[This is an example of the text based story. A podcast and an audio visual component are embedded. This story is NOT an example of a story which would score full marks ]
"It is difficult to teach online journalism when sometimes, you do not have 'online' " says Vidyaratha Kissoon. Kissoon has been teaching the Online Multimedia Journalism course at the UG Centre for Communication Studies .
The course was first offered in 2010 . One part of this course assessment is an
assignment which has different components.
The course outline shows the depth of the material which is covered. The course assessement asks students to provide a portfolio of work.
In 2014, there is a component which includes a story with a data visualisation. Students can select any theme and do the assignment
According to one student " The most enjoyable part was actually going out into the public and interviewing people and their take on makeup. People indeed have different preferences when it comes to the brand and the application on makeup."
Another student found this the most difficult part of the assignment "The difficult part was when you had to interview persons and as soon they hear what it was about they would say not know or they don't have time."
A podcast which was produced by Lauressa Mentore in 2012 is used here as a demonstration of how audio can help to enhance stories.
The audio visual piece requires a lot of work. In 2012, Kissoon did an audio slideshow based on the GuyExpo . This audioslideshow would not receive full marks.
Data Visualisation
There are not very many examples of data driven journalism in Guyana. Some columnists and contributors would make reference to economic data. The sample data driven story is based around some data reported in the Guyanese media about research done on Suicide in Essequibo.
The evaluation and feedback from 2013 show some of the challenges of doing the course.
[Note : This is a prototype of an assignment and is not intended to show perfection]
"It is difficult to teach online journalism when sometimes, you do not have 'online' " says Vidyaratha Kissoon. Kissoon has been teaching the Online Multimedia Journalism course at the UG Centre for Communication Studies .
The course was first offered in 2010 . One part of this course assessment is an
assignment which has different components.
The course outline shows the depth of the material which is covered. The course assessement asks students to provide a portfolio of work.
In 2014, there is a component which includes a story with a data visualisation. Students can select any theme and do the assignment
According to one student " The most enjoyable part was actually going out into the public and interviewing people and their take on makeup. People indeed have different preferences when it comes to the brand and the application on makeup."
Another student found this the most difficult part of the assignment "The difficult part was when you had to interview persons and as soon they hear what it was about they would say not know or they don't have time."
A podcast which was produced by Lauressa Mentore in 2012 is used here as a demonstration of how audio can help to enhance stories.
The audio visual piece requires a lot of work. In 2012, Kissoon did an audio slideshow based on the GuyExpo . This audioslideshow would not receive full marks.
Data Visualisation
There are not very many examples of data driven journalism in Guyana. Some columnists and contributors would make reference to economic data. The sample data driven story is based around some data reported in the Guyanese media about research done on Suicide in Essequibo.
The evaluation and feedback from 2013 show some of the challenges of doing the course.
[Note : This is a prototype of an assignment and is not intended to show perfection]
