Course Overview

- Title:
- Video News Editing: The Remixer Game
- Type:
- Self-Directed Course
- Time Estimate:
- This course takes about an hour to complete.
About Self-Directed Courses
In a self-directed course, you can start and stop whenever you like, progressing entirely at your own pace and going back as many times as you want to review the material.
You can choose one of four Remixer “channels.” All of them allow you to edit clips and add text commentary. The top two choices, NewsBreaks and the Water Remixer, have a range of groupings of news stories on the same topics and are best for creating simple comparisons. The bottom two choices, Global Pulse and Latin Pulse, are designed for constructing whole stories and have additional features such as video cutaways.
To help teachers use this tool in media education, we've included readings about assessing media messages, ways that media set agendas, and ethical considerations in editing news. We also have a special "Teacher's Guide" section for educators, with sample activities, assignments, discussion questions and worksheets.
What Will I Learn:
Upon completing this course, you will understand how TV news:
- Can tell a detailed and accurate story of a day’s event.
- Can work within time constraints and limitations.
- Can remain balanced and credible, accurate and complete.
Who should take this course:
This course is for anyone who watches news and wants to understand how news shapes public opinion. We also have a special section for educators, with sample activities, assignments, discussion questions and worksheets.
Training Partner:
Link TV
Link TV -- News Without Borders broadcasts programs that engage, educate and activate viewers to become involved in the world.
Technical Requirements:
For this course you will need to have at least version 9.0 of the Flash plugin installed. For the best experience, we suggest that:
- PC users use Internet Explorer or Netscape/Mozilla/Firefox
- Mac users use Netscape/Mozilla/Firefox or Safari
- you set your monitor resolution to 1024 x 768 or higher
- you use a high-speed connection