April 21 discussion notes
April 18, 2009Journalism
Journalism 2.0 discussion, Chapters 7, 8 and 9
Chapter 7
Audio recording: Illinois is a two-party state.
Iowa is a one-party state, but a recent court ruling allows a parent to secretly record a child’s conversations without notifying either party in the conversation.
Radio Shack phone recording connector.
New York Times podcasts: Tight; present tense; minimal production.
Chapter 8: Digital photos
Why are megapixels important?
Know your DPIs: 72 for Web; 200 for print; 300+ for magazine.
Four tips: Anchor the camera. Get close. Take lots of images. Be conscious of light.
Rule of thirds and an example.
Interactivity
Project
Read our draft ethics statement.
Role assignments. Andrew update on video equipment and editing availability. Matt suggestion on downtown reporting boudaries.
Reporting assignments: Business lists.
April 28
Class time 7 p.m.
Reporting: completed interviews and images from two businesses.
Interactivity: Two suggestions for site interactivity.
Read sock puppets. Jump in to a public news comment stream and write about your experiences.
Project: Draft designs
Upcoming:
May 5: Online comment day with Melissa Coulter, Quadsville editor and experienced comment moderator.
