Life According to Krista

March 20th, 2012 Archive

Mar 20

Paul King, the Public Relations Coordinator from the Office of Media and Public Relations at George Mason spoke about multimedia in journalism. He started off by saying that not all news stories are suited for video. Some are better in print or even as audio. This lead to a conversation about audio and how it […]

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Mar 20

The BBC 5 Shot method is an easy way to create a sequence of shots that can be used for a story over and over again. The British broadcasting system was the company that started using these photo sequences. The five shots include: Medium shot to establish the sequence. It will start with someone talking […]

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Mar 20

I created a Pinterest account and have been repinning photos of travel, quotations and recipes. I am still figuring out how to use it, but follow my page 🙂

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Mar 20

It looks like even babies are now up to date with electronics.

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Mar 20

The ever popular Google Maps and  Google Earth have certain restrictions people may not think of. There are ten places that are censored and blocked out on the maps so that the world cannot see what goes on behind these sensitive areas.  

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Mar 20

Chapter 9 of Mark Briggs‘ Journalism Next is called “Data-Driven Journalism and Digitizing Your Life”. This chapter is about the importance of data and proof in any news story. One thing Briggs emphasizes is the importance of using tools to help your career as a journalist. He says that there is normally minimal risk to […]

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Mar 20

Chapter 8 of Mark Briggs‘ handbook, Journalism Next, explains how important video can be to the success of a blog. He explains how journalists can use different devices to capture moments and show their audience good footage of an event. It is best if the video is short enough for people to want to watch. […]

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