Science Writers Conference - Backpack Reporting
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This document discusses strategies for backpack journalism. It provides tips for planning stories on multiple platforms and outlets with hourly updates. It recommends tools for shooting and editing video and audio while on the go. These include DSLR cameras, smartphones, and accessories like microphones and tripods. The document emphasizes starting with a clear design and production workflow, deciding story platforms in advance, and allowing flexibility. It stresses the importance of efficient media management and working with subjects. The overall message is how journalists can cover more stories and tell them across multiple platforms.
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- 4. • Hourly updates • Plan story locations • Follow the news • Research • Shooting for multiple stories/outlets THE BIRTH OF BACKPACK
- 5. GETTING LOST
- 10. @Journo2Go • Steelfish headlines • Cambria body • Consistent colors (yellow, gray, white) • Blog has all of these elements
- 17. HOW DO WE COVER EVERYTHING?
- 18. HOW DO WE COVER EVERYTHING WELL.
- 19. “First step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one.” - THE NEWSROOM
- 20. START WITH A GOOD DESIGN
- 21. “An object imbued with intent — it has power, it's treasure, we're drawn to it. An object devoid of intent — it's random, it's imitative, it repels us. It's like a piece of junk mail to be thrown away.” - JOHN HOCKENBERRY
- 28. HOW DO WE TELL STORIES TOMORROW?
- 29. Surviv e Writing Tie a tie Interviewing Sleep Photography Final Cut Pro Get out of jail less CMS Lede Drink more coffee s CS Deal with S PR WHAT DO YOU NEED TO LEARN? Infographics Get coffee Work with others Walk your editor’s dog Headlines Video Editing Audio Recording InDesign Book flights Photoshop What is news Web Stuff Illustrator HTML Work in foreign countries 5
- 30. Surviv e Writing Tie a tie Interviewing Sleep Photography Final Cut Pro Get out of jail less CMS Ledes Drink more coffee CS Deal with S PR Get coffee Infographics Work with others Walk your editor’s dog Headlines Video Editing Audio Recording InDesign Book flights Photoshop What is news Web Stuff Illustrator Work in foreign countries HTML5 WHY
- 31. WE PREPARE
- 33. MY BAG
- 34. PREVIOUS WORKFLOW EVENTS/MESSAGE VIDEO TAPING SINGLE PLATFORM EDITING/PRODUCING
- 36. RECOMMENDED TOOLS NIKON 5300 ($1,200) APPLE IPHONE 4S ($200) Cameras GORILLAPOD (JOBY.COM) ($40) LAPEL MIC ($25) AUDIO-TECHNICA ATR-3550 Accessories
- 37. APERTURE 3
- 38. FINAL CUT PRO 7
- 39. FINAL CUT PRO X
- 41. Google Glass
- 42. START WITH A GOOD DESIGN
- 43. START WITH A GOOD DESIGN • Decide the platform of your story ahead of time • Be able to change that platform on a dime • Is this complimenting the story?
- 44. EXECUTION • Scout if possible • Be efficient with video/audio managements • Work with your subject to help them understand the final project
- 47. After a two year battle with cancer, John Fitzgerald didn’t have to look far for a final resting place that would satisfy his wife, Yvette and mother nature.
- 50. FINAL THOUGHTS • Design a strategy for your organization • Start small • Budget for mistakes • Don’t let the technology get in the way of the story
- 51. CONTACT • Steve Johnson • 407.782.2910 • sjohnson@jou.ufl.edu • Journo2Go.com • @Journo2go
Editor's Notes
- Apple products allowing seamless communication between editors, journalists, ect.
- A story with many faces, sub-stories, locations, ect. “Share these experiences with the world because of these products.”
- My specialty, taking the world on with one bag.
- Seamless integration, never want to even think about file-types/management to interrupt the storytelling process.
- Seamless