Videos
Quick experiments to find what resonates with your audience
The Maine Monitor wanted to experiment with their vertical video strategy to increase reach and gain new viewers. They tried three different options. Here’s what they discovered.
How to get started creating vertical videos
A conversation with creator journalist Alexa Stone.
Couch Talk: Testing out a new, community-focused vertical video series
Lessons learned from one an on the street video strategy.
How to verify videos
Videos can present a difficult challenge for verification when you aren’t receiving them from a trusted source.
Answering your questions on how to redesign brainstorming meetings
Meetings belong to participants, too: overcoming tech barriers and snackable next steps.
News archives: The untapped resource Part 3
This excerpt from Neil Mara’s research report highlights the top selections from each of the five categories of examples showing how newsrooms are using the content of their news archives to their benefit.
News archives: The untapped resource Part 2
In talking with more than a hundred news editors and reporters, managers and specialists across the industry for this research, Neil Mara found great examples of tangible benefits that newsrooms gain from their archives.
News archives: The untapped resource Part 1
News archives are a resource not often discussed in newsrooms today. The once rich repositories of carefully preserved news and research data, tended by trained librarians and staff experts are mostly gone now or hanging on by a thread.
Descript video: Tips and tricks
Innovation in Focus is a series exploring emerging technology and methods of storytelling for newsrooms worldwide. We interview experts, test tools and provide our findings on a different topic each month. This month I tested Descript’s new video editing software to create this video about a local maker and his business. Here are five tips … Continued
Instagram Reels: Q&A with Anthony Quintano
For Innovation in Focus this month I experimented with Instagram Reels and spoke with social media manager Anthony Quintano about Instagram Reels and how it compares to TikTok so far. He is currently a manager of visual storytelling and has trained journalists on how to use social media since 2010 at NBC, Recode and Honolulu Civil Beat. … Continued