Thursday, April 17, 2014

1. What are the 5 freedoms of the 1st amendment?
speech
press
religion
assembly
potion

2. What is the Tinker Standard?
student speech cannot be censored as long as it does not "materially disrupt class work or involve substantial disorder or invasion of the rights of others"
tinker vs. Des moines school district (1969)
black armbands in 1965

3. What is the Frasier Standard?
because school officials have an "interest in teaching students the boundaries of socially appropriate behavior", they can censor student speech that is vulgar or indecent, even if it does not cause a "material or substantial disruption".
bethel school district vs. fraser (1986)
inappropriate speech for class president

4. What is the Hazelwood Standard?
censorship of school sponsored student expression is permissible when school officials can show that it is "reasonably related to legitimate pedagogical concerns"
Hazelwood school district vs. kuhlmerier
censor stories in student newspaper about teen pregnancy and divorce

5. What is the Frederick Standard?
January 2002, Olympic torch travels through town
principle morse cancels school
senior Fredrick unveils banner on the sidewalk across street which reads "Bong hits for jesus"
suspended for 10 days

6. What is the definition of libel?
printing or doing a story on something that is untrue 
has to hurt someones reputation or character
has to be written and published 
Slander statements are more spoken 

Friday, February 7, 2014

10 Steps to Writing a Story – Broadcast Journalism

1. Find a TOPIC.
-eyes and ears open
-timely, major event
-interesting story
2. Find an _ANGLE_.
- make it different, unique, memorable
-make it meaningful
-your own angle
3. Collect DATA.
-five w's
- adding research
-who will you interview what will you record
4. Conduct the INTERVIEW_.
-ask at least 3 questions, based on your angle
-3 people experts on the topic
- open ended questions 
5. Shoot your reporter STAND UP
.
- transition from one part of story to next
-middle of story, reporter should show up on camera
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6. Organize your _SOUND BITE_.
-piece of audio that can stand by itself
-ask open ending questions
-which interview which story
7. Write A TRANSITION in your story.
-simple direction
-write around interviews
-segues 
8. Write the INTRODUCTION and CONCLUSION of your story.
-ATENTION GETTER
-always write middle first
-end with something powerful, best bits
9. Write the anchor INS and OUTS (if necessary).
- reporters writes beginning and end of story for anchor
-helps flow of story
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10. Collect B-ROLE to add to your story (throughout steps 4-9)
- matching b-role (interview to match footage)
-cut away stuff to look at
-be creative with shots don't just pan

-natural sound 
* steps 4-8 in your story are called the A roll 

2-4-14 Camera Notes

For reading time today: Steve Hartman/Les Rose Stories: http://www.cbsnews.com/search/steve-hartman/

Notetaking on Camera Techniques

INTERVIEWING:
• What seven items should you bring with you when you are shooting an interview? 
(Clocks Tick Tock Making Heads Pound Loudly)
Camera 
Tape
Tripod
Microphone
Headphones
Power source
Light source

• Shooting into a light source = causes a silhouette  

Button to adjust = a back light button, makes the front of the person more lite.   


• Where do you want your light source? behind the camera


• On what object should you focus the camera?
The nose 

• No tripod= bad thing. 


• Date and Time= You don't want it to show because it is already on the camera. 


• SP/EP: standard play on tape, extended play on tape

• Camera shoots in S/P

• Pre-Roll- 2-3 seconds before you start your interview 


• Post-Roll- When the person is done speaking you let the camera roll for 2-3 seconds


CAMERA SHOTS: 

***BACKGROUND: dynamic: has some depth, not plain. Intervieww is at least 6-8 feet from wall

• 1 Shot= middle of the chest above the head

• 1 Shot with graphic= pan to the side to make room for graphic

• 2 Shot= both anchors 

• CU- close up 

• MS- medium shot

• LS- long shot

• ECU- extreme close up

• Rule of thirds-imaginary lines that you draw to divide your frame 


CAMERA MOVEMENTS:
• Tilt- up and down 


• Pan- left and right 


• Zoom- changing the focal light, pushing a button. 


• Dolly- moving the whole camera left and right

LIGHTS
• Key- main light


• Fill- opposite angle of the key light, fills in shadows  


• Back- separates the person from the background 


MICROPHONES:
• Unidirectional- getting sound from one direction

• Omnidirectional- all directions

• Cardiod- picking up sound from one direction 

• Lav/Lapel Microphone- unidirectional that you clip on your shirt 

• Boom Microphone- cariod microphone that is on a pole to hold it in a area to get sound

Monday, February 3, 2014

Define " broadcast journalism"
The displaying of current events that are news worthy through television, radio or the internet.
Title description example
1. Significance; 911, hurricanes, elections
2. Proximity; weather, traffic, sports (near to us)
3. Timeliness; weather, sports
4. Unusualness; odd things that occur- crime, crashes, death
5. Prominence; in people, celebrities
6. Human Interest; feel good story, zoo animals, someone that overcame a tragedy, donations


What are the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism
1.Broadcast journalism is much faster.

2. Newspapers, you can control when and what you read.

3. Print can go into much more detail.


How is the internet impacting broadcast journalism?
 The internet has the best of both worlds. And the internet can have more content, it has less limitations, add video, and you can access it at any time.

Wednesday, January 29, 2014