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What kind of videos would you like to see on our site? Or do you even watch them?Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Let's face it — at the Southeast Missourian, we're newspaper people. This whole video thing is new to us, though we know it's the wave of the future. So we're still trying to figure out exactly what kind of videos our online audience wants to see.
We know for sure that video of breaking news or hard news — things like floods, car crashes, crime — work well. It's worth your while to watch these things, because you just don't see them every day. And we know that shorter is typically better. Videos that are over, let's say two and a half minutes, just don't seem to garner much interest. I don't have time to watch videos longer than that, either. So we're asking for your help to guide us as to what sorts of video you'd like to see. That's the open-ended question: What should we focus on in our video efforts? But I'm also going to give you a selection of our videos — a somewhat representative sampling of the types of videos we've made recently — to see which get a thumbs-up and which don't. It's come to our attention as well that many people may not even watch the videos, because they don't have broadband. The Cape Girardeau Municipal Band's first concert of the season
Bob and Callie 'Knee Deep'
Scenes from the Perry County Community Rodeo
Video interview about animal abuse on Middle Street
Baby pageant from Scott City's summerfest
Highlights from the 100-Mile Yard Sale
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Matt Sanders, former arts and entertainment editor and reporter for the Southeast Missourian, was appointed editor of the paper's online operation this year. In his blog Extra Edition, he gives readers an extra dose of news they won't find in our print edition or elsewhere on our Web site, and gives them a glimpse of the operation of the new seMissourian.com.
On the trail of the white deer (October 6, 2008) Video of Boyd's win, there and here (October 2, 2008) Boyd's the winner (October 2, 2008) Tonight a chapter in Neal E. Boyd's life draws to a close (October 1, 2008) About our coverage of the Copa shooting (September 29, 2008) Chaffee gets a new police chief (September 25, 2008) Sikeston declares October "Neal E. Boyd month" hours before the tenor's finals performance; Emerson and the economic bailout (September 24, 2008) Images of the dastardly Capaha Park graffiti (September 23, 2008) Get to know the candidates: Where to find clips from our Nixon, Hulshof interviews (September 22, 2008) Check us on Sunday for a close look at Kenny Hulshof (September 19, 2008) The falling ceiling; food tips for power outages; elementary student suspended full year; Boyd drama continues tonight (September 18, 2008) Do you have storm photos, stories (September 15, 2008) Gas prices jump: Is it gouging? (September 12, 2008) Elaborating on what happened with seMissourian.com Monday and Tuesday (September 10, 2008) You may have noticed the problems with our site (September 9, 2008) Check out our fair photos, videos; 'Killshot' poll (September 8, 2008) Maybe "Killshot" will hit theaters after all (or will it?) (September 5, 2008) The cougar attacks; updating the shooting; Gustav's here (September 4, 2008) Still seeking your thoughts on the road and bridge program; the cost of the uninsured; 'People's Choice' online; manufacturing job losses (September 3, 2008) The county road program and your opinion; Chaffee City Council meets tonight; Matthew Piazzi's on "America's Got Talent" (September 2, 2008) We now have text alerts (August 27, 2008) I'm concentrating on Neal Boyd, but that big fuel tank might be out of the river later; Chaffee's water (August 26, 2008) Your heating bills may be going up, 'America's Got Talent' interviews, problems on our forums and other neat stuff (August 25, 2008) Following up on the county's sexual harassment training: What's your opinion? (August 21, 2008) Bigfoot is a hoax; results of the River Campus poll (August 20, 2008) Your thoughts on one year of the River Campus (August 19, 2008) Rezoning the river campus; developments in the Lawless case; your thoughts on courthouse security (August 18, 2008) Closing the Mississippi; Bigfoot found?; The Procter & Gamble story (August 14, 2008) Results of my Jefferson poll; underground storage tanks; ag disasters and bumper crops (August 13, 2008) Your thoughts on a tough decision for Jefferson parents; SEMO in trouble again (August 12, 2008) The newest chapter in the county's legal saga; celebs and the environment (August 11, 2008) What happened Friday morning on seMissourian.com? (August 8, 2008) advertisement
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Lots of responses here.
Before I start, let me say Snoops, I've heard your avatar is offending some people. Might you consider a change?
I'll check with our tech guys about changes from the flash format to another. Can't make any guarantees.
Thanks for the tip on mediastorm.org, dclinco. I checked out the one called "The Ninth Floor," and it was great journalism.
Actually, we're looking to do some more stuff like this — audio slideshows. When we switched sites there was some problem with programs and file formats, but we may have that fixed now.
Question to all: Are audio slideshows (with sounds over still pictures) better than video?
To TommyStix, note taken on the commission videos. They've been very well-received.
To Snoops, we've been considering producing some short "show" type of videos. Trying to figure out how to juggle the resources.
And to those who don't watch the videos, thanks for that feedback, as well. Keep the comments coming.
Never watch the videos...I go to the newspaper site to read the articles.
Definately County Commission. They are fun to laugh at.
I want to be able to see the county commission meetings like you've been doing recently. I don't mind if the meetings are edited -- video highlighting the major points is better than nothing.
I seldom watch the videos. IMO, it's much faster to read an article, and I personally retain more of the information that way.
I would like to see more local dance and music offerings. Local Musicians, Bands, groups, troupes, companies, performers and so on... And Yes I watch the videos I like.
Perhaps a little more reporting in the videos. Check out http://mediastorm.org/. These group of journalists–not just reporters–know how to create a story with substance and a human connection rather than running video without commentary.
at least an option to view a quicktime version. Flash creates memory leaks (tech-jargon) which is killer to mobile device and laptop batteries.
No... Flash is the way to go. It's fast and you don't have to download any files or new windows.
I'd like to see videos NOT in Flash format. This doesn't work on an iPhone!