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Mastering Visual Storytelling in Online Journalism: Photography & Editing Techniques

This lecture explores the essential role of digital photography in online journalism, emphasizing the impact of visual storytelling. It covers key editing trends, the significance of iPhoneography, and the effective use of blogs and exhibitions. Participants will learn critical photography skills, from organizing and backing up images to mastering editing software like Adobe Photoshop. Important guidelines on resizing, cropping, and preserving photo integrity are discussed, ensuring journalists can publish compelling visuals that enhance their narratives.

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Mastering Visual Storytelling in Online Journalism: Photography & Editing Techniques

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  1. Online Journalism: Theory and Practice Week 6 Lecture 1 Summer 2011 G. F Khan, PhD Dept. of Media & Communication, YeungNam University,South Korea gohar.feroz@gmail.com

  2. Last lectures… --Telling Stories With Pictures Mostly lecture notes are taken from the book: Journalism Next by Mark Briggs

  3. This lecture… • --Digital Photography Editing

  4. Trends • iPhoneography • Blogs • http://bkkthruiphone.tumblr.com/ • http://www.iphoneography.com/ • Exhibitions • http://pixelsatanexhibition.com/ • Apps • Adobe Photoshop Express, Photogene, Best Camera • Competition • http://www.cnncontest.com/cnn/

  5. Editing decision Source: http://www.nppa.org/competitions/monthly_news_clip_contest/view_winners.php?c=13&d=Jun&r=11&t=GNN&p=2nd

  6. Basic Photography skills are critical for anyone who consider himself/herself a journalist • Pictures provide information • The information must be captured & presented in a correct way

  7. Digital Photography Editing • Get organized • You can use Flicker & Picasa for online storage & organization • Backup your photos • Provide use full names-include date • Editing – become familiar with a program like Photoshop that allows you to size, crop and tone

  8. Online & offline photo editing services

  9. Guideline for editing • Never edit the original • Just in case editing goes wrong • Resize pictures • E.g. for blogs you need a smaller & low resolution pictures. • Crop the unnecessary things • Save a Web version • Compress & reduce the size without lowing the quality • Maintain the integrity of photo • Do not add/remove things

  10. Publish photo on your blog • Publish photos online and share • Wrap text around the photo • Explain the photo in the text or at least refer to it • Make a slideshow • Use • Use captions & useful tags to tell a story

  11. Thank You Questions & Comments

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