Athens Trainers WorkshopCommunity Reporters

12&13 March 2014

Not media skillsHow to tell a story

Community Reporters

Programme Session 1 – introduction and best practice – telling a story – practical advice on how to do it – writing story or video or audio

You do it Session 3 – Editing & preparing

- Showtime - Reflect on what we’ve done - Publishing options

Session 1Benefits for community

• Good news stories• Highlighting work of community groups,

charities etc• Feel good factor• Promoting community events• Bringing communities together• Sharing resources

Community reporting Benefits for individuals

• Media skills• Telling stories• Getting a voice• Building confidence and pride• Increasing opportunities• Meeting new people• Broadening horizons• Having fun!• Good for CV

Skills Check

Best PracticeHealth and Safety

• Staying safe as a Reporter• Staying safe out and about• Staying safe online• Staying safe using equipment

Editorial Guidelines• Open publishing• Guidelines and responsibilities• Moderation guidelines• Arbitration and review

Consent• When and how

What’s the story?And How to Tell it

It’s not a novel it is a news story – – for a newspaper or a blog but also a TV story– or a radio report

Who, what, when, where & why?

Storytime

What next?

Your stories• Your mission tonight if you choose to accept it…• For your groups they choose or you direct• What do we do at the next session?• Techniques and planning

What skills does the group want to learn?• Writing a story for a blog, newspaper…• Photography• Video • Audio/radio

Now some practical stuff

• Planning and preparation for any medium– Audience– Brief for planning content

• Step by step writing a story• Conducting an interview

– 5 star questions

• Illustrating the story – support with photographs and…?• Have a go• Write it up• Review • Your story

Planning and preparation

• Initial phase is same for any medium• Know your audience– Use the worksheet as aide memoire

• Brief that makes sure you are planning the content– Questions organised?– Consent given?– Where will it be shown?

Writing your first news story

1. Find something to write about2. Do your interviews3. Choose the best quotes4. Report, report, report5. Be objective and fair6. Write a great headline7. Structure the rest of the story8. Say where you got the information from9. Find a picture for your story10. Get started on the follow up

Tip 1Conducting and interview

– Things you will need– Preparing: R&D– Establish rapport– Keep it natural– Be open– Maintain control– Wrapping up– A note about note-taking– Recording

Tip 2More than just questions

1. The importance of the person2. Get the basic facts – and get them right!3. Must have information first and then

the anecdotes4. Open ended questions5. Any questions for us? Follow up

potential

Story exercise

Why do you want to be a community reporter?– Maximum of 150 words (with picture)– Plan it– Conduct and record– Appropriate photo – Write up with headline

Video planning and preparation…again!

Kit– It can be what you want and haveWhat do you want to communicate and why– What’s the idea?– Audience and why it’s important– Storyboard– Getting ready to shootSize matters– Shot sizes– Composition

Practical

– Storyboarding– Planning the shoot– Getting ready to shootHave a look at:– http://vimeo.com/videoschool/101– Also available on the Community Reporters web

site– http://communityreporter.co.uk/resources/video-

vimeo-film-school

StoryboardNo need to be complex it is there to provide a plan and some order. Graphic skills are not required!

Video exercise

–Why I want to be a Community Reporter –No more than 2 minutes interview

where you choose.

Video editing

Videopad free versionhttp://videopad-video-editor.en.softonic.com/

Videopad tutorials on video• https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source

=web&cd=3&cad=rja&ved=0CEUQtwIwAg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DQ9nv_I9RluE&ei=M1fPUPTcGeml0QXbtICwBQ&usg=AFQjCNGwRrwBc8hd7Put7jsqB3c7LHlccQ&sig2=Ap2y5KG5pcZ2YVVfbkUmnw

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKreZtow2wA

Session 3What we have done

Planning and preparation • Audience• Content brief• Interviewing• Writing the story• Shooting the video

Showtime

–Why I want to be a Community Reporter –No more than 2 minutes interview

where you choose.

How did it go? Audience– Did you define

Content brief– Questions prepared?– Consent given?– Know where they will find it?

Writing the story– 5 Ws?– Interviewing?– Anything else

Video editingVideopad

The softwarehttp://www.nchsoftware.com/videopad/ How to use ithttps://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&ved=0CEUQtwIwAg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DQ9nv_I9RluE&ei=M1fPUPTcGeml0QXbtICwBQ&usg=AFQjCNGwRrwBc8hd7Put7jsqB3c7LHlccQ&sig2=Ap2y5KG5pcZ2YVVfbkUmnw andhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKreZtow2wA

Video editing

Windows moviemakerThe softwareUsually on pc – if not http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-live/movie-maker#t1=overview How to use ithttp://communityreporter.co.uk/resources

Showtime

–Why I want to be a Community Reporter –No more than 2 minutes interview

where you choose.

How did it go?

• Developing a story• Using video• Issues?

• Using the kit• Planning the shots/scenes - Storyboarding• Interviewing• Time pressures• Anything else you needed or could have used?

What next?

Remember your audiences–Who are they?–Where are they?–How do they communicate?–May need more than one medium

Project siteshttp://www.locateproject.eu/showcase/http://www.locateproject.eu/news/http://www.locateproject.eu/blog/https://www.facebook.com/locateproject.eu Other social media platforms as learners indicate – eg Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram etc

ANDThe Community sites – with links to and from

our project sites

Tools to support, share and promote content

Sharing words online• Blogger – www.blogger.com • Wordpress – http://wordpress.org • Tumblr – www.tumblr.com • Bit.ly - http://ww2.bt.ly/blogbuilding

Sharing pictures online• Flickr – http://flickr.com

• Picasa – http://picasa.google.co.uk • Photobucket – http://photobucket.com

Sharing audio online• Itunes – www.apple.com/uk/itunes • Soundcloud – http://soundcloud.com

• Audioboo – http://audioboo.fm

Tools: Open-Source-Software

Audio / Audacity http://audacity-portable.softonic.de/

Video / Windows Movie-Maker / Windows Live Movie Maker 2011http://www.chip.de/downloads/Windows-Movie-Maker_13007023.html

Foto / Picnikhttp://www.picnik.com/app

Foto / GIMP http://www.chip.de/downloads/GIMP-32-Bit_12992070.html

Foto / Flickr http://www.flickr.com/groups/germany/

Foto / Picasa http://www.chip.de/downloads/Picasa_13013772.html

Fotos / Pigshttp://piqs.de/

Blogging / Wordpresshttp://wordpress.com/ http://www.flossmanuals.net/

Web site/Social networks / NING http://www.ning.com/

Resources

Dropbox – project training resources(link to be sent – emails please)Project web site - http://www.locateproject.eu/resources/Isabel - http://www.isabelproject.eu/Mediacenter/FE/CategoriaMedia.aspx?idc=371&explicit=SI