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07/12/2012 by crontex
Facebook Best Practices for Journalists
One question I repeatedly get when I am speaking at a social media workshop or while chatting with my colleagues over a break or lunch or covering an event is about Facebook. Should I sign up for Facebook or Twitter, Why Facebook and not Twitter, How do I boost the number of likes… Unless you are a [...]
26/06/2012 by crontex
Social Media Branding for Journalists (TV and radio)
This Social Media Branding for Journalists workshop was developed with TV and radio talent in mind. Considering the influence of Facebook as a leading online traffic driver, it was crucial to raise awareness among TV colleagues about their potential to reach a wider audience by embracing their brand in social media, especially during sweeps. To [...]
01/06/2012 by crontex
Digital Storytelling: Texas A&M Journalism Boot Camp
Last January, Cronicastexanas.com visited Texas A&M – San Antonio to share with journalism students digital storytelling experiences. It was one of a series of presentations by several journalism and communications professionals who live and work in the San Antonio area, the seventh largest market in the country. It was the debut of Cronicastexanas.com outside of [...]
20/12/2011 by crontex
Juanito’s Lab: The Final Stretch
Juanito’s Lab is a documentary film that explores the life and art of 22-year-old Juanito Castillo, a blind musician proficient in 14 instruments and considered one of the most talented and versatile young accordion players in South Texas. The documentary is the creation of Enrique Lopetegui and Guillermina Zavala, who started documenting Juanito’s story in [...]
20/11/2011 by crontex
El Gallo Series de Austin
Pepe Kid is a compelling story about a young boy who finds a magical rooster that helps him figure out who he really is. Pepe Kid is a stand alone short film from the El Gallo series. El Gallo is an independent, multi-channel experience taking place in Austin, Texas, where different media are used to [...]
15/11/2011 by crontex
9/11 en UTSA
¿Dónde estaban los alumnos de la Universidad de Texas en San Antonio cuando sucedieron los ataques terroristas a las Torres Gemelas en Nueva York? Hace 10 años, la mayoría de los alumnos de UTSA estudiaban en escuelas elementarias en Texas y en México, pero una década después ellos relatan recuerdos muy vívidos sobre qué les [...]
12/11/2011 by crontex
Ivy League Dreams of Texas
A group of students from Kennedy and Memorial High Schools in San Antonio, Texas, traveled to the East Coast to visit Harvard, Columbia and Penn State. They are in the Top Ten of their classes and are applying for admission in some of the best schools in the world. Produción y entrevista: Diego Aparicio Cámara [...]
10/11/2011 by crontex
Cine Veliz hecho en San Antonio
Pablo Veliz is a San Antonio-based filmmaker who wrote, directed, produced and edited his first feature film at age 22. La Tragedia de Macario, which was selected in the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, was later acquired by Laguna Films in Los Angeles for North and South American distribution. Veliz’s new film, Cartoneo y Nopalitos, is [...]
10/11/2011 by crontex
A Texas-size failure: Education
The highest budget shortfall in Texas affected several areas that people rely on everyday: it laid off over 10,000 public school teachers and cut support for public health, it also meant less resources for bilingual education in some of the fastest growing school districts in Texas. Producción y entrevista: Diego Aparicio Cámara: Roland Dávila Edición: [...]
01/11/2011 by crontex
Nuestra Belleza Latina Tips
Estos videos fueron parte de una serie de entrevistas que realizamos con Marycarmen López para llenar la cabeza con tips a aspirantes del reality show Nuestra Belleza Latina 2011. Marycarmen López fue la primera finalista durante la tercera temporada del reality show en el 2009. Ella es oriunda de San Antonio, Texas, y a partir [...]
30/10/2011 by crontex
Day of the Dead Fashion
El desfile de moda del Día de los Muertos mostró modelos de Agosto Cuellar vestidos de Catrinas en la Plaza Maverick de La Villita en el centro de San Antonio, Texas.
11/10/2011 by crontex