Analysis of an online news site
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/
http://ninemsn.com.au/default.aspx
Answer the following with examples where possible
What is the structure of the front screen?
What categories is the news divided into?
How closely does the site resemble the print/broadcast entities associated with them?
What new media elements are present? How are they integrated into the site? Is content being pulled from other sources?
How is hyperlinking used? Internally? Externally?
How web aware is the site – use of XML, search customization? How well does it work?
Describe the use of layout, graphics, design, typography?
Describe the quantity, position and type of adverstising – how well integrated is it?
Shooting your video
In groups of 4, you are going to interview one member of the group about the findings of the class exercise.
This exercise is designed to get you used to the cameras you will be using in your assignments and to introduce some concepts in relation to video techniques.
After recording your interview, capture the footage to a computer using Movie Maker or iMovie (only available in the Mac lab).
Upload the footage to Youtube.
To retrieve the footage you can use, Vixy Converter available at http://vixy.net
Read this helpful tutorial between now and next week
http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/video/shooting_tips/
You can download a User Manual for the camera here
