Production skills
When editing together a scene shot from multiple camera angles, always try to use shots that are looking at the subject from at least a difference of __ degrees. Otherwise, the shots are too similar and appear almost like a jump cut to the audience.
What is the “45-degree” rule for video editing?
#ATXPlaneCrash
What is the hashtag that Quigley used on Twitter for covering the breaking news?
Altering the frames of a video — cropping, changing speed, using Photoshop, dubbing audio, or adding or deleting visual information — can deceive the viewer.
What is “doctoring”?
Forty-one percent of staff journalists and 47 percent of freelancers told Columbia Journalism Review they’d experienced ____ in a newsroom, yet 67 percent of staffers didn’t report the incident to HR.
Why “sexual harassment” is something many women – and men – experience during their careers?
Knight Foundation’s Eric Newton said, “Basic ____ is the grammar of the 21st century.” Those fundamentals include some ability to hack your way through basic HTML, to understand embed codes and to be able to navigate a content-management system. Start here.
What Eric Newton said about “coding”?
Hooks, Length, Sourcing, Accountability, Pitching, and Pay
What are the six major differences between writing for online and print publications?
Listen to users’ needs and empathize with them; Create roadmaps, user stories, and customer journeys; Set a product vision; Build agile teams with cross-functional resources; Launch MVPs that “get the job done”; Set the right KPIs, and measure them correctly; Observe, pivot, deliver, and repeat.
How to ship the right product to their users (product thinking)?
Using Artificial Intelligence to create high-quality fake images simulates audio and convincingly swaps out background images. Deepfakes and other synthetic media fall into this category.
What is “fabrication”?
This minority has been hit harder by recent layoffs in the news industry than any other group.
What “women of color” in the news industry have been thorough?
In many newsrooms, ___ are still in a company of one, often without support, career structure and yet produce work in innovative ways every day
Why are “data journalists” still remarkably unsupported?
Avoid distractions in the frame, listen for good sound, and make sure it doesn’t look sloppy.
What are the tips for producing the perfect news video?
Quigley asked people “Did you witness the plane crash? Please call reporter Tony Plohetski at 445-3605.”
How did Quigley make requests for information from Twitter users (crowdsourcing)?
VR could help make these kinds of complex issues more tangible by, for example, letting viewers embody someone (or perhaps even something) affected by them.
Why can “Shapeshifting” in VR be a more effective way to help people better understand complex issues?
Rebecca Baker, president of the Society of Professional Journalists, believes news outlets can continue to build and regain ___ by taking the lead in how they address inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.
Why is addressing inappropriate sexual behavior linked to “public trust”?
The Pew Research Center has recently conducted this detailed exploration of using ____ to tell the story of Flint, Michigan’s water crisis.
What is the example of using “search trends” for reporting?
A plant or lamp appearing to stick out of the interview subject’s head. Or people moving around in clear focus behind the subject. Or a sign in the background that people will read instead of focusing on the people in the foreground.
What would an "in-frame distraction" be?
To keep updated about topics of personal interest (46 per cent) and to learn something new (39 per cent). Other motivations include to fill empty time (25 per cent) and as a change from music (22 per cent).
According to the Digital News Report, what are the motivations for listening to podcasts?
Participation, embodiment, and “a sense of total freedom.”
What makes VR compelling for viewers?
Where investigations have revealed evidence of sexual misconduct, many of those accused have been fired or forced to resign. "This person" is one notable exception.
What made “New York Times White House correspondent Glenn Thrush” so controversial?
The best data journalism is still the most ____ and ____, and there are now many examples that tell that story.
Why data journalism is still about being “open and transparent“?
A subject who exits frame right should enter the next shot frame left. Otherwise, it appears they turned around and are walking in the other direction. Or, if the subject is holding something in one shot, don't cut directly to a shot of them empty-handed.
What is the “match the scene” rule for video editing?
Sponsorship, investments, skills, and the power of platforms (e.g., Apple & Spotify).
Why do many publishers worry about how podcast can be monetized?
A Facebook Messenger bot programmed to answer questions about candidates and deliver results on election night.
What is “Elexi”?
Expecting a handful (or often less) of non-white employees to improve news coverage places a lot of pressure on them — when it likely requires a larger commitment from the entire newsroom or organization.
Why do news organizations have to do more than simply “diversity hiring”?
Silver was working hard on something that combined two passions: sports and data. He eventually created the ____ system for projecting baseball player performance.
What is Nate Silver’s prediction technology “PECOTA” about?