Live Blogging11 a.m.: Learned about live blogging

Why live blog?

• People can’t watch video at work

• People can’t watch TV at work

• People can’t listen to the radio at work

• People CAN peak at a news site at work

• However, people can’t wait for you to write a long story

• Functions like live television coverage

Short bursts

Longer form

What to do

• Time stamp your elements as you go

• Leave older material on the blog the way it was written

• Start new entries when necessary

• If you make an error, correct it and be transparent

• Use proper grammar, AP style, clear writing

• Add photos/graphics/videos to entries where they help

Multimedia

• Quick-hit photos (Instagram)

• Quick-hit videos (Vine, YouTube)

• Infographics prepared ahead of time

• Audio captured on the fly

• Turn everything around quickly or have an editor

Our assignment

• It is Sunday, April 7, beginning at 8 a.m. (get there earlier)

• Starts at the Statesman, ends Auditorium Shores

• Go to cap10k.com for information

• Each lab will be a reporting team, all updating to a lab Tumblr

• You will each spend a minimum of five hours in the field

• We will use multimedia (photos, video, social, etc.)

Our assignment

• Plan your coverage carefully with your team members

• Make sure you have access to class Tumblr beforehand

• Create a ‘Hello World’ entry explaining the plan

• Use time stamps, create new entries for new topics

• One person should be an editor. Add bylines.

• Shoot a lot of photos and video

Example

What types of things can we cover?