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Journalism and Media Production major,
were given Sony cameras and laptop
computers to capture, edit, and post
their work.
With a successful backpack program
underway, WSU needed to purchase gear
that would allow their students to shoot,
capture, and edit on the go. The original
backpack concept was revisited and
in late 2012, the Sony Video Journalism
Backpack was born. The Sony Systems
Solution group worked with WSU to design
the all-in-one kit to meet the school’s
needs, and WSU purchased 20 of the kits
to support their growing program.
The all-in-one VJBK1TVV kit comes
equipped with an HXR-NX30U NXCAM
®
compact professional recorder, wireless
UWP-V1 mic system, F-112 handheld mic,
and MDR-7506 pro headphones; tripod;
LED video light; Sony’s Xperia™ tablet for
playback clips or teleprompting; Vegas
Pro
®
Editing Software; a Sony VAIO
®
laptop;
and cables and accessories. There are
also versions of the backpack that include
the PMW-100 or the PMW-200 XDCAM
®
cameras and pack that include a VAIO
laptop and ones that do not include
the laptop.
To help students get acquainted with
the backpack, Sony has created a series
of training videos, which can be found
at
pro.sony.com/bbsc/video/collections-
journalist_backpack.
To view some of the student reporting
from Central America, Cuba, and Sri Lanka,
visit
nwpublicmedia.typepad.com/
backpack_2011_guatamala
.
To learn more about the Sony Video
Journalist Backpack Series, visit
sony.com/videopack.
“The Backpack
Journalism Project
not only gives our
students the oppor-
tunity to travel to
unfamiliar locales
and meet people
from all walks of life,
but it allows them
to highlight some
of the life-changing
work the volunteer
groups do in third-
world countries.”
Marvin Marcello,
General Manager and Associate
Professor, Murrow Symposium,
Washington State University
