Sunday, November 8, 2015
Sunday, November 1, 2015
NewsTrack blog: Slate's use of video reporting
As a whole, Slate uses some video reporting, but not as much as it possibly could be. The first example that jumps to mind is the Dear Prudence column, which includes a weekly video of Emily Yoffe answering a particularly interesting or controversial question.
In terms of the mobile social videos that we discussed in class, I haven't seen too many of them despite liking Slate's Facebook page. They have a few playlists, and one in particular I recently remember seeing is one of the site's editors explaining how to cut a butternut squash. I found this video particularly helpful, mostly because I love butternut squash and always find it a pain to cut. But the advantage to videos like this is that they're consistently helpful for years to come — every fall, squash comes back into style and Slate can roll out that video and get a lot of views on it.
I know Slate has a lot of other video features, including "Ask a Homo" and "The Shortcut." In general, Slate approaches video more as viral, feature-like and advice-giving content rather than in a news sense. But I would say that speaks to Slate's site and mission as a whole — it's centered less around hard news and more as a magazine, opinion and analysis-type site.
In terms of the mobile social videos that we discussed in class, I haven't seen too many of them despite liking Slate's Facebook page. They have a few playlists, and one in particular I recently remember seeing is one of the site's editors explaining how to cut a butternut squash. I found this video particularly helpful, mostly because I love butternut squash and always find it a pain to cut. But the advantage to videos like this is that they're consistently helpful for years to come — every fall, squash comes back into style and Slate can roll out that video and get a lot of views on it.
I know Slate has a lot of other video features, including "Ask a Homo" and "The Shortcut." In general, Slate approaches video more as viral, feature-like and advice-giving content rather than in a news sense. But I would say that speaks to Slate's site and mission as a whole — it's centered less around hard news and more as a magazine, opinion and analysis-type site.
Monday, October 26, 2015
Photo Slideshow: CGSA turns 7
On Oct. 23, Boston University's Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism celebrated its seventh year of operation.
Sunday, October 18, 2015
NewsTrack blog: Slate's photo reporting
As far as I can tell, Slate doesn't make much use of photos for its reporting, especially in terms of original photography. For their regular content, they tend to use Getty Images and Flickr/Creative Commons. This is understandable, given that a lot of photo staffs are getting laid off from major publications (Example 1, Example 2), and Slate is relatively small. It doesn't particularly rely on visuals to tell its stories; rather, it focuses more on strong prose and analysis to distinguish it from other sites.
Slate does, however, have a blog specifically dedicated to photography, called Behold. But it's more of a blog that features photo projects from other photographers not affiliated with Slate itself. That makes some sense given that Slate is technically more of a magazine and not a newspaper, so it makes sense that its content would be more feature-like.
On this blog, instead of using a slideshow format, Slate just places all of the photos in a single post, so you scroll down the page to view all of the photos. I'm not sure how I feel about this format — it's personally easier for me, as I prefer scrolling to clicking, but I know that in some content management systems you can have slideshows bring more page views, which in turn boosts advertising revenue. Maybe Slate's platform doesn't use that.
Slate does, however, have a blog specifically dedicated to photography, called Behold. But it's more of a blog that features photo projects from other photographers not affiliated with Slate itself. That makes some sense given that Slate is technically more of a magazine and not a newspaper, so it makes sense that its content would be more feature-like.
On this blog, instead of using a slideshow format, Slate just places all of the photos in a single post, so you scroll down the page to view all of the photos. I'm not sure how I feel about this format — it's personally easier for me, as I prefer scrolling to clicking, but I know that in some content management systems you can have slideshows bring more page views, which in turn boosts advertising revenue. Maybe Slate's platform doesn't use that.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Monday, October 12, 2015
Sunday, October 4, 2015
City of Boston officials address overcrowding in student housing
by Sarah Kirkpatrick and Mina Corpuz
Boston City Council met Thursday to address proposed city ordinances that prevent more than four undergraduate students from living in a single apartment.
Boston City Council met Thursday to address proposed city ordinances that prevent more than four undergraduate students from living in a single apartment.
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