Online Newspaper Video Review

I found the Courier Post from South Jersey online. It has a few videos in it for me to examine. One of the videos I found was about football.

It was featuring DeSean Jackson of the Philadelphia Eagles. The video was about 30 seconds long and seemed as if it was a phone camera recording the conversation that they (reporter and Jackson) had.

The subject was quite interesting but the clear lack of video quality took away from the news segment. The article focused on Jackson being released from his team and the video was about how much he cared about the fans.

This video is not as clear as iReport from CNN but it seems as though it could be a 3rd party source filming this not the Courier Post.

Review on iReports

I find iReports quite interesting because of a few things. It allows us to report the news and possibly get the story on air. It allows us to post things not many reporters would be able to cover.

Not many cable companies want to send their reporters to other countries to cover the news everywhere which means iReports can have other people who are not reporters but are people who are interested in the news report the news to them.

They could possibly get the benefits of having their story aired on the nightly newscast of CNN.

Reporters on iReport are able to cover stories reporters may not be able to cover that is one of the main benefits that I found.

Stories range from the Taiwanese occupying their legislature to the coverage of baseball stadiums.

Hockey Slideshow

Photos - TomWeineck
Audio- Duffy and Tom
Video production- Duffy

Hockey Slideshow Write-up

Duffy and I focused on hockey moves, also known as dekes or dangles. Some of the most famous dekes have been done. The dekes in the photos are some through the legs. These are some of the best ways to score in floor hockey.

Dangles, dekes, and stick-handling are all moves made to embarrass the opposing player by using stick handling to get past them. They are usually done by advanced players usually.

Some of the most notorious dekes were done through the legs. An example of this would be Pavel Datsyuk and Patrick Kane dekes.

These dekes are some of the finest, but they can help fine tune a player’s ability to stick-handle. Once a player learns how to stick handle they can move on to more advanced moves. A great example is the one handed Peter Forsberg dangle. He did this dangle during the 1994 Olympics to help seal the victory over Canada.

Each dangle is specific for a specific time, such as the Forsberg dangle was specifically to target the opposing goaltender. This will increase the chances of the player scoring and getting more goals to add to their statistics. Other dangles are moves to get around defensemen and forwards. These dekes are usually holding the stick out in one hand, and also sometimes a through the legs kick pass to yourself.

Most of these dangles are self passes or moves to evade the defense; they are usually some of the best attempts in order to make a great attempt at a shot on net.

Dangles, dekes, and stick handling are some of the most important parts of the hockey game. Make sure to look for them during a hockey game, while you are watching one of course. They are one of the most exciting plays and can sometimes make the player look foolish (on defense, or if the player who tries to make the deke gets checked to the ice).

Dangling, deking and stick-handling is one of the most crucial parts of a hockey game, as it is supposed to keep the opposing team from knowing what exactly you are going to do.

Hockey Slideshow

Duffy Webster and I will be focusing on doing an audio slideshow on hockey. We will be focusing on Duffy and his stick-handling abilities.

He will be doing some indoor floor hockey skills. We will focus on him using different stick handling techniques. We will also cover the basics of stick handling.

The background will be white so the ball and the stick stand out from the back drop. The colors will help the viewer understand the pictures.

First, we will focus on the basics of stick handling, such as how to hold the stick and how to position it.

Next we will cover basic moves such as through the legs dekes or moves to get around the defenseman. There are several that we can go over but the easiest one for the viewers to look at we will go over.

We will have some audio during the slideshow for the viewer, as it will keep them entertained and keep them viewing the slideshow.

The audio will music introduction, and then the different techniques of stick handling. After that will be the music to end the slideshow with some other moves.

The music and the voice-over will keep the viewer entertained but also informed with facts about stick handling and dekes. 

Comparing Hockey Slideshows and Photo Galleries

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nhl/photos/1312/nhl-players-best-surprises/

This is the photo gallery I have chosen. It focuses on the best NHL surprises that have happened this year. It is a easy to read format and hits the main important topics. If you do not want to read about the article you can just see who the biggest surprises were.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1276626-20-most-gifted-teenage-players-in-nhl-history

This is the slideshow that I have chosen. It is about the top 20 most gifted teenage hockey players. It is much easier to read than the Sports Illustrated article because each paragraph is spaced out to make it much easier to read.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/610051-nhl-top-10-hockey-songs

The last one I have chosen was the best hockey songs. This is just videos about which songs resemble the best hockey songs. They were chosen because they represent big hits on players, crazy fights and also unbelievable plays.

I feel as though slideshows and photo galleries both do their own respective jobs, as it is all where the words are placed such as on the left or the right or the top or the bottom all depends on how many people actually want to view the page.

I feel as though music enhances the slideshow making it more appealing unless the music is too loud then it takes away from the overall point of the slideshow. The music is all how you look at it on some slide shows it works and others it does not.

It can take away by being loud, annoying or just plain bad music. Music that enhances the slideshow or is relevant to the slideshow, helps boost it and make it more appealing to the viewer.