Assignment XII - Tell a Story in 5 Photos

Official Title: When I Don't Know What To Do For a Whole Day

Assignment XI - The Future of TV News

Web video and online storytelling have no real set schedule. They are released whenever they want, and we can watch these videos at our own pace. Some people are impatient, and we don't like it when a news program interrupts a tv sitcom.

There's not a huge future for cable in general, especially after streaming got popular. Although it only got popular because we could watch old TV shows that didn't get much VHS releases or did not have a DVD release at all. But that's another story. As for news, they are better instantaneous, and you don't have to worry about technical difficulties while live on TV.

Live streaming has gotten popular. Amateur video makers often Livestream themselves playing video games on YouTube and Twitch, while more professional companies stream live events, like E3, and Nintendo Directs. News companies could Livestream their reports like they would on TV.

Assignment X - Who cares if it's true?

Note: I wholeheartedly apologize for turning in this late.

Buzzfeed decided to edit their posts before publishing their stories, so they don't have to correct anything after the fact. This is, so their hoaxes feel much more valid than they seem.

The primary concern that media veterans have with BuzzFeed's style is that people would favor quantity and speed over quality and truth.

Unlike the Onion which is a parody of journaling and Snopes which goes more in-depth about rumors and false stories, Buzzfeed just reports the story without thought. Almost as if they just saw the title of the story and they talk about it. If they would stop and think, and they update the story as time goes on, they wouldn't be that bad.

I don't trust Buzzfeed because it just seems unprofessional to talk about news that they don't have the full story for.

Assignment IX - Podcasts and Audio, Part II

The interviewer's name is Nomiki Konst, and the interviewee is Hollywood producer, Norman Lear. This is part of the program called TYT Network. Norman Lear's works reflected and influenced the politics during the 1970's, and he tweeted himself taking the knee back in World War II and recently during the NFL controversy. She asked, what is the significance of taking the knee given his understanding of history, how much Lear's work influenced culture, and what can we do to fight fascism. Konst had this strategy where she built up the questions by giving out the historical context of these questions. They seemed friendly with each other. I didn't sense anything hostile.

I learned a little about the perspective of a producer that was a World War II veteran and the impact he had back in the 70's. As someone who was born in the mid 90's, I took a lot of these older shows for granted, not knowing how much impact these shows had in our culture before shows like the Simpsons, Duckman, South Park, and Family Guy would push the envelope.

Link: https://player.fm/series/tyt-interviews/norman-lear-on-nfl-protests-trumps-america-and-more

Assignment VIII- Podcast Reflection

https://player.fm/series/nbc-nightly-news-audio

This podcast is as recent as it can be. This podcast is by NBC and it's affiliated with, well, NBC. It's about 20 minutes, and they cover more stories in only a few minutes, so it's not too in-depth and they just summarize what's going on. At 8:27 of the podcast when the reporter says "We have no leads, and we have no motive" There's a sound that sounds like an Atari 2600 game. (Observe, https://youtu.be/8llysEFFc7s?t=16s ) To be honest, the kind of podcasts I listen to are the self-help type podcasts, and I usually read blogs to get news info. Even then, I read the title more than the actual article, so I guess you could say I'm not that good of a reader.

Assignment VII - Journalism Hero

I decided to talk briefly about Walter Cronkite. I actually first heard his voice in the animated movie We're Back: A Dinosaur's Story, where he plays the professor Neweyes. Just from that and his news reports, he has more of a gentle personality than most news reporters nowadays, who are more critical and stern towards the story.

"And that's the way it is."

Assignment VI - Professional Online Presentation

*Decided to keep the questions in for contexts*

1. Why would a professional journalist want to create an online resume site or web presence? Because the internet is the most popular place to get information, and social media thrives in that area.

2. What kinds of tools are available to build your site? There's Wordpress, Google Sites, or Blogger. Or if you really want the most complex programming there's Adobe Dreamweaver.

3. What considerations do you have to keep in mind regarding branding and consistency? How does this helps a reader or potential employer find you? When you want to be a professional journalist, try not to overdo your layout with poorly done drawn and over the top colors, because that makes you unprofessional. Give your website a simple layout and color scheme, make it presentable to the eye.

5. What types of files will you collect to present and link to (be thinking what types of digital formats)? I'm not exactly sure what you mean, I think it's about pictures, in which case it depends on the file size. If you want your website to load faster, I recommend gifs.

6. How will you organize your site? Explain and provide one link from a search of professional journalists' websites as an example. What I would do is to show the most recent examples of my work at the main page, as well as give a brief overview of what I do. Like this one. https://raminzahed.journoportfolio.com/

7. How can creating a professional web presence help you work or represent yourself better as a professional? If you are starting out, then it's an excellent opportunity to get some constructive criticism from other internet users. One of the best things about the internet is that anybody from anywhere can help you.