Cover Shot:
This Monday, Troy University's Hall School of Journalism and Communications held its annual Journalism Symposium. This year's speaker was Troy alumni Micah Grimes, who is the head of social media for NBC and MSNBC.
Establishing Shot:
A lot of preparation went into ensuring that the symposium ran smoothly. Here is a panoramic shot of the last minute setting up that was done by TROY TrojanVision News, presenters and more.
Detail Shot #1:
The theme of this year's symposium was use of social media for journalistic purposes, notably, Twitter. Pictured here are some students using their smartphones to document the events that occurred at the symposium. Students could tweet questions for the speaker using the hashtag, "#TroyGrimes."
Detail Shot #2:
Many faculty and staff members helped to put the symposium together. Even Chancellor Jack Hawkins Jr. stopped by to help introduce Grimes.
Detail Shot #3:
Students listened as Grimes shared invaluable lessons that he learned from his many years of professional experience.
Filler Shot #1:
Not only was the symposium a chance for student journalists to cover an impactful story, journalists from other stations and papers came to cover the events that took place.
Filler Shot #2:
Micah Grimes, who was also a football player for the Troy Trojans during his undergraduate years, incorporated themes of learning from your losses and mistakes and utilizing them in order to become a better journalist.
Filler Shot #3:
Robbyn Taylor, a lecturer of the Hall School of Journalism, served as the symposium's moderator. I worked alongside her as a panelist and helped her answer questions from the audience.
Filler Shot #4:
Micah used this PowerPoint slide to explain to the audience the different ways information has been distributed as well as the rapid advancements made just over the past few years.
Closing Shot:
After the symposium ended, Steve Stewart, a professor who is retiring at the end of this year shook Micah's hand and thanked him for his time.
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