Are you getting your students (or yourself) ready for the world of work? Cross training is a buzz word, but what does it mean in practice?

What is Backpack Journalism
& Advanced Multimedia Newsgathering ?
according to the newsplex team, “The backpack journalist is a cross-media multi-tasker capable of operating a video camera, performing TV standup, telling a print story, writing a broadcast script, creating a Flash animation, compiling a photo gallery, grabbing an audio clip and maintaining top priority as a journalist.”

Some of the skills needed include:
> Video news creation

> Digital video camera operation.

> A- and B-roll theory and techniques.

> Stand-up, video producer and director skills.

> Video editing software techniques.

> Video telephone operation.

> Posting video packages and mpeg4 files online.

> Planning and building interactive content such as polls, games, graphics.

> Storyboarding, Web shells and contextualization.