Electronic Journalism

Well, here is my debut as a serious video journalist.

http://youtu.be/r4Rvb1ZO7ok

I have learned a few key things from this assignment.

1. The microphone jack and the headphone jack are different things.
2. If you pull a little harder, your tripod will extend and you will not leave your soundbite looking like he's going into the light any second.
3. Editing video is time-consuming.
4. I do not like to hear the sound of my voice over and over and over while I am editing video.
5. I thought I felt like a dork as a beginning print journalist, but that was nothing compared to my anxiety over being seen in public with a video camera.
6. The concepts I failed to grasp in photojournalism are coming back to haunt me. I did set the curve on the written exam, but application was another story completely.

As the semester went on, I got to learn these additional lessons.

1. Batteries die.
2. Mics can cut out at key points (even when plugged in correctly and turned on)
3. Electronic journalism students need tripods that work, cameras, batteries, an external mic and tapes. All are essential to success.
4. Editing video takes a lot of time.

Here's my final story of the semester.

And one I did on a diversity series and another on advising.

I hate coughing!

I am sick of coughing. I've done enough of it to last a dang lifetime since Sunday. Enough of this nonsense. I dread going to bed because the minute my head hits the pillow, I get the cough chorus going on. Yeah, yeah, get some rest, "they say." Ha! Try to sleep and hack your internal organs out of your body. I hope the NyQuil does a better job tonight.