Student journalists talking about... blogs

I have a whole bunch of keyword search feeds across a range of social media sites that deliver relevant work information to me. One of the feeds I have in my newsreader is the search term "journalism" within Google Video. The resulting catch-all feed is mostly filled with American students mucking about in journalism class. Some of it, like the sample above, is a discussion based piece about journalism, blogging and the impact of digital media etc. as part of a class. Occasionally, there's even something interesting that slips through. However, almost none of it comes from the UK.

Now, I don't really want to see British journalism students arseing around anymore than I want to see American students assing around. I just would've thought British students would be uploading video, describing and tagging it appropriately too, but they ain't. If that's a trend that continues, newspapers like The Guardian will still be having awaydays for their staffers in 2018 still trying to help them get to grips with the internet. Andy, Paul etc. Why aren't we seeing more videos of journalism students pissing about in your classes?

Comments

[Andy]

...because we don't allow them to have any fun. :)

Seriously though, I think it's a fair point. Expect to see more though. A lot of my students are blogging and producing video. They use you tube to put it in their blogs. A lot of it is editorial rather than 'fun' - interviews etc. A few of our course modules are at the point where they will start producing and uploading and I would imagine that will result in a good deal of arseing around.

For me the question is really why they wait until we have told them how. It's not that the all do but most don't engage until they are made to.

Pauls post on blogging was a good illustrtaion of that.

[Dave Lee]

Challenge accepted!

[Graham]

OK Andy, but the reason I subscribe via Google Video is because it catches YouTube video too. So, if they are using YouTube for video are they tagging it properly? And please - no arseing around...

Dave - I await....

[Linda]

Yes interesting! Please keep it clean Dave.

[Andy]

Yes, tagging is an issue. Getting them to think about tagging in the esxcitment and stress of uploading is an interesting challenge.

I hope it will all start to filter in though

[Adam]

Where are all the male journalism students at Mizzou?!

Seriously, though, as far as tagging goes on YouTube, I've never liked it. It allows only for one-word tags, which in this case -- "journalism" -- would be fine but not so good for "investigative journalism" or "journalism discussion".

Interesting find, though, Graham, and I'm amazed you have the patience to sift through the arseing-around of YouTube/Google videos to find good stuff.

[graham]

You're right on the tagging thing there Adam. YouTube foes what it dies very well, but I don't really like the way it does it - if you know what I mean.

And I don't watch all these videos Adam - its pretty obvious when it arrives in the feed whether or not it might be of interest or not. There was an interesting yesterday that I haven't watched yet. A short interview with the editor of Food & Wine mag about how to pitch articles to them... Might be if interest to your mob.

How's it going over there?

[graham]

Ps. I love this iPhone thing, but wish it could get thecsoelling just a little bit more accurate.

[Adam]

Ah. I'll look for the Food & Wine pitch video. Should be interesting. Things are going well over here. Busy, but well. The nonstop news cycle of blogging is wearying.

[Graham]

I can imagine. I have around 250 feeds and various email lists coming in for my Frontline Club work - I guess you are at around triple that, no? It's filtering out the nuggets that is time consuming and I don't think it's something that can be easily automated.

And for your viewing pleasure, here's the latest fromt he world of student journalism...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj_Jb_ecfwc

Now, how do I filter that out?