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As newsrooms produce more video, early results are often a mixed bag. In this module, Michael Roberts provides viewers with ways to give shape and purpose to online video, showing how develop several video story forms (is it a how-to, a slice of life, or a man-on-the-street interview?) to help reporters, photographers and editors identify good video opportunities and shoot and edit a clearly focused video narrative. This applies to short video (60-90 seconds) or longer form video pieces.  Michael Roberts is a newsroom trainer and consultant who works with news organizations throughout the U.S. and Canada. He recently stepped down after a 10-year run as speaker and project director for NewsTrain. From 2003-2010, Roberts was Deputy Managing Editor Staff Development at The Arizona Republic, responsible for all newsroom training. He also served as writing coach, and edited major projects.

Investigative journalism requires a painstaking amount of diligence and perseverance, frequently in the face of a lack of cooperation and information sharing. Because of the challenges involved, more experienced reporters tend to get assigned to this sort of work. When done well, the payoff for the newspaper is a big, fat scoop.

Section 1 VIDEO Lecture 1 How to Write Compelling Headlines? 

Section 1 WHITE PAPER Lecture 1 How to Lead With the Lead?

The-Biggest-Show-On-Earth, for journalists, has to be The Election. Any election. Federal. Provincial. Municipal. School Board. Parks Board. In all such contests, candidates ask for people’s votes so they can exercise power over the community.

Listicles and Charticles and Clickbait, Oh, my! This definitely was not part of your grandfather’s lexicon. But, in the social-media age, these nouns are ones journalists everywhere increasingly are going to have to get their heads around.

In the attached white paper, dig into the impact and the opportunity of social media and community journalism.

Data journalism, or computer-assisted reporting, reflects a different sort of story-telling, one that supplements, enhances and can even replace the traditional the words-on-a-page news report or feature.