothing to harm them
Platforms are Wordpress.com, Blogger.com, Tumblr.com, LinkedIn.com , YouTube for vlogs
Good to build your personal profile especially if you are a free lancer
Decide a post a day, every two days, once a week, once a month
IADB Blog
Please see this 'personal blog' from an IADB staff member about the GT Recyclers. It has video, text, links and images.
The stink of ignorance and the sweet smell of dignity by Dr Marcello Basani.
Examples of online multimedia journalism
Video, text, sound, images Tiny Words ,Big Drama : Inside the world of the Birdmen of Queens Emile S Rueb,Emily S Rueb, NY Times, 31 July, 2015
Video, text, music : In Guyana, Feeling stifled after needling Government in song Girish Gupta , 5 Dec, 2013
Audio, Text, Images, Meet the Harmonium king of Queen's New York(Guyana born Mindra Sahadeo)
Bruce Wallace, 1 April 2015, Public Radio International
Video, text, images, animated maps, slideshows Snow Fall:The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek, John Branch, NY Times, 2012
Maps, Data Visualisations
Map : Chikungunya Cases confirmed in Trinidad & Tobago (TT Guardian)
LGBT Rights in the world (UK Guardian)
Declaracion Juradas(La Nacion, Argentina)
Web platform considerations
Customised design for agencies? Or use software like Wordpress, Drupal
A separate team for the online presence of the agency
Technical team for interactive graphics.
Black text on white background
Layout is important for ease of loading and navigation
Search engine optimised (use of text, etc.)
Accessibility text for screen readers, font size adjustment
Mobile Use Decide on separate sites for mobile devices
One site using a responsive theme (layout changes when the screen size changes so persons do not have to scroll across too much)
Free(almost) Youtube, Vimeo, Blogger, Wordpress, Tumblr, Podomatic, Soundcloud
Writing for mobile users
BBC Academy Writing for mobile
Different from Writing for paper, and writing features
Short headlines 55 chars, up to 70 chars - SEO
Use images 450 to 625 pixels wide,
width to height ratio maintained
Use Cross-heads
Use Lists
Use links for depth
Get to the point quickly
Tight writing, use every word
Images
Every (online) journalist is a photographer (BBC Academy)
Learn photography light, composition, etc.
Learn to use your camera.
Capture many images
Detail is nice, but could be lost when reduced for a mobile user
Use Relevant Images (Example below of pretty image not really connected to the story)
Images
Decide on how much post processing
Do not use the same image files which are being used for the print version of the newspaper. They should be edited to reduce file size, resolution, dimensions, etc.
Maintain width to height ratio
Verify images which are not your own
Check on attribution, COPYRIGHT
Links
Links give readers choice to get more informationLinks allow fact checking and validationLinks allow attribution Decision is based on ethicsYou can store your expose documents, files in Dropbox, Google Drive etc. and link to those
Decision about links
Link to articles,reports, images and other multimedia content from credible sources
Do not link to
criminal or offensive content,
content which will disappear,
content which violates your ethics
Content which cannot be verified
Embedding video and other content
You can embed video and other content in your story by pasting embed codes in the HTML of the story. Many sites generate the embed code. Youtube Example below
Data Visualisation
Google forms, Google spreadsheets
Google Maps, Open Street Maps, etc
IBM's Many Eyes Generates data visualisations
DevInfohas development statistics and generates charts and graphs maps which can be embedded
How to make Infographics: A beginners Guide to data visualisation : Rachel Banning-Lover 28 August, 2014 UK Guardian
Please feel free to contact me for details
Ethics
Poynter Guidelines
Journalists have a duty to explore new technologies
Limited time, resources no excuse for bad work, mistakes. Harm could be easily caused by viral mistakes. Quickly correct what is wrong and acknowledge this.
Understand difference between news and opinion
Transparency to avoid conflict of interest
Digital Media Ethics by Stephen J Ward from Uni. Of Wisconsin Centre for Journalism Ethics
Ethics Guyana concerns
- (GMPA & others are working on a draft media code of conduct for consideration to take into account Guyana's situation and global journalism standards )
- Journalists on social media getting into arguments and reflecting biases the difficulty of separating the professional from the personal on social media
- The need to moderate comments on posts, and on news websites to not cause further harm from users
- Journalists using Facebook posts, etc. as sources for their reporting . This issue is addressed in t his Poynter Guidance paper. How to decide what can be published, whats private on Twitter and Facebook
Some resources
Many online resources eg.Online Journalism BlogData Journalism HandbookKnight Centre for Journalism in the AmericasThere are also many how-tos and online courses available
Immersive journalism
Inspired by Nonny de la Pea
Journalism meets Virtual Reality
Using 3D cameras and software to create visuals of news events
Users need 3D lens and appropriate viewing software to access the content
ABC News VR Inside Syria http://abcnews.go.com/US/fullpage?id=33768357
Thanks for reading
There were many positive responses to the workshop presentation which was done in 90 minutes.
I willl be happy to voluntarily conduct any orientation or specific training sessions 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 60 minutes with no obligation to (any) participant(s). We would need a space with good Internet access. (With speed so that a youtube video can be viewed without any problems)
All work will be done according to my code of ethics.
Please feel free to contact me on vidyak1@gmail.com or tel 6860835 to arrange
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