Greetings all:
It's your assignment that you will be posting here to the watchdog.
Five groups. Four ideas from each group. Be sure that each of your ideas are written in one complete sentence. Beneath that sentence that encompasses your ideas, tell me--your editor--who will be your sources, the shape of the story, how you envision it.
Remember: our EJI website has video, sound, images. Your ideas can be in the form of a live camera, a video stream, a radio story, a photo essay, text. You can use graphs, charts, interactive or static maps. Be creative. Don't suggest obvious ideas but don't reach for ideas that are so unusual that they will not be relevant to your readers/viewers.
Some things to consider: Are these stories journalism or are they public relations or advertising? What is the difference between these three forms?
Do these stories interest your audience? Do they interest you? How important is it to have interesting stories? How can you tell if/when a story is interesting?
Post by noon tomorrow. And then enjoy your walking tour of Prague. I'll see you in the pub.
Professor Kelly
Group 2
ReplyDelete1-EJI’s Visual itinerary - An 8-minute video (collage) of EJI’s previous year(2010). (for eg. Registration-lunch-presentations-graduation)
Sources: Mrs. Michelle Le ( Director, International Programs) where she can provide us with feedback regarding previous participants, permissions, their contacts, so we may collect all short videos taken by student/journalist cameras, i-phones, camcorders.
- current EJI 2010 students/journalists – who will film short parts of the current program.
-The 8-minute video serves a short eye-opener to new students/journalists who are interested in participating in EJI 2011.
2-EJI’s Do’s and Don’ts in Prague
Sources: numerous websites about student life in Prague
-Previous EJI participants’ experiences
-Martina Mareckova ( EJI Program manager 2010)
-Michelle Le (Director, International Programs)
-Czech Tourist Agencies
3-EJI’s Golden Years – Milestones of the Past
A specific column dedicated to distinguished Alumni of EJI, from over 10 years ago.
Interviewing them on how EJI has contributed to their success and why they would recommend EJI to today’s journalists.
Sources: http://www.tfas.org/Page.aspx?pid=245 (TFAS’s official website, so as to review their alumni updates and international chapters)
-Who’s Who Website: http://www.oup.com/whoswho/ ( This website has a database of over 33,000+ noteworthy, influential people ( journalists, business executives…) from the UK and beyond. Our mission is to contact the founders of Who’s Who and request assistance on locating EJI alumni through their search engines.
4-EJI’s Connecting Journalists worldwide feature.
Uploading Google maps onto the website – where it would feature a saved draft of all EJI alumni information, current addresses . Each participant on graduating will be able to access this feature, as it will provide a global network of journalistic contacts. However, this feature will only include alumni who have agreed to have their contacts made public on EJI’s google map.
Sources: ALL EJI Directors
- EJI Facebook groups and pages.
- EJI current participants and alumni
Done by:
Rita Saraci, Bucur Alexandra- Emilia, Monika Domenikova,Teona Kanashvili, Melda Turkkanlar and Sara Al Mojaddidi
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Group 4 story ideas
ReplyDelete1. On EJI: Our first piece will be a feature story on how EJI has helped shape the careers of EJI alums from five years ago, showing how these alums have transitioned since the program and the careers they have chosen.
- Format: Feature story, with sidebars linking current alumni work and information on where they currently work, other relevant achievements
- Sources: Three (3) EJI alums from 2005
2. On Prague: Our second piece will be a photo slideshow featuring photos and ideas from local Czech photographers on the best inspirational places and yet-undiscovered hotspots to enjoy and photograph while in Prague.
- Format: Slideshow of photos, with captions showing photographers' commentaries
- Sources: Three (3) Czech photographers living and working in Prague and their photos
3. On media issues (1): Our next piece is envisioned to be a radio conversation between two EJI student-journalists from two conflicting countries (i.e., India and Pakistan, Kosovo and Serbia, or Israel and Palestine) on how they view the conflict and their roles as journalists mirroring the state of their society.
- Format: Radio talk show with one professor or guest lecturer acting as host or moderator, and two student-journalists to air their respective sides of the discussion
- Sources: Two present EJI students, each representing a country in conflict with the other (i.e., India and Pakistan, Kosovo and Serbia, or Israel and Palestine); background information on the conflict involving both countries
4. On media issues (2): Our last contribution will be a story on women's voices in Czech media, showing how women and their issues are represented in media in a post-Communist country, how much space women get in news stories, and how important their viewpoints are.
- Format: News story, with mentions and a sidebar on powerful women in Czech media and public life (e.g., government, business, sports, civil society)
- Sources: Two (2) female editors of local (Czech) publications and two (2) female reporters; content analysis of a popular women's issue in Prague and compare reporting done 25 years ago versus current reporting methods and results
Eeva Kaun, Labinot Hajdari, Nina Terol-Zialcita, Puja Awasthi, Mariam Chumbadze, Tricia Miller
Group 3 (Maggie, Anil, Arielle, Debbie, Ezgi)
ReplyDelete1)Interviews with local Czechs to understand their expectations of journalism. (Source: Local people from different ages and classes)
How to present it: (video tapes—videos of EJI students asking what locals expect from journalism, interviews on the streets of Prague)
2) Pinpointing the most important places for journalists in Prgaue on a map; official buildings, media centers and their socializing places. (Source: local journalists)
How to present it: Interactive map that users can click on to get more in depth description of key journalistic places in Prague.
3)Video depicting a day in the life of EJI students; exercises, classes and samples of work. (Source: EJI students and professors)
How to present it: Unscripted videos with their permission. Pdf files of exercises and past samples of alumni’s work. Target audience: Future participants of EJI
4)How is journalism done in Eastern Europe considering it was a communist region. (Source: historians, journalists who have experienced both periods and articles written during both periods of time)
How to present it: Article beginning with an explanation of relevant history and what has changed in journalistic practices. Have regulations changed? How is journalism regulated now as compared to communist period? Do journalists encounter different restrictions now? Link to a discussion group where past and present EJI students describe if, and how, journalism is regulated in their countries.
Group 5:
ReplyDeleteSebastian, Ruslan, Ana, Anastasia, Nana, Jessica & Rehman
1. EJI on Globe: Interactive map.
Idea: EJI’s multiculturalism is to be represented through an interactive map, highlighting those countries on globe from where students came to attend this course; a click on a country would open the list of Alumni, their profiles and video messages.
Format: Flash based interactive map
Sources: Statistical data of EJI 2004-2010, Interviews.
2. Charles University: Ideological Transitions.
Idea: A backgrounder telling how this institution coped with various ideological and political upheavals in the centuries bygone; and where it stands today through the eyes of students and professors.
Format: Video Package with 90 seconds duration and two SOTs from history professors.
Sources: Professors at Charles University, History of the Institution.
3. Prague Daily: Photo News Digest
Idea: Picking out the best stories from the daily newspapers and websites about what is happening in Prague currently; telling these through photos with brief descriptions.
Format: Pictures of events and personalities linking to the news stories, followed by a brief description of the news piece.
Sources: Daily newspapers of Prague, News websites.
4. Fallouts of Socialism
Idea: Article about the post soviet era and how people who grew up with similar opportunities, some of them ended being beggars on the streets of Prague and others in luxurious cars with ownerships of clubs and cafes.
Format: Article/Story
Sources: Statistical data about how many live under the poverty line and what percentage is elite in this population. Interviews with the businessmen and homeless people past the age mark 40 (it means they grew up sometime in socialist era).
Group 1
ReplyDeleteSarah, Ana, Simona, Nate, Hrishab, Koray
1-As the participants of the program are mostly female (students, professors, director), our question is, "Today, are women more politically motivated than men?"
-Source: Interview Mrs. Lee, Mrs. Moore, & Professor Kelly
-Source: Check the website
-Tools: On our website, we’re going to conclude the results using statistics
2-How are EJI-alumni applying what they learnt from the program in their practical life?
-Source: Interview alumnus
-Tools: Video shoot of the alumnus
3-EJI day-by-day: (A student’s daily diary in the form of a blog by the current EJI participants):
-Daily journals written by the students
-Source: current EJI students
-Tools: blog, Flickr, & “Q&A” for future students to ask alumnus for any inquiries
4-EJI Mania:
-Source: former EJI students sharing their fun moments, adventures…etc
-Tools: texts, & if possible, supported by pictures & videos