Audio Slideshow Project 2

Being a News7 reporter is certainly no easy task. Right when you begin your shift down in the newsroom, there are expectations of you. No matter what, the first thing any News7 reporter needs to accomplish is finding a story. This can either be done by the reporter himself, or by searching through “INews” to see if the producer has a story ready for the reporter.
Once the story is found, it is up to the reporter and his partner, the photographer, to go out on the story, and of course making any appropriate calls. The location of the story has to be done within the “squiggle”, which is an outlined area the covers much of northern/eastern Vermont and a small portion of New Hampshire. The reporter’s main job out on in the field is to interview and ask questions to supplement the video of the story.
Back in the newsroom, the footage captured out in the field will then be revised in the “editing bay”. The reporter needs to find the best quotes and “sound bites” to use for the finished version of the piece.
In the course “Local News Gathering” (prerequisite), you are asked to create a Finder Binder. This binder holds an enormous amount of information that can help you spruce up your stories. Finder Binder material ranges from the definitions of newsroom lingo to profile sketches of politicians to everyday tips of being a reporter.
In the newsroom/editing bay, the station personnel use words that aren’t everyday jargon but are common while at work. Not only are some of these words bizarre, there are also about three other synonyms per definition.
For example, an OTS is an over-the-shoulder graphic. Also called a: box, topic box or OSG. Then you have a Vo/Sot, which is a more common term in the edit bay. It is simply an easy way to say “voiceover-to-sound on tape.” Which is further defined as the anchor reading a script as the video is transitioned to the television, and then the interviewee’s voice and picture is shown.
Evan Coughlin is an alumnus of Lyndon State College and the Electronic Journalism Arts program. He had a lot of great things to say about News7 but he also said you need to make sure you are ready, time management is key and you need to have your priorities straight.
Coughlin later went on to say that the transition from the classroom to the newsroom is difficult and scary, however, you learn quickly. He also stated that the three hardest things about News7 are: meeting deadlines, finding story ideas and getting interviews. (He did not ever mention technical difficulties).
The media might not be for everyone, but everyone can appreciate what it has to offer. There is an exhilarating feeling when you barely meet a deadline then you see your story on the news.

Audio Slideshow Project Two Synopsis

For our second audio slideshow project, we will be conducting an interview and taking many pictures of Phil Alexander, essentially making it “A Day in the Life of a News 7 Reporter.”

We will be specifically taking pictures of what he does throughout the day down at News7, so people can get a general idea of what he does, or accomplishes in a complete shift. Some examples of photos might be him going out on a story, or him editing/shooting his footage.

We plan on using an iphone camera for the photos (the quality is adequate) and for the voice we will be interviewing him, but not including our voices in the slideshow, so it will just be Phil talking the whole time, but feeding off of our questions.
This will be an interesting project because not everyone fully understands what people go through down at News7, and this will give them a pretty good idea. Our intended audience is college students, but particularly underclassmen in the EJA major who are not down at News7 yet.

Audio Editor: Daniel Weiner
Interview/Synopsis/Story: Alex Farnworth and John Kazar
Photos and Photo Editing: Jianchun Zheng

CBS Atlanta FB Page

After looking at the CBS Atlanta Facebook page, I saw that it was very informational when it came to its information. The details about the station were well written and informative.

However, the stories were mostly open ended opinion questions and not hard news. When you have all questions and no hard news, it can leave the reader misinformed because they don't have the same good news stories, and talk about "4 dollar a gallon gas" instead of a murder that happened, because it can get more likes and comments instead of informing the reader.

Audio Slideshow Project

Lyndon State College freshman Dylan Chase is an avid sports fan and loves to play as much as he loves to talk about it.

Chase was a self-taught basketball player and has come extremely far from where he started. This New Hampshire native only started playing basketball so he could fit in with his friends.

Moving on to high school ball, Dylan said he was always the second best player on his team. The former New Hampshire All-State player said his favorite part about basketball is playing defense and that is what he works on the most.

Considering he went to a small high school (only 22 in graduating class). Lisbon Regional won the championship in his senior season despite being knocked out in the first round of the tournament in recent years.

After going through the competitive stage in high school, Dylan wanted to take a more lackadaisical approach and try out intramurals at Lyndon. The reason for playing he said was just to stay in shape and have fun.

Although it is only intramurals, Dylan said he still likes to bring his competitive edge. He is a very passionate and grateful athlete, he mentioned that he loves intramurals and doesn’t take it for granted because other schools might not offer them to students.

Keep in mind, we aren’t talking about high school, or college varsity basketball, we are taking about intramurals. Although Chase is grateful to have intramurals, he still feels there could be improvements made.

The referees are the focal point of what Dylan is talking about when he says improvements could be made. No one is solely to blame; it is because of both the referees not making the calls and the players not being respectful.

Dylan is a classy athlete; he plays hard, gives it everything he’s got and he does not argue with the officiating.

We asked Dylan who he felt he represented as a player, he jokingly said Dwight Howard. After spectating a game, I suggested he plays like Luol Deng from the Chicago Bulls. He chuckled and said in a humbled voice “I like Luol, he’s a great player.”

Only a freshman, but Dylan is one of the most skilled basketball players in the intramural league. He said he is going to stick to intramurals and has no intent on playing for the varsity team.

Like most players, he is in it for the sheer fun of playing.

Audio slideshow proposal

For our project, we will be portraying a narrative on Jeff “Moose” Russell who is student (sophomore) and intramural basketball as well as an intramural basketball ref. Jeff is very active and vocal on the court when plays, so after we take photos of the game on Monday night we will interview him asking various questions on the game he just played, and his thoughts on being a player and a ref as a whole.

We plan to include some natural sound from the game, but also some music (still deciding) to compliment the slideshow. Our intended audience is young people, specifically college students or athletes. We feel it will be interesting because it shows youthfulness, enthusiasm and an activity or role students can have on campus.

This slideshow can work out well because we can show the photos of him during the game while playing the sound from the interview. We’re not sure whether we’re going to start off with music or end with music but we’ll figure it out before it’s finished.

Roles of Team Members:

Photos and Photo Editing: Jianchuan
Audio/Interviewing: Alex and John
Music and Audio Editing: Dan

Slideshow Critiques!

So for my two slide shows, the first I found was from the super bowl. Even though its still a sore spot in my mind, sports was the first thing that came to mind, and that was the most recent major event where it probably would have been covered well by photography.

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/02/06/sports/06superbowl_ss.html

The game's major points were picked up very well by the cameramen for the times, as there was every major highlight taken from many different angles. They even had the crucial Wes Welker drop late in the fourth quarter that would have all but ensured a New England victory. They also had the picture of the Mario Manningham shoestring catch that capped off the Giants final game winning drive.

The next slideshow I wanted to touch on was from the political spectrum. I checked out the White House for a photo gallery to see what the commander in chief happened to be up to this month.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/photogallery/february-2012-photo-day

There were very good photos taken, with elaborate captions that filled in the part of the scene you couldn't pick up just from the picture, which clarified quite a lot. I was able to follow where he had been and what he (and Vice President Biden) had been doing over the last month or so. They have photo slideshows for every month, and it is updated quite regularly.

Duk Podcast

Duk Byrd is a jack of all trades at Lyndon State College. Not only is he a student but he is also a very talented basketball player and most of all a skilled rapper.
Born in Hartford and raised in Waterbury, Connecticut, Duk has been rapping and balling his whole life. Byrd transferred from Holy Cross High School and attended Cathedral High School (Springfield, MA) and played basketball for the team. He graduated from Cathedral in 2009. With dreams of playing Division I basketball not being fulfilled, Duk attended Lyndon State College as a Music Business major. Byrd played on the basketball team his freshman year but he has taken this current year off in order to take care of his academics.
During his year off from basketball, Duk has released his mixtape "Still Chasin" which you can find on many hip-hop websites and he has just recently started working on his newest project which is untitled. In January Duk performed at Higher Ground, a venue in Burlington, Vermont and many people from the Lyndon State student body made the trip to support.
One thing that makes Duk special is his character. I know the rapper on a personal level and he is about as humble as one can be. Whether it is in the Dining Hall, the classroom, a dorm room or even on the basketball court, Duk is always willing to help people out. There is a sense of karma in his philosophy; with all of the kindness and sincerity he presents it all seems to come back to him with the amount of people that support his music. If you talk to Duk you will quickly find out that he is ambitious; the feedback and love he receives drives him to keep making music. With everything he has to offer, Duk is definitely one of the most intriguing students that attend Lyndon State.



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