Course Overview
- Title:
- Lessons from a Contest: Inside NPPA 2008: Broadcast
- Type:
- Webinar
- Cost:
- Free
- Originally Broadcast On:
- March 03, 2008
- Time Estimate:
- One hour, 15 minutes
About Conversations
Join us in our virtual studio as Poynter faculty and other veteran journalists discuss issues about the craft and values of the profession. This live videocast also gives you the opportunity to join the conversation, submitting your own questions and responding to poll questions posed by the host.
- This Conversation was originally broadcast on:
- March 03, 2008 Enroll Now
- Watch and listen to the original one-hour Conversation in its entirety. This Conversation recording features the full presentation led by Poynter faculty and visiting faculty including Q&A from the audience and resources from the presenter.
This is an archived series of conversations that took place during the 2008 National Press Photographers Association Best of Television contest. This Webinar replay consists of five 15-minute conversations between Poynter’s Al Tompkins and photographers and contest judges about what makes a winning broadcast.
Al talks with:
• Veteran freelancer and NPPA judge Tim Griffis on the judging
• John Hyjek from NBC News in Atlanta about pacing, audio ethics, transitions and editing slower
• Judge Bob Gould about footage selection and lessons to be learned
• Emmy-winning Prestoon Rudie of WTSP-TV in Tampa Bay about good storytelling techniques
• Several NPPA judges about memorable videos from the contest
These conversations were held March 3-7, 2008.
What Will I Learn:
- What impressed the judges
- Ethical issues that arise in this year's entries
- How the backpack journalist trend is affecting photojournalism
Who Should Take this Course:
This is for anyone who wants to hear what broadcast judges are looking for in winning entries.
Course Instructor:
Al Tompkins
Al Tompkins is group leader for broadcast and online at The Poynter Institute. More than 20,000 people a day read his online journalism story idea column “Al's Morning Meeting” on Poynter.org.
Technical Requirements:
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- You use a high-speed connection
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