Video Project Write Up

For our video project, we have decided to talk about vaping, and some of the misconceptions people tend to make about it.  Some people think the liquid that is used inside the vaporizer is harmful when really it isn't.  It's usually natural juices that are used with scented flavors or tastes when you inhale the vapor.  

We are going to use examples in the video to show demonstrations of vaping and some of the different techniques that are used to vape.  The video will show different tricks as well as how to inhale the vapor and blow big clouds of smoke or vapor.

We are also going to incorporate the electronic non-menthal electronic cigars that are being used to help reduce smoking cigarettes which are being advertised a lot more now.  We are going to to push the idea of using electronic cigarettes more and have it geared toward smokers.  

We are going to use music as well in the video to make the video seem more interesting.  We will use ethier an DSLR camera or a go pro camera that will do the video recording and sound as well.  I will be doing the recording of the video and sound, while Mike will be the one doing the actual demonstrations of vaping.  

Newspaper Assignment

As I was looking at different newspaper websites for good quality and professionalism I came across the USAToday newspaper website that had different interesting news clips, a few struck my attention.   There was a news clip about a doctor in New York City leaving the hospital Ebola free which was pretty shocking news to here since he had just left West Africa helping cure patients there with that horrible disease. There was a clip about Obama looking like a fool while he was traveling through China chewing Gum.  It's considered very unprofessional to chew gum in China.  I think the USA Today has good offerings as far as interesting topics to find out about and to see what is going on in the world.  There were some about the winter storm that hit the mid-west and effected people greatly.

I think the website layout itself could be done differently in such a way where it looked more professional.  I feel it looks more like a tv show kind've website rather than an actual newspaper website just because of all the animation and color choice.

The videos are pretty short about a minute long which is what an average news clip should be.  The length isn't that bad considering what the topic is on.  The topics are pretty interesting for the most part, there was one that I didn't really feel was necessary which was the one about the pilot flying a boy to go see the Northern Lights since it was on his bucket list to do.  It's not like it affected the world in any kind of way or helped.  The offerings I found on I-report seemed to be a bit more informational and interesting since there were stories about important events that were going on in the world and statistics showing population, environment, financial affects and so forth.

CNN IReport

I think Cnn Ireport is pretty cool.  It allows you to share your stories and discuss the news whats going on around you and in the world.  I think it's a good tool to use for reporting news stories especially if your some kind of news or television reporter.

I like the layout of it, and the fact that it's pretty user friendly.  It's easy to navigate through and I like the fact that you can actually meet other users who have an i report account and see what they are reporting.

The assignment tab is a bit confusing to me, so that would probably be the only thing that I dislike about the site other than that, I think it's great.  I think it's a good idea for people to use and to post news stories about what's happening in the world.  I think it's important to know about the news around us.