Video in Newspapers

I went online and browsed around BBC News. From first glance the home page is filled with many slideshows of pictures, and then if you brows down a little farther you can find a lot of videos. Compared to iReport it is to complicated and hard to brows around and find anything. There is a lot of stuff going on and hard to navigate, while on iReport it has big pictures with their headlines. The videos on BBC News were all different lengths. Some of the smaller stories were quick 2-3 min videos while some of the bigger stories were anywhere from 5-20 min. Overall I believe iReport is a better site and is more user friendly unlike BBC News, so if I was going to choose between the two to look up something I would choose iReport over BBC News.

Review on iReports

There are a few things that I found to be very interesting about iReports. The first thing is that it allows regular people to report the news with the possibility of getting it on air. Second is that it allows people to post things that not all reporters would be able to cover.

When thinking about it not every reporting company has the money to send there reporters across the world to get a story, but with iReports the can send out assignments and people who are already in a different country will be able to cover the story and then put it up on the site, which then can be used by cable companies.

A big benefit would have to be that stories are being covered by people other then reporters and being used by companies. Also everyone including me has the chance of possibly getting their story aired by CNN.

I believe this is a cool idea and has the potential of growing into something huge that anyone can use and help everyone around the world get the news out better and quicker.

Hockey Slide Show

Photos-Tom

Video-Duffy

Audio-Duffy/Tom

Hockey Slideshow Write-up

Duffy and I focused on hockey moves, also known as dekes or dangles. Some of the most famous dekes have been done. The dekes in the photos are some through the legs. These are some of the best ways to score in floor hockey.

Dangles, dekes, and stick-handling are all moves made to embarrass the opposing player by using stick handling to get past them. They are usually done by advanced players usually.

Some of the most notorious dekes were done through the legs. An example of this would be Pavel Datsyuk and Patrick Kane dekes.

These dekes are some of the finest, but they can help fine tune a player’s ability to stick-handle. Once a player learns how to stick handle they can move on to more advanced moves. A great example is the one handed Peter Forsberg dangle. He did this dangle during the 1994 Olympics to help seal the victory over Canada.

Each dangle is specific for a specific time, such as the Forsberg dangle was specifically to target the opposing goaltender. This will increase the chances of the player scoring and getting more goals to add to their statistics. Other dangles are moves to get around defensemen and forwards. These dekes are usually holding the stick out in one hand, and also sometimes a through the legs kick pass to yourself.

Most of these dangles are self passes or moves to evade the defense; they are usually some of the best attempts in order to make a great attempt at a shot on net.

Dangles, dekes, and stick handling are some of the most important parts of the hockey game. Make sure to look for them during a hockey game, while you are watching one of course. They are one of the most exciting plays and can sometimes make the player look foolish (on defense, or if the player who tries to make the deke gets checked to the ice).

Dangling, deking and stick-handling is one of the most crucial parts of a hockey game, as it is supposed to keep the opposing team from knowing what exactly you are going to do.

Hockey Slideshow Synopsis

Duffy Webster and Tom Weineck will be focusing on doing an audio slideshow on hockey. We will be focusing on Duffy and his stick-handling abilities.

He will be doing some indoor floor hockey skills. We will focus on him using different stick handling techniques. We will also cover the basics of stick handling.

The background will be white so the ball and the stick stand out from the back drop. The colors will help the viewer understand the pictures.

First, we will focus on the basics of stick handling, such as how to hold the stick and how to position it.

Next we will cover basic moves such as through the legs dekes or moves to get around the defenseman. There are several that we can go over but the easiest one for the viewers to look at we will go over.

We will have some audio during the slideshow for the viewer, as it will keep them entertained and keep them viewing the slideshow.

The audio will music introduction, and then the different techniques of stick handling. After that will be the music to end the slideshow with some other moves.

The music and the voice-over will keep the viewer entertained but also informed with facts about stick handling and dekes. 

Hockey Gallery vs Hockey Slideshows

http://www.nhl.com/ice/gallerylanding.htm?id=7059&location=/photos&pg=1

In this hockey gallery it focus' on "frozen moments" which means its photos of what is happening before, after, and during a hockey game. It contains photos of hockey players themselves, the fans, and some highlight moments that have taken place.

http://www.citypages.com/slideshow/u-s-pond-hockey-championships-32351502/#12

In this hockey slideshow it shows the process of building an outdoor rink for the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships. This is a cool story cause it shows everything from start to finish and gives you the complete story. The only thing i wish it had was audio to go with it.

http://waylandstudentpress.com/2011/03/01/hockey-league-heads-to-home-rink-each-sunday-sound-slideshow/

In this video it talks about a couple of kids who come up with their own hockey league in their back yard. This is a cool video cause it gives you photos with an audio background talking about how these kids came up with the idea to start their own hockey league and how it was a joke at first and then it turned into something more.

Overall out of all the the links above I like the last one with the audio the best because while I'm looking through the slideshow of photos its nice to here someone talking in the background and giving you the story as it unfolds.