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Web Extras: Timelines, Curation & Maps

Web Extras: Timelines, Curation & Maps . J-Tools. Tinyurl.com/BDJ-JTools. Timelines and Curation . New ways of storytelling Complement to TV stories. Timelines Curation of social media Mapping. Research Cremedas & Lysak, Electronic Journalism.

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Web Extras: Timelines, Curation & Maps

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  1. Web Extras: Timelines, Curation & Maps J-Tools

  2. Tinyurl.com/BDJ-JTools

  3. Timelines and Curation New ways of storytelling Complement to TV stories Timelines Curationof social media Mapping

  4. ResearchCremedas & Lysak, Electronic Journalism “ …most news executives would like to use their station’s web site to provide new and additional information to users—for example, ‘‘extra’’ video footage, documents, historical perspective about a story, and so on…” News Director: “we want to create new content that surrounds the TV story. Otherwise we’re only doing a partial job….”

  5. Survey of news managersCremedas & Lysak, Electronic Journalism Are new media skills needed? 91% said yes for producers 83% said yes for reporters

  6. JTools BDJ 204 BJD 364 BDJ 464 BDJ 667 BDJ 465 Using Online Resources Search Tricks and Validity of Sources Basic Maps Finding People Online Finding Stories Online Web Extras Diving Through Databases More mapping Online Resources for the Job Hunt

  7. SIMPLE MAPPING JTools

  8. Everybody can do a Google map? But what about mapping several locations? Use snip tool and save as .jpg Insert into web story. Import into Avid w/ graphix computer

  9. What we’re going to do • Example from BDJ 204 website

  10. First: check integrity of data • What is a homicide?

  11. Simple Mapping with BatchGeo 1. compile excel spreadsheet 2. cut/paste into Batch Geo website 3. make map 4. post link or embed map on website

  12. 1. Compile excel spreadsheet Syracuse Homicides

  13. 2. Cut/paste spreadsheet into BatchGeo.com 3. Make the map

  14. 4. Embed the map or post the link Save Look for email with link & code

  15. Embedding on NCC News Online

  16. Embedding • Paste the code in the story under .html tab

  17. Questions?

  18. Curation Using Storify

  19. Relatively easy Not quick for daily stories

  20. Storytelling tool for online • Curation • Selected summary • Allows combination of • How do we already curate? • How do we curate the buzz, reaction or opinion? • Like person-on-street interview • Ethical concerns?

  21. Types of stories Hard News /Chronicle Reaction story Explainer Slice of life Memorial Retrospective Compare/Contrast NCC: FineNPR: Giffords CBS Local in LA: W. Houston Poynter: Paterno mistaken reports NewTalkRadio:ValentineACZ:Linsanity Guardian: Marie Colvin Guardian: 2011 Weather

  22. What I’ve learned And I’m a novice! • Focus and limit the story • You learn how to tweet well by reading multiple tweets of an account

  23. 1.Select topic CNY weather? Big East tourney or Peyton Super Tuesday 2. Search social media for credible info 3. Organize in Storify with added intros/explanation 4. Save and Post

  24. Remember: it’s about the story! • Think carefully about the focus • Stories have a beginning, middle & end • Write a narrative around the tweets • Avoid being a link or tweet-dumper!

  25. Platforms Available Title Description goes here Enter Search terms

  26. Moving items • Drag over from right pane to left or double-click • Default: Goes to top • To go to bottom: Shift_double-click • Drag items up or down

  27. Try it!

  28. Skill v. Concept • The tools change… • Today – a taste • Not enough time today to develop skills • But do you have the concept?

  29. Questions

  30. Timelines Using Dipity

  31. Example: Jordan Elbridge On Dipity

  32. Here’s a demo

  33. Process: Big Picture • List out dates • Take/get photos • Add add items one by one • Preview, save, embed on website

  34. How-to

  35. Next steps • When all events added – continue • Save and view

  36. Embed with web story

  37. Where to find embed code

  38. Embed code • <div class="dipity_embed" style="width:600px"><iframe width="600" height="400" src="http://www.dipity.com/bcfought/Allegations-Against-Bernie-Fine/?mode=embed&z=0#tl" style="border:1px solid #CCC;"></iframe><p style="margin:0;font-family:Arial,sans;font-size:13px;text-align:center"><a href="http://www.dipity.com/bcfought/Allegations-Against-Bernie-Fine/">Allegations Against Bernie Fine</a> on <a href="http://www.dipity.com/" />Dipity</a>.</p></div> • Copy it • Go to NCC News Online post.

  39. Embedding on NCC News Online

  40. Timeline not there?

  41. Questions

  42. Putting it to use • Which of your stories could be helped with a timeline? • Which story/topic would be good to curate? Hard News /Chronicle Memorial Reaction story Retrospective Explainer Compare/Contrast Slice of life

  43. Timelines and Curation New ways of storytelling Complement to TV stories Produce short timeline a taste

  44. It’s up to you now Survey: Are new media skills needed? 91% said yes for producers 83% said yes for reporters

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