How tos of convergence draft

The How-Tos of Convergence by Dr. Kay L. Colley Texas Wesleyan University Presented at Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Convention, March 31-April 2, Fort Worth, Texas

What is Convergence?
Using the appropriate medium to tell the story best
Which tells the story best?
http://www.therambler.org/news/hubba-hubba-hubba-1.2374450
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_BlEs-GB3A

What does it look like?
ACP multimedia winners
http://dailyuw.com/series/behind-budget/
http://www.studentmediacorp.com/multimedia/earthday/index.php
www.interactivenarratives.org
Center for Digital Storytelling
http://www.storycenter.org/stories/
http://www.storycenter.org/stories/index.php?cat=8
Aretha Franklin at Detroit Free Press
I35 collapse in Minnesota
LA Times It’s a War
Mass Media, War and Terrorism Class at Texas Wesleyan

Do Your Schools Do This Already?
This is not a rhetorical question.

How Do Your Schools Do This?
This is not a rhetorical question.

Where Do You Start?
The story’s the thing
Capitalize on the medium
Use your tools wisely
How to keep the story the thing
You have to think beyond the printed word
You have to supplement your skill set
Fisher grid

What tools do you need?
Audio recorder
Video recorder
Still Camera
Software
Repository (Your Channels)
A way to market your stories (Your website; Twitter account; Facebook account)

Audio recorders
Will my iPhone work?
Will a cheap digital recorder work?
What software do I need?
What do I need to focus on? Tips for audio recording
An ethical reminder and legal moment

Video camera
Will a cheap video camera work?
What about a video/still camera combo?
What do I need to focus on? Tips for video recording

Still cameras
Will a cheap point and shoot work?
What do I need to focus on? Tips for basic photography

Software review
Audacity
Movie Maker
iMovie
Gimp Shop
Proprietary Software on equipment
Final Cut Express vs Final Cut Pro
More free and cheap software list available at: http://kaycolley.blogspot.com/

Repository or Your Channels
Your website
YouTube channel
Vimeo
Flickr
iTunes (maybe)
Google Maps

Marketing Your Stories
Your Facebook account
Your Twitter account
Using QR Codes
Email newsletters
SMS blasts
SMS Form from Doug Fisher

Sources to Read More
Principles of Convergent Journalism, Wilkinson, Grant and Fisher
The Digital Journalist’s Handbook by Mark Luckie
Web 2.0 as a pdf
List on http://kaycolley.blogspot.com/
Handouts and such on these wikis:
http://ramblertraining.wetpaint.com
http://texaswesleyannewsreporting.wetpaint.com/

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