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Nonlinear Assignment Strategy

In Class Blog on November 24, 2009 at 8:37 am

For my nonlinear story, I want to write the two extra articles first and then gather all my stories together. I’m thinking of writing a “how-to” article explaining how to participate in NSE. I want my other story to be about moving out or going back home. My audio story is all set.

As far as my FAQs page, I’ll need to come up with questions about my beat, but that should be fairly easy. I think the hardest part for me will be setting up the navigation on my page correctly. Also, I plan on doing some extra credit. I am thinking about doing a Google Map or extra article, possibly with video footage.

I think the Google Map would be interesting to make and it would also be very useful to readers and people or exchange students that are new to Towson University. There’s actually a lot of things I could do.

Profile Slideshow Ideas

In Class Blog on November 10, 2009 at 5:33 am

For my profile slideshow, I considered not only national exchange students, but also program coordinators and advisors. However, I’ve decided that most of the students and staff alike are fairly average, that is, except for Guadalupe Rosales. Read the rest of this entry »

Editing Strategies

In Class Blog on November 10, 2009 at 5:08 am

Segment from the National Geographic Channel. Retrieved from YouTube.com.


In a video segment of National Geographic Channel’s, “Looking for the Afghan Girl,” several key video editing strategies are used to create a compelling news story about a reporter’s journey to find an unnamed Afghan girl photographed for the cover of a National Geographic magazine thirty years later.

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