The final project will be a publication that integrates research, writing, audio, video, and graphic elements in the exploration of a larger overarching theme. The purpose of this assignment is to expose you to the processes of pitching, developing, organizing, managing and producing a multimedia publication—both as individuals and as a collaborative team.
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The video package assignment asks you to combine the interviewing, editing, and mixing skills you utilized in the audio package assignment with the visual storytelling skills you used in the photo/graphic gallery assignment.
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Purpose
You’ve started to think about your story from other perspectives, and in this unit we will continue the process by trying to use visual information to illustrate, clarify, or personalize the stories you’ve told. Format
There are many ways to tell a story using visual data.
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In class on Monday, we went over the next assignment for the course: an audio package. The elements of an audio package are as follows:
Research: Always research first.
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Purpose
Now that you have written your first story, we’re going to begin to explore how to adapt those stories into different genres, media, and formats. For this assignment we’ll look to adapt, expand, or extend your story into an audio package in the format of a short radio spot.
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In class today we walked through a series of types of lede paragraphs, from basic News Ledes to more literary and stylistic choices. Here are the ledes we discussed in class:
Summary lede (AKA Straight News Lede, 5W’s Lede)
Punch lede – It uses strong verbs and short sentences that are meant to create an impact.
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In this course, you need to write 7500 words in response to ~50,000 words of multimedia content. Start today.
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Don't forget!
The multimedia publication review is a short, 5-10 minute in-class presentation on an existing media outlet, explaining its structure, content, tone, and distinguishing features.
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On the first day of class, we discussed the origin of the course, the necessity of "doing stuff" even when it scares you, and more.
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I’m really glad I chose to read this essay because it had the most happening as far as multimedia and story elements go. I liked how Brian Phillips basically took an idea that he liked, with elements that he had no experience with—such as cold weather and piloting an airplane—and just went with it.
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Jes Skolnik (1254 read)
This essay is one-of-a-kind, because you can see how much work the author has put into not just the writing, but the planing behind creating an all-ages space. This is unlike most of the other articles that I read because it doesn’t feature much in the terms of multimedia use.
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Kevin Morris (5562 words)
People on the internet, as a community, can be so inexplicably nice, for no reason. I’ve never had any experience with Reddit so I can’t attest to that platform personally, but from this article I was able to get a closer look into that community of helpers.
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Jia Tolentino (8,145 read)
After reading this article, I have so much respect for both the woman being interviewed and the author. This is such a s difficult topic to discuss for a woman going through this painful process and for a woman trying to understand why she’s doing it.
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Caity Weaver (1597 words)
“Thank god Arcadia doesn’t have sororities,” was my first thought when I read this article. I think this piece was a work of art, and after reading it for a third time I will begin to explain why but first, I need to talk about my own brief run in with sorority girls.
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Is there a box of Kleenex in the house? Because Mandy Lee Catron’s “To Fall in Love With Anyone, Do This” has definitely struck a well of tears over in this neck of the library. Besides the fact that Catron and her not-so-much-of a stranger beau actually ended up falling in love after conducting Dr. Aron’s study on themselves, this story has left me in awe for a number of reasons, which I will lay out shortly.
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Disrupters, Disconnects, and Dicks
Emma Healy
I’m not a huge fan of Nev Schulman or the show Catfish in general, but I didn’t think it was this bad. Personally, if I’m not super into a person or show I’m not going to check up on them, which is probably why I didn’t know that he was (according to Healy) and complete dick.
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To Fall in Love With Anyone, Do This
Mandy Len Catron
I’m so happy that I decided to read this article, as I think it might actually have just become my new favorite article on the internet. As someone who loves love, this really hit me right in the feels.
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The multimedia publication Student Aid: How one school board is defeating bullying, one friendship at a time was a really interesting read, especially after just finishing the new TV series 13 Reasons Why. It is perfect to read at this moment, as there is a whole lot of controversy about the show due to the fact that they did not give any solutions to depression and bullying.
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Paul Ford: What is code? is more like a short novel than an article.
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Divisions of Labor by Barbara Ehrenreich
The first thing I will say about this article is that I really liked the lead. I think people on the left--especially those who may have voted for Clinton--are far too quick to dismiss supporters of Trump as simply racist, or just plain stupid.
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Taylor Swift Runs The World by Chuck Klosterman
My first (and only) exposure to Chuck Klosterman was over the summer when he was a guest on The Daily Show. I did a little bit of research on him, and all I remembered was that he apparently hates soccer.
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BATTLEGROUND AMERICA by Jill Lepore
A bunch of my friends back home own guns. Over Spring break, one of my friends told me we would go to the shooting range by the end of the break.
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THE CARELESS LANGUAGE OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE by Roxane Gay
Before I delve into the content of this well-written article, I would like to briefly explain why I chose to write about this piece. A few weeks ago (at least a month ago at this point), I was getting on the Market-Frankford Line in Philly after catching a show at Ortlieb's.
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Keep the Things You Forgot: An Elliott Smith Oral History by Jayson Greene
While I have been exposed to this article before (in Writing and Communications if I’m not mistaken), this was the first proper read through I’ve done, start to finish, of this piece. I’ll start by saying that my first exposure to Elliot Smith came in high school.
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A CLOSED LETTER TO MYSELF ABOUT THIEVERY, HECKLING AND RAPE JOKES by Patton Oswalt
To be completely honest, I have not listened to nearly enough of Patton Oswalt’s stand-up. I’ve seen bits and pieces here and there, and I’ve seen him make appearances on television, but I have just never gotten around to listening to much of his stand-up.
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I just need to take a second and put it out there that this might be my favorite analytical article that has ever been written… ever. I have so much to say about this but I need to do some Googling first.
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on Bad Friends, by Carlin Flora
Friendship, relationship, fellowship, community. These are all words I think about constantly.
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Even In Real Life, There Were Screens Between Us by Caitlin Dewey
The story in this essay made me really sad, but I wasn’t particularly surprised by the outcome in the end - she wasn’t that into the guy in person when she met him, and it’s easy to see only some parts of someone and to romanticize them by filling in the missing details with stuff you do like. Will seems like a nice guy and I don’t judge Caitlin’s life choices at all - I really don’t - but it seems to me that this is less of a commentary on the general failures of online relationships (and maybe more broadly, communication in general) and more of a personal story.
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Shirtless Trump Saves Drowning Kitten by Brian Phillips
Well, there’s a lot to unpack in this relatively short article. Where else can we start but with the title…
This article, as the subheading indicates, is about “Facebook’s Fake-News Problem And the Rise of the Postmodern Right.” Believe it or not, this article has nothing to do with a shirtless Trump or drowning kittens (although, if we stick with the theme of postmodernism, how can we know for sure?) Instead, the title functions as a comment on the sensational fake news headlines so prevalent on Facebook.
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Bri Wink graduated from Arcadia University in 2015 as a Global Media. She is currently in the MA Program in Multimedia Journalism at the University of Westminster in London, where she contributes to Westminster World.
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Pat Fulton and Tracey Berg met in Pittsburgh in the early 2000's. Pat was finishing a degree in journalism from Point Park College (now Point Park University).
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This is a test of Shorthand, here's a link.
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Pamela Colloff's, The Reckoning, is a fascinating piece of literature that stirs emotions from beginning to end. It follows the life of Claire Wilson and shares her incredible story after her near fatal encounter with Charles Whitman, or the man who killed 16 and wounded 31 in the University of Texas shooting of 1966.
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25 Songs That Tell Us Where Music is Going by a whole bunch of people
I don’t think I have ever read anything on the internet that was as long as this interactive feature I just read was. I sat on my bedroom floor for a good three hours reading every single line in this piece and I just now moved to my bed.
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The piece by Burkhard Bilger, Where Germans Make Peace With Their Dead, may have been the most shocking and heart pounding piece I have read. Being a World War II fanatic, probably not the best title, and having family that fought in the war, hearing the other side of the story was something I never thought I’d be too interested in.
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New York Pizza Styles: A Complete Guide by Nick Solares
I must admit, I have never tried pizza from New York but after reading this article and examining the pictures in great detail I would like to venture out of my room to try some. I enjoy pizza very much but I wouldn’t go as far to say that I love pizza.
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I don't know how I feel about this piece. I honestly have no idea.
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In class today, we talked a bit about storyboarding, and the way that it helps to visualize the visual narrative that you are constructing.
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The Secret Lives of Tumblr Teens by Elspeth Reeve
Another plane read, this article changed my perspective on tumblr fame a lot. I’ve been on tumblr since 2011, and although I don’t use it nearly as much now, it used to be my life.
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Life’s Rich Pageant: Meet a Florida Man
First of all, I read this article on a plane and it had me struggling really hard to hold in my laughter. I’m not sure I succeeded.
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My 14 Hour Search for the End of TGI Friday’s Endless Appetizers by Caity Weaver
I couldn’t help myself when reading this piece by Caity Weaver. I found myself critiquing, agreeing, and commenting on Caity’s thoughts, questions, etc.
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Sammy Nickalls graduated with a degree in Print Communications from Arcadia University in 2014. She's now Nights & Weekend Editor at Esquire.
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In the first class of the video unit, we discussed some of the most popular forms that multimedia publications utilize.
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Last Men Standing by Erin Allday
I feel personally, emotionally attacked by this article. And not in a good way.
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Students come from all over the world to study at U.S. universities (source: Open Doors Data). In the 2016-2017 school year 108 students came to study at Arcadia University.
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Upcoming Activism Events in Philadelphia
#tuesdayswithtoomey Map and Tweet Visualization
Registrations By Lobbying, Year: 2016, Quarter 4 Part 2
This pie chart is in relation to name of company that registered using Open Data. Registrations By Lobbying, Year: 2016, Quarter 4
This pie chart is the same Open Data information from the above chart, but it is in relation to the lobbying subject—some categories only had one company that registered, so they were included in "other" this includes: Aviation, Children, Corrections & Prisons, Energy, Environment, Food & Beverages, Gaming - Casinos, Housing, Human Services, Insurance, Lobbying, Local Officials, Planning, Smoking & Tobacco, Water.
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A map posted at the train station of the lines that run in Center City. Nearly 4 million people ride trains on these tracks every year.
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I compiled all my stuff (along with historical research - my photos begin on page 2 but the graphic elements are interspersed with the research) on a tumblr so here are the links to my graphic elements and then the tumblr:
Timeline/Infographic
Map
Visual Comparison (old photos from OpenData, new photos by me)
https://historyoflgbtphilly.tumblr.com/
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https://infograph.venngage.com/p/229658/cm385-photo-gallery
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https://prezi.com/rwt6tyqs3ghv/stages-of-quitting/#
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Wow. I haven't heard someone talk so shittily about something since Joe Pesci conversing about anything in Goodfellas. Hamilton Nolan could not have voiced a stronger opinion than he did.
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JoLynne Holloman Bremmer got a degree in Communications from Arcadia in 2010, then completed her MA in Public Relations while working at Arcadia in 2014. She currently works for the Seattle Sounders of Major League Soccer as a Digital Media Manager
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Is it Time? By A Dog
So, I’ve never actually read any of the Gawker articles by A Dog and was glad to find one of them on the list.
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Is Everything Wrestling? by Jeremy Gordon
I wasn’t really sure what I was getting myself into when I decided to read this piece by Jeremy Gordon.
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I listened to the Grand Gestures episode of This American Life. I'd heard so many people recommend this podcast that I had to check it out, and I have to say, it's definitely worth the listen.
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How do you choose what format to put your data in for a chart, graphic, or other form of dataviz?
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In class, we discussed the different types of photos that you might include in a photo essay for your upcoming assignment. The photo essay is a form made famous in TIME magazine, where photographers like Ansel Adams and W Eugene Smith made some of the most important contributions to the genre.
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Caitlin Dewey, a senior at Syracuse University, gives an account of her experiences with dating a guy via Skype and then finally meeting him in person. On screen, Will is this quirky, caring, fun to be around intellectual. In real life, or IRL, he's none of those things. Caitlin drove seven hours to go meet the guy that she had fallen in love with on screen only to find out that he's not that great at keep a conversation alive and falls short when it comes to showing affection.
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This installment of Criminal was very interesting. The story that is told in Episode 33: Deep Dive, is about Sgt.
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Frances Dumlao graduated from Arcadia in 2015, with a BA in Global Media. She is currently an assistant social media editor with Bustle, with a particular focus on Romper, a Bustle vertical for young moms.
Prior to her work at Bustle, Frances interned with Mashable, Grid Magazine, Grandparents.com, USA Today, and Showtime, as well as working with public relations at Arcadia.
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A series of resources for mixing your audio package
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What Does It Mean To Be A Lesbian In 2017? By Shannon Keating
While I liked the premise of this article and agreed with a lot of what Keating said, I wasn’t surprised about what I found when I scrolled too far down and ended up in hell the comments section.
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Liza Hearon is a Deputy Editor at MashableUK in London, where she's worked since 2015. Before that she was a Homepage Editor at the Wall Street Journal in London, and a subeditor for the Kyodo News in Tokyo, Japan.
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A collection of links on audio packages and preparing for interviews
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After reading this article I have never wanted to complain more about how terrible high school was than right now. I didn’t have the worst high school experience, but I definitely hated high school.
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Becoming Ugly by Madeleine Davies
I'm becoming tired. I'm tired of having to read stories like this one by other angry women who are becoming tired and becoming ugly because of the exact same reasons spewed out in this piece.
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9/11: The View from the Midwest by David Foster Wallace
I feel the need to come clean right off the bat and admit to crying at this piece, which makes 2 cries out of the 3 pieces I’ve read so far for this class. Pride isn’t quite the right word.
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A Deal with the Devil is nothing short of amazing. The content, the atmosphere, and the style all create an impactful podcast.
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In a discussion with Professor Dwyer on Friday, the multimedia publication “Blue Feed, Red Feed” was brought up and really sparked my interest. As soon as the discussion was finished I ran home to read/interact with this publication.
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My Mom by Mary H K Choi
Growing up, Choi was a seemingly horrible child. When she was 13, she kicked her mother across the room and ran away for a few days.
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Frankie was an Arcadia DMC student in 2010, before transferring to Penn State to do a degree in broadcast journalism. Since then she's worked in television, radio, public relations and event management.
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Unfollow by Adrian Chen
In an in-depth piece that wavered between heartbreaking, disturbing, shocking and uplifting, Adrian Chen answered all of the questions I ever had about the Westboro Baptist Church - and then some. He introduced me to Megan Phelps-Roper through a tweet she had made celebrating AIDS, but by the end, I cried with happiness when she left the church.
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The Art of Manliness was a little jewel that I stumbled upon when I was in the market for a straight razor. I have to say that it has done nothing but provide great tips and enjoyable media products.
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A review of popular types of feature stories that exist in media today to provide some inspiration for the stories that you'll pitch next week.
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When I think about Fifa, I think of big name stars putting their football skills on display for their loving fans. The matches are heart stopping and always end with either heartbreak or endless joy.
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A sample presentation, and the qualities that make a good story.
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Love Letters by Katie Barker
What I found most striking about this piece was how it didn’t try to make me hate the brides. It took what would be a normal (patriarchal, misogynistic) story about this army of "ridiculous brides who are so over-obsessed with having the perfect wedding that they actually take their invitations to some small town in Oregon so the cancellation would look nice," (as a lesser author/person would have put it) and made it mean something.
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In this assignment, you will spend a week or so reviewing a single publication to get a feeling for its content, tone, audience, style, organization, and signature characteristics, then present your findings to the class.
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A collection of some of the links we've discussed during the first week of class.
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In class today: publishing lingo, pitches, and more.
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