Monthly Archives: March 2013

Assignment 1: Communities of Practice

Posted on March 15, 2013 by marianasardinhadiaspereira

This post is the critical evaluation for my first assignment in the module “Multimedia News Gathering and Production”, which is part of my MA in Online Journalism at Birmingham City University. During the last two months I have been focusing … Continue reading →

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What makes a good audio slideshow: the dos and don’ts

Posted on March 15, 2013 by marianasardinhadiaspereira

This post is part of a series of How to do an Audio Slideshow Audio Slideshows are a very simple language: a story can be told in a clear and arresting way without big technical effects. Benjamin Charleston explains this … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Shooting with a DSLR

Posted on March 14, 2013 by marianasardinhadiaspereira

Franzi Baehrle, from Germany, is a video journalist and a former MA Online Journalism student at Birmingham University. Here she blogs about shooting with a DSLR camera and how it has been her work with it.     Why I’m … Continue reading →

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I Follow…Do you?

Posted on March 14, 2013 by marianasardinhadiaspereira

Since I stared my Masters I started to realise the importance of Twitter for my professional profile.  I decided to come up with the list of the digital faces to follow on twitter: @AdamWestbrook –   Adam Westbrook Film maker, … Continue reading →

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Ideas for Projects

Posted on March 13, 2013 by marianasardinhadiaspereira

I really liked Adam Westbrook’s post about 30 free ideas for multimedia producers and digital storytellers. Sometimes I have a lot of ideas but I ended up writing them down in strange places. That is why I decided to start … Continue reading →

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Multimedia Journalism: Useful Links

Posted on March 12, 2013 by marianasardinhadiaspereira

Adam Westbrook Some great tips and suggestions from Adam Westbrook, an online and entrepreneurial journalist,  about what to do and what to avoid when it comes to telling a story through online video. Media Bistro – 10 000 Words This is a blog made … Continue reading →

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Ideas for Podcasting

Posted on March 12, 2013 by marianasardinhadiaspereira

After recording my interview with Sam Coley I started to think about ideas for podcasting and general principles that i could use in the future: 1. Identify your podcast verbally Always identify yourself and what is your podcast about in … Continue reading →

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Great Multimedia Projects

Posted on March 11, 2013 by marianasardinhadiaspereira

There are thousand of good multimedia projects. Not only the big newsrooms like The New York Times ,The Guardian and the BBC are producing great material but also students and independent producers. Watching how the best are producing multimedia content: … Continue reading →

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