Remixing the NewsPresented at the Teach-A-ThonJournalism/Interactive 2014

Donica Mensing@donicaReynolds School of Journalism, University of Nevada, Reno

WANTED:A better way to engage

beginning students with news

And, a better way to learn:

How to find and evaluate local news

How to make defensible news judgments

How to create a news product to engage an audience

How to share a product to reach an intended audience

Teach students to

remix the news

Storify

ZeegaSpundge

Pop

Trove

News Peg

Zeega is a fun interactive media toolstudents can use to curate news.

It was created by Matter, a San Francisco-basedaccelerator for mission-driven games

committed to changing media for good.

http://zeega.com

Washington: A Zeega by NPR

Assignment

Create an engaging news product that takes one to two minutes to watch

Include three to five noteworthy local news stories (can also include weather, sports & entertainment)

Of importance and interest to students

Publish daily and share on social media

http://renobuzz.journalism.unr.edu/?p=155

Learning from mistakes

Search skills

Story selection

Short, accurate writing

Visual design

Meeting deadlines

Punctuation and spelling

Assessment

Did you include "newsworthy" stories for the day?

Is your writing accurate, concise, and correct?

Is your visual storytelling legible and attractive?

Do your choices violate professional standards?

Did you meet your deadline?

Resources

Zeega FAQ: http://blog.zeega.com/faq

How journalists can use interactive storytelling tool Zeega, IJ Net, Margaret Looney

KQED Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMMoZuiLegU

Poynter’s News University free tutorial/webinar on Zeegas: http://www.newsu.org/digital-tools-zeega

If you have examples of Zeegas you like,

please tweet them! And if you try this assignment, let

me know.

@donicadmensing@unr.edu

Reynolds School of Journalism