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FIR on Higher Education #47: Video Storytelling in Higher Education

December 10, 2015 by Kevin Anselmo Leave a Comment

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Jim Hanchett has covered major news stories as a journalist for various media outlets, including NBC. These stories included the Bush – Gore 2000 election, the Pope’s visit to Cuba and Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial for several media outlets. In 2012, Jim turned in his media accreditation card and now is telling the story of the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA), where he is the director of marketing and communications.

On episode 47 of FIR on Higher Education, Jim talks about best practice media relations and video storytelling, offering his perspective both as a journalist and a communications professional.

“What has changed in my role here is the importance of creating and telling our own stories,” he said during the interview. “This is no longer you hire a PR person and I am going to solely bring the local television and newspapers and tell our stories through these outlets. Those opportunities are withering. It is far more critical that we tell our own stories and tell them the way we want them to be told, as opposed to waiting for the New York Times to call.”

Jim shared some tactics to communicating the value of a public affairs degree by video, as well as his approach to media training his faculty colleagues.

In addition, Jim and host Kevin Anselmo discussed Experiential Communications’ inaugural public relations and communications survey of schools focused on public policy and public affairs. The 10-question survey was conducted in May and June 2015 with the goal of providing schools’ leadership with a benchmark to gauge their communications activities. A total of 15 of the top 30 schools ranked by US News and World Report took part in the survey. Respondents consisted of communications directors, PR directors, deans and program directors.

Seven schools (46.47%) responded that they were on the right track in linking their PR activities to their school’s overall strategy, while the remaining schools felt that more work needed to be done in this area. In addition, schools that have invested in content initiatives are in the minority. However, schools that have invested in content note that these initiatives are working well and accomplishing the set forth goals. Jim shared some perspectives as to how he approaches these areas at SPEA and provided some best practice that any university communicator can apply.

In addition, the interview delved into crisis management. Jim made the following point: “If you are in a situation in which you are part of a school, you better find out what students are saying. As much as I don’t want to send people to Yik Yak because your eyebrows will be singed in some cases, it has given me a window to potential trouble spots and what’s on the minds of our students in an immediate way long before it bubbles up to the more prominent social media outlets.”

Biography

Jim Hanchett has been the director of marketing and communications at the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs since 2012. Previously, Hanchett worked as a professional journalist with more than 30 years of newspaper, online, radio, and local and network television experience.

Hanchett served as senior political correspondent for NBC stations in the disputed 2000 Bush-Gore presidential election. Other major news assignments Hanchett has covered include the O.J. Simpson murder trial, the Oklahoma City bombing, Pope John Paul’s visits to Cuba and Colorado, the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, and the Yellowstone National Park wildfires. He has earned numerous awards for his work, including an Emmy for broadcast newswriting.

Hanchett has worked as the news director and anchor for the Charlottesville Newsplex (2010-12); managing editor and anchor for WECT-TV in Wilmington, North Carolina (2001-10); correspondent, NBC News Channel, in Denver, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. (1990-2000); reporter, KCNC-TV (1992-2000) and Rocky Mountain News (1991-92), both in Denver; and for the Eagle-Tribune in Lawrence, Massachusetts (1990-92).

Hanchett has given presentations at the University of Virginia, Colorado State University, University of Wyoming, University of Colorado, University of Northern Colorado, University of North Carolina Wilmington, and several community colleges as a guest lecturer. He believes strongly in the use of humor in written communications and thinks he’s funny. On rare occasions, that assessment is accurate.

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About Kevin Anselmo

Kevin Anselmo, host of FIR on Higher Education, is the Founder and Principal of Experiential Communications and the creator of the Media Training for Academics program. He helps brands within academia – whether individual or corporate – communicate with stakeholders. Full bio

Filed Under: FIR on Higher Education Tagged With: communicating a public affairs degree, Indiana School of Public Environment Affairs, Jim Hanchett, media training faculty, storytelling in higher education, video storytelling

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