September
2008
Video Blogs0
Promoting ourselves on facebook, becoming a citizen journalist, and blogging have all become important factors in our lives. The global conversation is open to anyone who wants to speak and listen. Video blogs (vlogs) is just another step forward in communicating and conversing with the rest of the world.
With technology so readily accessible bloggers are now producing high quality video to express their ideas and tell a story. YouTube a website dedicated wholly to video content has become a hit as anyone can post almost anything, even defamatory footage can be found. The website posts anything from serious viewings, to entertainment, to utter garbage that no one else would remotely understand besides the vlogger themselves.
Then there are vlogs like ‘Live in Baghdad’ which are at such a high standard that they imitate professional journalism. Made by locals living in Iraq this powerful piece is truly citizen journalism at its best. Don’t take my word for it, have a look at it yourself and compare.
In previous blogs, I have used examples of citizen journalism from CNN i-reporter, a site which encourages to ‘tell your story like a pro’. The fascinating page offers an iReporter toolkit, providing you with all the information you may need to go out and make your own production. What are you waiting for? Grab your camera and go capture the moment, I just did.
