Running a Youtube page and need help...

[Jagos]

So I decided to begin a Youtube page and want to learn how to edit for news sources as well as make a more professional presentation for the Youtubes similar to most news channels like the Young Turks or RT.

I was wondering if anyone knew the best way to edit (currently using Sony Vegas as my editing software) as well as some journalism tips on how to write stories for a news audience.

[rpgdemon]

Do the opposite of what you do when you make a thread about world news.



Edit: I'm sorry, that was mean. Avoid sensationalistic titles and report what's happening, not say something like, "SEGA AND NINTENDO MERGER!", when a dude from Sega got hired at Nintendo.

[Bells]

Also, don't try to be "the mainstream of the underground"... as in, most people look for youtube to find small pre-cutted pieces of news and info that is easy to absorb and compreheend.

Think "Kotaku". For all what it is, it still works.

Just apply that model to whatever you want to talk about. Less is more, and stay in your camp. If you want to do opinion, don't present it as fact. If you want to do Facts, don't present it as opinion.

[Aerozord]

Originally Posted by Jagos

I was wondering if anyone knew the best way to edit (currently using Sony Vegas as my editing software) as well as some journalism tips on how to write stories for a news audience.

are you going for news or journalism, because to do one properly you cant really do the other. News is about presenting unbias raw information and just making people aware. You want to present both sides, and all opinions, pros and cons, giving none of your personal opinion. Journalism is about trying to make people aware of something, injustice, corruption, its about arguing a point. While you still present the other argument its more to address the flaws in their statement.

Or atleast thats the separation I was given in my classes. The terminology isn't what matters, what matters is are you trying to make people aware of something, or just disseminating information in an equal unbalanced manner?

[mauve]

The keys to good journalism are accuracy and objectivity, or at least as close as humanly possible to objectivity. Remember that people believe what they SEE sooner than they believe what they HEAR, so make sure your video and audio track match up. That means make sure the person or place you're talking about is onscreen when you're talking about them.People will assume there's a connection between what they're seeing and what you're talking about, so if you're talking about a guy released from prison and you use video of a house to cover the audio track because you don't have any video of the man being released from prison, viewers will assume that the house on camera is where this guy lives. If it's NOT, you've just told hundreds of people that this random person's house is where a convicted felon now lives. The owner of said house will not be happy.

[Jagos]

I'm doing copyright news so it's going to be news that involves copyright math, royalty rates from the copyright board, readings of bills, and how copyright has become our Prohibition issue of our generation.

I do have information from other sources and usually back that up with my own checks of the math. Quite daunting to see all of the information being passed around but I'm working more to use the information available for transformative use. Take it from vetted blogs and news sources (Ars Technica, Techdirt, Wired, etc) and use it to bring the news to a Youtube audience.

I want more emphasis on critical analysis and review of what's going through but I do give in to ranted opinions every now and then. And dealing with a dry subject like copyright or 1st Amendment issues does tend to be boring for most.

Of course, I could make videos similar to Moviebob, but I'd rather people have a reliable news channel to see what's going on in the areas of the law than what's covered by the news.

@Aerozord

It's more about pursuing journalistic intent. I'm making people aware of the problems of our government and the 1st or 4th Amendment.

[Aerozord]

Originally Posted by Jagos

@Aerozord

It's more about pursuing journalistic intent. I'm making people aware of the problems of our government and the 1st or 4th Amendment.

then my biggest advice is to make that clear. Reason Fox News is such a insult to reporting is that it attempts to disguise an agenda as impartial opinion.

But for more practical reasons, to show professionalism site sources and be sure to check them. Often on the internet what you are reading isn't the original source and has been altered to show certain leanings. If possible try to get connections of people used to dealing with these issues in the real world.

Oh and be very careful with statistics, they are easy to manipulate to say just about anything.

Over all aim for transparency

[edit] oh I should included, siting you should usually just mention briefly. Like "according to" or "from ____", and give a link in the description to the actual source. point of a video is to have the information be succinct. Dont want to slow things down by being too exacting in where you learned this, if people really care they will check your description

[Bells]

On that same note, there isn't anything actually wrong about having a Bias... what is wrong is pretending you don't have one when you do.

See Penn & Teller's Bullshit. It's an Opinion show with a comedic vein where Penn and Teller argue points and topics they care about. They have a Active bias on every topic. But they don't hide it. They embrace it, make it open and clear... they are telling their side of the story and showing what made them pick that side... what this ends up doing is creating a show that you may disagree upon or enjoy it, but don't feel "cheated" by it, because they are up front about their point of view. So it works.

Here is a clip



And of course, this si Penn and Teller, so it's NSFW.

[Jagos]

Originally Posted by Aerozord

then my biggest advice is to make that clear. Reason Fox News is such a insult to reporting is that it attempts to disguise an agenda as impartial opinion.

Over all aim for transparency

Faux News is propaganda, pure and simple. Roger Ailes picks women on the show such as SE Cupp to have horny conservatives decide that the conservative agenda is the correct one. The true reason he picked Sarah Palin on the show was not because she's intelligent, but because she was hot and would get ratings.

The guy objectifies women and gives them a paycheck. Further, he controls what's on the channel every day. If facts are a problem, then you can see why they need to be eliminated. Fox denies global warming even though most climate scientists agree it's man made.

Having said that, the guy has everything he could want. He has pushed Obama's administration into a more conservative position because they fear retaliation by Fox News on everything. Then they go around and blame him for everything.

But for more practical reasons, to show professionalism site sources and be sure to check them. Often on the internet what you are reading isn't the original source and has been altered to show certain leanings. If possible try to get connections of people used to dealing with these issues in the real world.

That's what I do right now. I just don't have the professional speaking voice. I have larger reports such as the DoJ Budget Request that I make to show where the money is going (prisons and more enforcement) and let people make their own conclusions.

Oh and be very careful with statistics, they are easy to manipulate to say just about anything.

I never really focus on stats in the first place. Those are different from facts. Unless it's to say "Do you want SOPA to pass?" it's not interesting to me.

[edit] oh I should included, siting you should usually just mention briefly. Like "according to" or "from ____", and give a link in the description to the actual source. point of a video is to have the information be succinct. Dont want to slow things down by being too exacting in where you learned this, if people really care they will check your description

That I mostly do already. Although I might just start citing myself since I tend to get ideas for other topics from where I cite my sources and put it up on my blog.

[rpgdemon]

Originally Posted by Jagos

Faux News

THAT'S NOT CLEVER. IT IS PRONOUNCED "FO'" AS IN "FO' SHIZZLE", AND YOU ARE BUTCHERING THE FRENCH LANGUAGE, AND THE ART OF PUN-CHING PEOPLE IN THE FACE, IN ONE SWELL FOOP.