At the Senator Amy Klobuchar rally at St. Louis Park High School March 1, Hill records b-roll for a video. Later in the evening the rally was canceled because of protestors, and ultimately no video was made because the event was cut short. Hill also wrote the story covering the rally, which tool place at her high school.
In an age where print papers are unfortunately falling out of relevancy, multimedia outlets are key to a news organization maintaining its relevance. For the Echo, that has meant expanding into video and podcast coverage.
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For the 2018-2019 school year we produced 32 videos. In just the first half of this year, we produced 28 videos. Not only have I contributed by helping in the production of 4 videos this year, but we have made video a priority.
In past years, any videos on the story sign up doc were always left open. No one wanted to take them. But I have worked hard to constantly encourage people to sign up for videos, setting an example by making several videos myself. I have seen an increase in willingness to make videos, a change I am very excited about. |
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Office renovation walk-through
In the face of a newly redesigned front entry and main office, many students were unsure where certain services were located. I focused on making this video interview based, and helpful to the student body in a way that a simple story could not be. |
Climate change march
When the climate activism group from my school was organizing a march to City Hall, I knew we had to cover it. This video allowed us to publish some of what was shared at the meeting, not just strictly what happened. We packaged the video with a story and a photo gallery, allowing for very thorough coverage of the event. |
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Impeachment explained
Though we try to steer clear of too much coverage of national news, the historic impeachment of President Donald Trump was constantly talked about in the school. I, along with several other staff members, created a pair of informational videos about the process to clear up any confusion. Learning about the process of animating and editing an animated video was interesting. I hope to continue encouraging the Echo staff to expand our multimedia coverage — people are scared of animating but its really not that bad. |
Podcast |
When I joined staff we didn’t have a podcast. I have been involved in steering the content of the podcasts, figuring out how to post them and encouraging staffers to make podcasts. We still have a long way to go, but they are steadily growing in popularity among staffers.
Right now I am in the middle of editing a podcast about our principal resigning. We originally wrote a story, then decided the story didn’t give the interview justice — there were just too many good quotes. |