Ideas for the Video

Ideas for the Video:

University of Hull English Society:

Promotional video, promoting what the society does to possible new members and the public.

Advertising video, to create awareness and an identity for the society.

From a journalistic point of view – cover it as an outsider looking in. What it seems to be, what the society does, reasons to join it etc. A review based video.

Set up a Wordpress/Blogger to put updates, latest news, events etc. Have the video on there to promote the site, and a Twitter feed from the English Society.

I could also incorporate a Facebook icon and other networking interactions onto the site.

I could keep the website running, and update it for the society as an on-going thing if required. Having the basic topics and agendas sent to me in Email, and I would update the site as appropriate. This would cover more journalistic content on the required fields.

Ideas and Plan structure

Video Project, Ideas;

Structure of Portfolio:

·         Front-sheet; including student name, I.D, Title and module number etc, Blog Link, Any other website Links

·         Contents Page

·         Introduction page with Assignment Brief

·         Initial Stages; thoughts, ideas, examples of work and videos I have looked at

·         Planning stages; Predictions of project and targets

·         Production Phase; including; discovery phase, mood-board, behind scenes footage and photos

·         Final product; Video, slideshows, possible updated website

·         Analysis; How it went in comparison to targets

·         Communications pages

NUJ Code of Conduct

NUJ Code of Conduct

1.       At all times upholds and defends the principle of media freedom, the right of freedom of expression and the right of the public to be informed

2.       Strives to ensure that information disseminated is honestly conveyed, accurate and fair

 

3.       Does her/his utmost to correct harmful inaccuracies

4.       Differentiates between fact and opinion

 

5.       Obtains material by honest, straightforward and open means, with the exception of investigations that are both overwhelmingly in the public interest and which involve evidence that cannot be obtained by straightforward means

6.       Does nothing to intrude into anybody’s private life, grief or distress unless justified by overriding consideration of the public interest

7.      Protects the identity of sources who supply information in confidence and material gathered in the course of her/his work

8.       Resists threats or any other inducements to influence, distort or suppress information and takes no unfair personal advantage of information gained in the course of her/his duties before the information is public knowledge

 

9.       Produces no material likely to lead to hatred or discrimination on the grounds of a person’s age, gender, race, colour, creed, legal status, disability, marital status, or sexual orientation

 

10.   Does not by way of statement, voice or appearance endorse by advertisement any commercial product or service save for the promotion of her/his own work or of the medium by which she/he is employed

 

11.   A journalist shall normally seek the consent of an appropriate adult when interviewing or photographing a child for a story about her/his welfare

 

12.   Avoids plagiarism

 

The NUJ believes a journalist has the right to refuse an assignment or be identified as the author of editorial that would break the letter or spirit of the code. The NUJ will fully support any journalist disciplined for asserting her/his right to act according to the code.

Japanese Theory of Journalism

In the first session of DMCC, we discussed the book Tokyo Vice. There is a section in this book, Ansei Inoue's, and his eight rules of being a good journalist.

8 Rules:

One. Don't ever burn your sources. If you can't protect your sources, no one will trust you. All scoops are based on the understanding that you will protect the person who gave you the information. That's the alpha and omega of reporting. Your source is your friend, your lover, your wife, and your soul. Betray your source, and you betray yourself. If you don't protect your source, you're not a journalist. You're not even a man.

Two. Finish a story as soon as possible. The life of news is short. Miss the chance, and the story is dead or the scoop is gone.

Three. Never believe anyone. People lie, police lie, even your fellow reporters lie. Assume that you are being lied to, and proceed with caution.

Four. Take any information you can get. People are good and bad. Information is not. Information is what it is, and it doesn't matter who gives it to you or where you steal it. The quality, the truth of the information, is what's important.

Five. Remember and persist. Stories that people forget come back to haunt them. What may seem like an insignificant case can turn into a major story. Keep paying attention to an unfolding investigation, and see where it goes. Don't let the constant flow of new news let you forget about the unfinished news.

Six. Triangulate your stories, especially if they aren't an official announcement from the authorities. If you can verify information from three different sources, odds are good that the information is good.

Seven. Write everything in a reverse pyramid. Editors cut from the bottom up. The important stuff goes on top, the trivial details go to the bottom. If you want your story to make it to the final edition, make it easy to cut.

Eight. Never put your personal opinions into a story; let someone else do it for you. That's why experts and commentators exist. Objectivity is a subjective thing."

Ansei Inoue in Jake Adelstein's Tokyo Vice.

Inoue is the author of Thirty-three Years as a Police Reporter.

I will compare these rules to the NUJ's code of conduct, and draw up and conflictions and similarities that occur.

Writing Exercises

My Obituary (300 words)

 
HE was a young man with a bright future ahead of him. Messages of condolences have poured in for 22 year old Jason Russell, a student from Hull.

Jason was studying to be a Journalist at Hull College. He was also studying to be a teacher of English, of which he had planned to travel across the summer, and teach school children across Europe alongside his partner.

His past achievements include reaching Black Belt in Karate. He attended Trevor Welburns D.A.K.C karate clubs, and competed in the sport for over 12 years. He had also previously been a Gymnast, and he competed in various competitions wining a collection of medals. His Mother is a Gymnastics coach, and had taught Jason gymnastics from a young age.

Sport has always been a mainstay in Jason’s life. He was a fanatical Hull City supporter, and he loved the sport of football. He had also successfully completed many sporting qualifications including a lifeguard, a fitness instructor, and he was also a qualified masseur.

Jason had ambitions to compete in bodybuilding competitions. He trained consistently, and bodybuilding was big part of his life in during his early Twenties. He trained at Total Fitness Gym, in Willerby.

His bright future was epitomised through his past achievements, and he had planned to travel the world with his partner after his studies. He had aspirations of becoming a successful author and journalist in sport and travel writing.

Jason was noted for having a colourful personality, and an enthusiasm for life. He was someone that loved to achieve new things, and he strived to be successful.

Jason was pronounced dead at his home in West Hull on 12 January 2012. The cause of his death is yet unknown, but is not been treated as suspicious.

Self Initiated Project Brief Idea

For the Self-Initiated Project, I have been asked to produce an assignment brief, consisting of my own ideas, incorporating various different aspects of Digital Media Journalism. This would also cover the base of the project for the Module Writing for Purpose (Two).


- I will explore a wide range of concepts and job roles surrounding various aspects of journalism in relation to Sport.



LO. 1 - Explore a professional behind the scenes of their work, producing a small written based interview, and a log report of activities undertaken.


EV. 1 - Log of visit(s) and experiences undertaken, small written interview on professional.


LO. 2 - Undertake and explore various journalism based activities in sport.

·         Photojournalism

·         Video Production

·         Interviews

·         Reports

·         Interactive Media i.e. Twitter Feeds/Storify

LO. 3 - Produce a portfolio of various Sports Journalism job roles;

Of the activities undertaken for LO. 2, I will write a brief report/evaluation on the experience with each style, drawing advantages and disadvantages, likes and dislikes for each, and also produce a piece of each style as an example.

EV. 2 and 3 - Portfolio of different activities, and Evaluation of each experience chosen in the portfolio. Blog Entries.

First Lecture

The first lecture of this module has outlined the expectations and requirements of the assignment. I will be required to compose my own brief, and produce a scenario for a Video based document appropriate for the web, of a minimum of Two and a half minutes.

In doing this, I will need to glean and contact an external client to base the Video around.

This will include a purpose built Video that the client would require, alongside a pre-production project plan, and any other research and equipment planning.

I will produce evidence of the contact or clientele documentation, and begin to find and contact possible clients in the coming weeks.