Visit the TBABJ fan page on Facebook!
Sun, Jun 14 2009 10:23 | technology, Announcements | Permalink
The TBABJ has a fan page on Facebook with lots of information and connections.
Here's the link:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tampa-Bay-Association-of-Black-Journalists/94147272940
Or click here to go direrctly there.
Become a fan today!
Here's the link:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tampa-Bay-Association-of-Black-Journalists/94147272940
Or click here to go direrctly there.
Become a fan today!
TBABJ Multimedia Seminar draws diverse, engaged crowd
Tue, Mar 10 2009 01:58 | technology, Announcements | Permalink
Here's a report on last Saturday's multimedia seminar from Asian American Journalists Association member Carol Lim, who attended and reported on the event for AAJA and was kind enough to send us a copy of the story:
The Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists presented its Third Annual Multimedia Seminar at the Tampa Tribune on Saturday, March 7th. A packed room of around 30 website producers, reporters, news staff from the
St. Petersburg Times, the Tampa Tribune, the Lakeland Ledger, TBO.com; Tampabay.com, WTSP-TV, WTVT-TV, WUSF-FM, educators, freelancers, and audio-visual suppliers heard speakers talk about the importance of
embracing multimedia to increase newspaper readership
and television viewership during an economy of
continuing newsroom layoffs.
Eric Deggans, St. Petersburg Times Media Critic, hosted the 3 hour seminar. Deggans talked about blogging and Twitter, a new social networking website, similar to Facebook. Deggans discussed how he uses Twitter to network socially and professionally, monitor emails, and blog about news stories.
"Twitter is making yourself self-sufficient (as a journalist)...assembling people, who are interested in you. It's your brand," said Deggans.
Nathalie Voirin, Metromix Managing Producer of the Gannett website, and Managing Producer at WTSP-TV, discussed how Metromix and TampaBays10 Connects helps the station bring in stories from the community and citizen journalists.
"It was scary to us at first," said Voirin.
She said in covering the missing NFL-former USF football players boating last Saturday, it was important to update the website first while 1 person was twittering and another person was blogging this story.
Voirin also stressed the importance of being proficient in multimedia to tell a story, finding good stories, getting the basics down on audio and video. She noted that multimedia skills can make a difference in who management keeps and lets go when downsizing in this economy.
"Everyone at 10 is boning up on mulitmedia skills and what's on the horizon," said Voirin.
Demorris Lee, St. Petersburg Times Reporter, showed a Super Bowl slide show with natural sound and soundbites.
"What is prohibiting us from telling a story on different platforms? Do we know how to, the language?" Lee asked.
He challenged journalists to not be afraid of multimedia and encouraged them to become more skilled in this area.
Lee also talked about the tools, cameras, recorders, and computer programs used for multimedia journalism.
"We have to think multimedia. That's where the industry is going." Lee said.
Boyzell Hosey, St. Petersburg Times Director of Photography, spoke about the anxiety in the news industry.
" We're trying to figure out how to do it (multimedia)," Hosey said. He noted that today's journalism school graduates are very proficient in multimedia.
"The tools and opportunities in photojournalism are incredible " he added.
"The challenge is how to balance and blend journalism with the company's bottomline and bring advertisers to the websites," Hosey said.
Most videos are 2 minutes or less on Times website.
Hosey recommended the Flash and Photoshop computer programs to help journalists learn the basics of interactive graphics.
Ken Knight, Tampa Tribune Multimedia Reporter, talked about community journalism.
"As reporters decrease, we are looking more to citizen journalists," said Knight.
Knight says the Tampa Tribune have community websites to enourage people to participate, to send their videos and photographs.
"Its important to engage the community," said Knight.
Knight added that it's a growing trend; as readership and viewership declines.
"This will rejuvenate people's interest in the news." Knight said.
By using SNAP, Tampa Tribune website users can create their own online photo albums to share with family and friends.
Knight also said today's reporters are being asked to do more--shoot video, photos, and edit.
For more information about this group, check out their website at www.TBABJ.com.
Special thanks to Eric Deggans for contibuting to this report. Deggans also is president of TBABJ.
Carol Lim
Asian American Journalists Association
Florida Chapter Member
Tampa, Florida
clim@ij.net
The Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists presented its Third Annual Multimedia Seminar at the Tampa Tribune on Saturday, March 7th. A packed room of around 30 website producers, reporters, news staff from the
St. Petersburg Times, the Tampa Tribune, the Lakeland Ledger, TBO.com; Tampabay.com, WTSP-TV, WTVT-TV, WUSF-FM, educators, freelancers, and audio-visual suppliers heard speakers talk about the importance of
embracing multimedia to increase newspaper readership
and television viewership during an economy of
continuing newsroom layoffs.
Eric Deggans, St. Petersburg Times Media Critic, hosted the 3 hour seminar. Deggans talked about blogging and Twitter, a new social networking website, similar to Facebook. Deggans discussed how he uses Twitter to network socially and professionally, monitor emails, and blog about news stories.
"Twitter is making yourself self-sufficient (as a journalist)...assembling people, who are interested in you. It's your brand," said Deggans.
Nathalie Voirin, Metromix Managing Producer of the Gannett website, and Managing Producer at WTSP-TV, discussed how Metromix and TampaBays10 Connects helps the station bring in stories from the community and citizen journalists.
"It was scary to us at first," said Voirin.
She said in covering the missing NFL-former USF football players boating last Saturday, it was important to update the website first while 1 person was twittering and another person was blogging this story.
Voirin also stressed the importance of being proficient in multimedia to tell a story, finding good stories, getting the basics down on audio and video. She noted that multimedia skills can make a difference in who management keeps and lets go when downsizing in this economy.
"Everyone at 10 is boning up on mulitmedia skills and what's on the horizon," said Voirin.
Demorris Lee, St. Petersburg Times Reporter, showed a Super Bowl slide show with natural sound and soundbites.
"What is prohibiting us from telling a story on different platforms? Do we know how to, the language?" Lee asked.
He challenged journalists to not be afraid of multimedia and encouraged them to become more skilled in this area.
Lee also talked about the tools, cameras, recorders, and computer programs used for multimedia journalism.
"We have to think multimedia. That's where the industry is going." Lee said.
Boyzell Hosey, St. Petersburg Times Director of Photography, spoke about the anxiety in the news industry.
" We're trying to figure out how to do it (multimedia)," Hosey said. He noted that today's journalism school graduates are very proficient in multimedia.
"The tools and opportunities in photojournalism are incredible " he added.
"The challenge is how to balance and blend journalism with the company's bottomline and bring advertisers to the websites," Hosey said.
Most videos are 2 minutes or less on Times website.
Hosey recommended the Flash and Photoshop computer programs to help journalists learn the basics of interactive graphics.
Ken Knight, Tampa Tribune Multimedia Reporter, talked about community journalism.
"As reporters decrease, we are looking more to citizen journalists," said Knight.
Knight says the Tampa Tribune have community websites to enourage people to participate, to send their videos and photographs.
"Its important to engage the community," said Knight.
Knight added that it's a growing trend; as readership and viewership declines.
"This will rejuvenate people's interest in the news." Knight said.
By using SNAP, Tampa Tribune website users can create their own online photo albums to share with family and friends.
Knight also said today's reporters are being asked to do more--shoot video, photos, and edit.
For more information about this group, check out their website at www.TBABJ.com.
Special thanks to Eric Deggans for contibuting to this report. Deggans also is president of TBABJ.
Carol Lim
Asian American Journalists Association
Florida Chapter Member
Tampa, Florida
clim@ij.net
Third annual TBABJ Multimedia Seminar begins at 11 a.m. March 7 in Tampa
Sun, Feb 15 2009 06:15 | Meetings, technology, Announcements | Permalink
The Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists is pleased to announce its third annual seminar on blogs and multimedia journalism.
This year's event is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday March 7 at the Tampa Tribune, 200 S. Parker St. Tampa. Head to the south building and tell the security guard in the lobby what event you're attending. We'll be around the corner in a small conference room.
The 2009 seminar features:
* Nathalie Voirin, managing producer for the Tampa Bay version of Gannett's Metromix Web site and a managing producer for CBS affiliate WTSP-Ch. 10. Nathalie works on Metromix from the center of WTSP's newsroom, navigating the mix of traditional TV journalism, online reporting and new school entertainment coverage.
* Boyzell Hosey, director of photography for the St. Petersburg Times. Boyzell has guided the Times through making its photojournalists the focal point of multimedia efforts, from shooting and editing video for online reports to training print reporters on capturing images for their own blogs and newspaper stories.
* Ken Knight, multimedia reporter for the Tampa Tribune/TBO.com/WFLA-Ch. 8. Ken assembles daily reports from Tampa neighborhoods for all of Media General's platforms in the Tampa Bay area.
* Eric Deggans, TV/Media Critic, St. Petersburg Times. Eric's blog, The Feed, has become a bit of laboratory for his many efforts at multimedia work, from showcasing video of a TV anchor's arrest to using Twitter, Facebook and MySpace to leverage audiences to his blog at the Times Web site.
* Demorris Lee, reporter, St. Petersburg Times. Demorris has completed a number of multimedia projects after completing a fellowship at the Knight Digital Media Center.
During the discussions, we will talk about ways to think about expanding traditional journalism work to multimedia platforms, the advantages and challenges of blogging for journalists, the resources available for those who hope to learn more about this kind of work and examples of quality work done on different platforms.
Though this is a professional development seminar organized by the TBABJ, this seminar is free and open to anyone who wishes to attend. In particular, journalists of all ethnicities and experience levels are most welcome.
Feel free to email back at this address or call my office at the number below for more information...And see you on March 7.
Eric Deggans
President, Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists
TV/Media Critic, St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
(727) 893-8521
New TBABJ website!
Thu, Oct 4 2007 02:01 | technology, Announcements | Permalink
In our continuing quest to serve you better, the TBABJ board has contracted with a California-based company, Webhead Labs, to present a new home in cyberspace for the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists.
Besides offering a sleeker design, this version of our Web site offers more information, including a more comprehensive calendar of events, downloadable membership and ticket request applications and lots of pictures from our past events.
Of course, this also means our MySpace page and Freewebs site, both nice alternatives to paid designs, will be dormant. Any past information likely will remain, but new information -- especially meeting notices and information on our many projects -- will now appear here.
There's even an RSS Feed option so you can tell your web browser to automatically notify you whenever our page is updated!
I'm hopeful this will become an informative and bustling hub for the chapter's projects. And, as always, if you have any problems or questions you can feel free to email me at TampaBayNABJ@aol.com or my personal address digdog@aol.com.
Welcome to TBABJ's new Internet home!
Eric Deggans
TBABJ chapter president/TVand Media Critic, St. Petersburg Times
