Citizen Journalism Workshop

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Citizen Journalism Workshop
Jon Bouknight and Mike Ficher
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The vision

• Im here to do a good radio show first. If you
  go into this with political aspirations, or
  thinking youre going to change your country,
  youre going to fall on your face.
• --Ed Schultz

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Workshop goals

• Start a news department
• Improving skills
• Suggested structure
• Confidencego for it!

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Planning News for Radio

• Stories Essential to communication
• Driving force of stories
• Appealing storytelling elements
• Character development
• Scene and setting development
• Local impact

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Your turn

• Whats your mission?

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Types of News Stories

• Hard news
• Breaking news
• Features
• Profiles
• Sports Reporting
• Editorials

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Objectivity

• Not always so
• Partisan voices
• Setting your objectivity standard
• FCC considerations
• Boundaries of coverage

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Story ideas

• New director
• Other media sources
• Network
• Tips line
• Community platforms

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A Day in the Life
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A Day in the Life
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A Day in the Life
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A Day in the Life
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A Day in the Life
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What is news?

• Timeliness
• Impact
• Prominence
• Proximity
• Conflict
• Unusualness
• Currency

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Interviews

• Prepare!
• Equipment
• Legal issues
• Skills
• Types of questions
• Listen!!

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Ethical concerns

• Attributions
• Problematic sources
• Public versus Private
• Providing balance
• Misplaced balance
• False balance
• Limited view of balance

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Writing the story

• Inverted pyramid
• Delayed lead
• Wall Street Journal formula
• Hourglass
• In media res
• Sections

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Editing the story

• Quality recordings
• Three types of tape
• Explaining
• Hot
• Ambient sounds
• Variety
• What not to do

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News team

• Building the team
• Shared goals
• Shared decision-making
• Diversity of roles

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Your turn

• What are your obstacles?

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Roles on news team

• News director
• Audio editor
• Broadcast technician
• Interviewer
• News Writer
• Story editor

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Roles on news team

• On-air host
• Producer
• Peer and mentor
• Recorder
• Researcher
• Roady

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Social roles on news team

• Leading
• Gatekeeping
• Harmonizing
• Supporting
• Solidarity
• Tension relief

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Your turn

• Questions
• Comments

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What to do now

• Im mad as hell and Im not going to take it any
  more.
• --Network

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Citizen Journalism Workshop
Thanks for attending!
Jon Bouknight and Mike Ficher