Print Chic - Video Post

Welcome to the final vlog in the When Bird Meets Blog series. Here, a look beyond Guild funded press, to look at students producing press without the financial assistance of a student union. This vlog includes interviews with Nina Sabolir (the editor of Wasted) and Sarah Furtner (the editor of Fork). I hope that their enthusiasm for the printed
word will leave you feeling convinced by its continued relevance.

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SPECIAL: Student Media Scandals - Video Post

This week, I decided to pursue a different approach with my vlogging. Initially, I had planned to use this third episode to explore the advantages of hybridising print and internet forms, particularly in relation to Pelican. Given the recent developments involving contributor/aspiring politician Dom Rose, however, I decided to instead focus upon student media scandals that have occurred throughout the last couple of years. I think that these are worth taking seriously, because they exhibit the potential of the printed form to influence and impact upon communities (both on campus and beyond).

Vox Me Up - Video Post

Through the style of all these video blogs, I am attempting to mimic the general tone of student media. While the first vlog echoed the form of two opposing opinion columns, this one is designed to explicitly mirror Pelican's regular feature, "Vox Pops Round Campus" (a feature commonly nestled within the front pages of any quality student paper). Originally, my idea was to feature each individual vox pop as a video embedded within a flash document that mirror a Pelican spread - so as to create something of an "interactive page." Technical difficulties prevented me from realising this ambition; however, I hope that the quirky, individual responses of these four vox pops subjects will nonetheless remind you of the quintessential Pelican style.

The Great Debate - Video Post

Hi, and welcome to my first video blog post! This one is intended as a basic introduction to the current debate surrounding student media. I've taken a rather 'Jekyll and Hyde' approach by choosing to present both sides myself - as both a student media hack, and as a busy Honours student. My aim here was to represent the arguments in a personal manner, focusing not on issues of finance on philosophy, but on convenience (something that most students can relate to). Enjoy!

Technology has changed the way we travel - but are all these changes as positive as they seem?

My final video blog explores the positive and negative aspects of the growing relationship between travel and technology, showing both sides of the argument.

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Distance is no longer an issue or an excuse for not staying in touch with people. Technology has afforded us many different avenues for communication and keeping in touch. VLOG 3 covers the different methods we can use for keeping in touch, and how the camera has become an essential part of travel life.

Photo images used were sourced FreeDigitalPhotos.net.

This is my last videoblog and it looks at how the online identities we create can affect us in 'real' life, both at present and in the future.