9/16/2019 0 Comments 100 Girls of code voice overWorking with Videolicous to create the 100 Girls of Code video was frustrating in some aspects, but overall was not a bad experience. There is a learning curve with any new thing and Videolicious is no exception. Working through get the voice overs just right and where they didn't have holes where my speaking video showed was really hard. In the end though, I worked through it all and created a video I am proud of. Working with the app is getting easier and it does make me feel much more valuable as a journalist to be able to work an app like Videolicious that could be so helpful. With future videos I really want to focus on getting edits done more efficiently as well as working on my presence on screen.
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9/11/2019 0 Comments Creating a digital business card
Creating a digital business card through Canva was actually really fun. Canva is a great website for beginners like me and helps you every step of the way. Choosing everything from the fonts I liked to the clip art I used really made it a fun experience. The only issue I encountered while working on my business card was when I finished and was saving the card. When I saved it as a PNG, it seemed like everything was fin but when I went to use it the images were blurry. I think digital business cards are a great asset. People are so connected to their devices and the internet and it is a good way to spread info about your business while connecting with audiences.
I had never used Videolicious before this assignment, but I think it is a great resource and one that should be brought up more. I did not know an app like it even existed. Being able to record and edit in the same and to do it quickly was super helpful. There was no awward back and forth between different apps or hours of frustration. I think Videolicous is an amazing app not only for college reporters, but any reporter. You never know when you might need to make video, and it gives you all of the tools you need to make a great one, including a teleprompter. That feature helped make this assignment so much more doable and helped make me feel more comfortable doing it. â
by Abbi Ross
The Razorback Reporter Nearly four in 10 college students in a survey of 43,000 reported that they did not have adequate housing, according to a national research on four-year and two-year colleges. Researchers at Temple University and the Wisconsin HOPE Lab surveyed students from 66 institutions in 20 states and the District of Columbia and concluded that 36% of college students did not have proper housing. They define homelessness as “a person is without a place to live, often residing in a shelter, an automobile, an abandoned building or outside.” They define housing insecurity as students who are staying with friends, struggling to pay rent or need to move frequently. Data from the UofA on the number of students who face homelessness is not clear. Students are only required to list an address when they apply to the university. When students apply, they have an address. University officials do not know whether it is not their home address, said Suzanne McCray, vice provost for enrollment and the dean of admissions. UA freshman who are under 21 years old and do not live within 70 miles of the campus must live on campus their first year, according to the UA housing page. After their first year students have the option of moving off campus. For some students who are in that in-between stage of affording dorms or apartment leases, one option is crashing on couches, moving from place to place and more. Some might end up being classified as homeless. Homelessness in college students is not what most people consider homelessness, said Kevin Fitzpatrick, a UA sociology and criminology professor. “They will likely be couch surfing, they won’t be in the places we typically find homeless people,” Fitzpatrick said. Multiple resources are available for those in need. The 7Hills Homeless Center serves those in need in northwest Arkansas in a variety of ways. 7Hills has a Day Center that helps meet basic human needs such as meals, showers, storage lockers, laundry, clothing, blankets and a safe mail drop. The center serves more than 500 individuals a month at the Day Center, according to the 7Hills webpage. The Walker Family Residential Community, a 7Hills program, provides transitional and permanent supportive housing. The center also has a veterans service program. The Salvation Army of Northwest Arkansas has served both traditional and nontraditional students, said Ambra Bruce, director of social services for the Salvation Army in Fayetteville. A variety of services are offered such as access to a food pantry, access to a case manager and access to clothing and food vouchers, as well as prescription assistance, Bruce said. The Salvation Army also has emergency shelters in Fayetteville and Bentonville. “Quality of life and wellbeing are critical determinants of student success,” Fitzpatrick said. 9/8/2019 0 Comments INtroductory Post
I’m a journalism major with a news and editorial concentration. I am mainly interested in more features and human interest stories. I love stories about things that people maybe don’t think about enough but should (how college tour guides walk backwards! There’s a great Atlantic article on it) or that shows an in-depth look at something daily. I hope through this course that I learn more about visual journalism and how to best utilize it. I also hope to learn more about how to keep up with all of those aspects on my social media. I plan on acquiring those skills by attending class regularly and making sure that I absorb the content.
Multimedia journalism takes many forms and has actually been around longer than some would expect. Even in the 1990s, journalists were working to bring content to the public in a variety of ways. The equipment and styles have changed, but the goal of bringing content to the table in a variety of ways has not. Video from the scene, photography, interactive graphics and audio are all aspects of multimedia journalism. Those aspects are constantly evolving, there are always new ways to brings the news to people. Multimedia journalists are still looking for great stories and honest answers while sharing those stories and answers through a variety of mediums. The article on Journalism Ethics put into words on a page a lot of the things that I’ve heard as a student so far. One of the “ten commandments” that stood out to me the most was the seventh, “Thou shalt live in a glass house.” Judgment and hypocrisy are such difficult things to deal with in any lifestyle, especially ones where you subject yourself to the public view like in journalism. As a journalist, you are constantly under the public eye and their scrutiny, making sure you do your best to not do that to other journalists is a really big thing to me. Treat others the way you want to be treated, and do not do anything that you would judge someone else for doing. The part on not paying for sources also stuck out to me. It’s something that it seems like should not even have to be said, but I know for some people it has to be. Integrity is so important. Here's the link to two great multimedia articles I found on the New Yorker! I chose two articles because they show different aspects of interactive stories. The first story on a new "silk road" is great because it shows beautiful images as well as quotes in a more personal way. The images and quotes flow in front of reader onto the screen. The second article is not as focused on showing multiple points of interaction. Instead it showcases one major interaction for readers. At the top of the article is an incredible illustration of The Vessel, an art piece created by Thomas Heatherwick. The article gives readers the opportunity to have a 360 degree look at a captivating illustration of the sculpture. There is also the option to listen to the article being read. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/01/08/a-new-silk-road https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/02/26/thomas-heatherwick-architectures-showman
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Abbi RossUniversity of Arkansas Journalism Student || Arkansas Traveler Reporter || Lemke Digital Media Lab Student Archives
December 2019
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