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DIRECTOR’S CORNER Facebook Insights 101: Graphs, colors, numbers… OH MY! by LT Shawn Eklund Confused by your Insights? Have a hard time understanding what the numbers really mean? Wish the graph colors were Navy blue and gold? Don’t fret, Shipmate! This will help weed through the data to FIND the METRICS THAT MATTER…and then USE THEM TO INCREASE GROWTH! Nothing we can do about the graph colors, but know that we’re with you. First, let’s talk about how to get to Insights. Insights is Facebook’s fancy way of saying “analytics” and is above your timeline photo, mid page. Click on “See All” to navigate to a page dedicated to Insights and prepare to be dazzled. Dazzled yet? Probably not, but we will get you there. We’ll go over the basic, big rocks, but you will need to do some further digging to create a content strategy that makes sense for your fans and brings you new ones! Within Insights, the first thing you see is “Total Likes,” “Friends of Fans,” “People Talking About This” and “Weekly Total Reach.” Facebook tracks these and the percentage they have increased or decreased for a set number of days (usually 5-7). So, by viewing this you can quickly learn how the content you’re posting NOW compares to content you posted in the immediate past. The main graph deals with the number of posts you make each day (purple), the number of “people talking about this” (green), and your reach (blue). These are the MAIN factors used to evaluate overall effectiveness of your posts. You can quickly look at this graph and see, in reference to past posts, how well your content is being received. Ideally, you’d like to see the green and blue climb. Spikes (up or down) indicate shifts in your fans appetite, or your posts. Which brings me to the next BIG THING with Insights – each post is broken down (below the graph), enabling you to see what type of content appeals to your fans the most - and that’s where the strategy part comes into play. Building a successful fan page is more than just posting content; it’s understanding your fan’s appetite and designing a meal that satisfies their palette. Once you know the type of content that works best you can begin a content schedule. Keep in mind the most successful posts reach and make it to your fans newsfeed (which you can read more about on http://usnavymedia.tumblr.com - part 2, in a series of posts on the blog). To totally understand your fans, you need to do some digging and consistently monitor Insights. There are tabs at the top that further breakdown your fans demographics and content trends. Also, select the little blue question marks next to each team to find out more. Additionally, check out this blog for more information and don’t forget about Facebook’s Help resources. DIRECTOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR
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EDITORIAL Editor Staff Writers
Kristina Miller Oscar Sosa LT Shawn Eklund LCDR Charles Abell
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“If we view the job as telling the Navy’s story we are only doing half the work we are supposed to be doing. It’s a nice tag line, but frankly folks it is not enough to tell your story, you have to explain it.” (RDML John Kirby, All Hands call, August 13, 2012). In October we are asking the Navy team to take a moment and think about where they fit into the first of CNO’s tenets, Warfighting. A Team PA will provide the details on this initiative. During #Warfighting month, I ask that you start the creative planning to produce content that helps to “explain” what your community and or organization contribute to the Navy’s Warfighting principle. Through photos, video, multimedia, and graphic art, it is time to challenge ourselves to look for new ways to create content that communicates our mission to as wide an audience as possible. Consider these recently produced examples: • The forward CIWS mount aboard USS Bataan youtu. be/g9yQnpGbw5E, by Jonathan Snyder • SAR Swimmer aboard USS Enterprise youtu.be/ HbJmqW9vnhc, by MC2 Brooks B. Patton, Jr. • SECDEFs Culinary Specialist youtu.be/Moq7PJs3NdM, by MC1 Brett Cote All three are great pieces produced by Navy communicators who took the initiative to create content in compelling and interesting ways. The Navy is continuously changing; consequently, Navy PA needs a continuous diet of visual content to tell its story internally and externally. Video and multimedia productions serve a diverse audience on traditional web sites, social media, and broadcast outlets. Print stories provide a news source with important context on events. Still imagery captures and shares the thousands of individual moments that happen every day in the Navy. All of this content helps form the fabric that ultimately communicates our mission to a globally connected audience. That is your Warfighting contribution to the combatant commander. An old mentor of mine always asked “What have you done for the Navy today.” I ask you to produce content that is relevant to the Navy’s mission. What our Sailors, civilians, and family members do, matters! The content you produce with limited resources should matter too.
Tim Mazurek CDR Elissa Smith MC2 Foster Bamford MC2 Trevor Welsh
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GOTB-ROLL? by LCDR Charles Abell, Operations Officer, US Navy Media Content Services CODEC: The U.S. Navy uses many different brands and versions of video editing software. It is not possible to give a step by step guide/ SOP for exporting video for each one. Instead we provide a general guide of common settings. You will need to know your editing platform to apply these export settings: WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 9 ADVANCED - .WMV VIDEO: “Quality” encoding with 1 Pass VBR with Quality set to 85 or 90. AUDIO: Higher quality audio set to VBR at 90 QUICKTIME H.264 - .MOV VIDEO: Compression H.264 - Quality: HIGH - Key Frame Rate: 24 - Frame Reordering: Yes - Encoding Mode: Multipass - Dimensions: 853x480 for SD or 1920x1080 for HD
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Video content for daily consumption doesn’t have to be complicated. Conversely, posting your videos to your command YouTube page doesn’t fully complete telling the Navy story! While posting your video to YouTube seems relatively easy, it doesn’t meet many standards needed to further purpose the content you worked so hard to capture and create. Video exporting has to be approached by sustaining the same basic principles you use to post still images: they should be virtually untouched, should include all of the information needed downstream to tell the story in text, and be in a format which is widely used, recognizable, and best represents the original capture as much as bandwidth allows. FORMAT: While there is much discussion that video needs to be able to be delivered to the lowest common denominator, that doesn’t mean that it needs to be captured in the lowest quality possible. 16:9 aspect ratio is the current norm. It can be easily composed to support Standard Definition (SD) yet is readily available to High Definition (HD) consumers. I say send it using a CODEC like H.264, 1920x1080. However, there are options. Some common resolutions include: For 16:9 video; 853 x 480 SD, 960x720 HD, 1024 x 576 HD, 1280 x 720 HD, 1920 x 1080 HD For 16:9 video. Pay special attention to exporting wide format video for transmission. Video shot in 16:9 and then squeezed into a 4:3 aspect ratio looks distorted. All videographers should export in the video’s native aspect ratio.
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AUDIO: Format: AAC - Sample Rate 48 kHz – Stereo - Bit Rate 288 kbps AVI is a legacy file format and should be phased out as technology allows. Whenever possible, shoot HD. Down-convert for file transmission (but do not squeeze) for slow internet connections. If your bandwidth is fast enough, transmit HD files. HDV down-converted to DVCAM video produces better quality than shooting in DVCAM as a native format. This also future-proofs the video you shoot today for use in the future. MEDIA: Make sure you are using the correct media for your camera. Your supply PO may try to save you money, but could cost you video quality if you don’t purchase the right media. Check with the manufacturer to make sure it’s the right type. Many camera manufacturers require specific read/write speeds to handle the data being written by the cameras. Post event/deployment tapes should be sent to Navy Media Content Services (CHINFO OI-2) with a DD 2537 run sheet attached. This ensures a high quality tape version goes to the historical record of the U.S. Navy at DIMOC (DVIC) and the National Archives. www. dtic.mil/whs/directives/infomgt/forms/eforms/dd2537.pdf - contact navymedia@navy.mil for shipping address. Tapes should NOT be shipped direct to CHINFO as Pentagon force protection procedures can melt plastic tape housings and CD/DVD jewel cases, rendering the media unusable. CONTENT INFORMATION: While producing your content, it is important to remember one very important point; someone will be processing your content that has no idea what they are looking at. That’s why the labeling is so critical. A good slate includes deep captions, like a still photo. This means: VIRIN, dateline, answer 5W’s and photographer’s name and contact information. Bars and Tone are not necessary and will save file size for transmitting. And finally, if this is RELEASED you must have by whom. QUESTIONS: Of course you have them, that’s why you can always ask us: www.imagery.navy.mil | navymedia@navy.mil | (703) 614-9154 Finally, transmitting your imagery to Navy Media Content Services is another article, but you have multiple methods because one solution does not fit all. Be it DVIDS, DIMOC, FFT, FTP, HTTP interface, e-mail, etc. we have plenty of methods for you to transmit your imagery to NMCS in a timely manner. All you have to do is contact us via one of the methods listed above.
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OUTTAKES by Oscar Sosa
How do I get a photo attached to a story I’m submitting in CMS? That is a very common question we get, so I want to provide a short how-to. The easiest way to ensure photos attach to your stories on Navy.mil is to enter the image VIRINs into the Content Management System (CMS) when you submit your story. 1. After editing and formatting your story in the story submission window in the CMS, select the “Add Story” link at the bottom left of the page. A new window will appear with your formatted story and several new options in a pane on the left of the story.
2. Select the “Submit Photos: Enter/Edit VIRINs” link. It has a red header and is on the left of the submission window. 3. This will open a smaller window over the story formatting window with five places for VIRINs. You can set the CMS to automatically link up to five images to each story. You can send more images for the gallery, but only the VIRINs in the “Submit Photos” boxes will link with the story. When you have entered the VIRINs you want associated with the story, select the “Save VIRINs” button at the bottom of the “Add/Edit VIRINs” window. 4. Click the “Save Changes” button on the bottom left of the page and the image files will be associated with the story when the images are posted. Problems to avoid:
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The CMS will not accept the old format and we will change the image name to a generic VIRIN in order to upload. The CMS also requires the last field in the VIRIN to contain three numbers. If we have to change either of these, that image will not be automatically linked with the story and you will not be able to find the image on Navy.mil with a VIRIN search.
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To compress an image: When you save an image in Photoshop a small box appears asking you at what quality you want to save the file. The default is “12.” That will give you a pretty beefy file, usually around six to eight megabytes for a fullframe, high resolution image. If, however, you choose a quality of “10” or “8” you can reduce the file size by up to 80 percent with no perceivable quality loss. In other words, a six megabyte file is now two megabytes or less. That simple step can save you a lot of transmission time. … and that’s it. As always, don’t hesitate to contact us if you have questions or problems. I want to help you tell the Navy story, but I need to know if there’s a problem hindering you in submitting material.
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Please make sure you are using three character file extensions and that they’re lowercase. The latest versions of Photoshop give the option to save the files as “.jpg” or “.jpeg” and you can set this up in the preferences as your default. The CMS will only accept file extensions ending in “.jpg” yes, it sounds crazy and can be a pain, but that’s the way it works. We have to correct all “.jpeg” extensions to “.jpg” one at a time and convert uppercase extensions to lowercase.
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We do not want images cropped at all! We want the original camera file. The 5x7 at 300 dpi is synonymous with film and slides. Please send us full-frame images at 300 ppi. If you are having bandwidth issues you can compress the file to a 10, but do not compress lower than 8.
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INSIDERPerspective By MC2 Foster Bamford and MC2 Trevor Welsh
U Live? USS Makin Island had just completed its maiden voyage and upon its return we had a rare opportunity to try some emerging technology and provide the Navy with real-time coverage on the scene. There have been a couple of live streams in the past, but the camera was usually in a fixed location and just captured the ship pulling in. This time we had the chance to flex our field broadcast journalist muscles and provide the audience with a live, on-air personality and interviews with family members and crew who were waiting on the pier.
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After receiving the LiveU kit in the mail,
You can then use the camera normally;
our first objective was to smoke-check
it’s not necessary to press the record but-
the gear and make sure everything was
ton. As soon as you are connected and
operational. With help from some folks
can see a feed on the LiveU screen, you
at CHINFO we quickly learned how to
are on the air, and will be until either you
operate the equipment; it was surpris-
turn the camera off or disconnect from
ingly simple. Broadcasting with it is as
the live feed with the pack. We tested it
easy as plugging a firewire cable from the
in-house a day or two before the broad-
backpack to an HDV Camcorder, turning
cast and made sure the audio and video
on both the backpack and camera and
were transmitting properly and that we
logging on with the on board computer.
were comfortable doing the set up. When
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we tested it, we tested live, which meant
monitoring the online chat that supple-
cess. Even without mass advertising, we
someone out there in Internetland got a
mented the livestream. This allowed them
peaked with 885 viewers and during the
chance to see Bamford at a Dutch-angle
the ability to give on-the-go feedback and
duration of the nearly two-hour stream
repeatedly asking someone on the phone
mention what the viewers were chatting
2,592 unique viewers logged on to watch.
if they could see him.
about so that Welsh could shape questions
Next came the planning phase. Everyone reading this has more than likely participated in a homecoming, and for anyone who has covered one, you understand the challenges that go into successfully documenting them (first kiss, baby-kissing, families and friends waiting on the pier, etc.). Our challenge was unique in that it had not been done before. We didn’t have the luxury of collecting two hours of b-roll for a two-minute AHU; we had to know exactly what we wanted
and interviews around what they were interested in. It also allowed CHINFOlks to keep Bamford aware of his camera movements and to adjust to how the livestream was reacting to them. We learned that very slow and steady is the only way to
The benefits of using this technology outweigh the costs so greatly that the cost is barely worth mentioning. Due to a solid plan and the user-friendly software, we had no problem whatsoever getting it started.
move with this technology, even with a
Ground-breaking. This is the only way to
full signal. The frame rate gets choppy on
describe this technology’s contribution
occasion and any quick movements leave
to bring Navy news into the present and
the audience feeling uneasy. The thirty-
push it through to the future. It perfectly
second delay means that for about half
supplements the Navy’s recent heavy
of a minute Bamford gave a few hundred
involvement, and success, in the social
people vertigo. Sorry about that.
to shoot before we arrived and we had
We have never experienced a broadcast
no second chances. So we sat down and
done this way. Having the ability to com-
talked about it, we got input from CHINFO
municate directly with the viewer brought
about what type of coverage they wanted
us closer to our audience and allowed us
and we came up with a plan that, in retro-
to bring them exactly what they wanted
spect, worked surprisingly well.
to see, making the broadcast a total suc-
media universe and gives us the ability to provide more in depth coverage of a broad range of events. While we were setting up the pack on the pier, two civilian media guys from the local NBC affiliate came over and spoke longingly of the future days when they too will have a backback solution.
Early in the planning phase we decided that a third person on scene was absolutely necessary. With Bamford carrying a live camera and backpack, and Welsh in front of the camera for around 90 percent of the broadcast, we needed a runner. MC3 John Grandin filled that role quite well. His job was to run around, while Welsh was talking, and find and prepare interview subjects so they knew they were live and had an idea of what questions he would ask. This saved us from dead-air and awkward moments during interviews. It was absolutely the most important thing we did to make the entire operation run smoothly. Honestly a second runner might have even been a good idea. Another thing that really helped with the process was an iPhone and some earbuds. Throughout the entire broadcast Bamford was on the phone with folks at CHINFO who were watching the broadcast and
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Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class R.J. Stratchko operates the LiveU system while Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Petty Officer Andre Rhoden reports as the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) arrives at Naval Station Norfolk. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua T. Rodriguez/Released) AMERICA’S NAVY: A GLOBAL FORCE FOR GOOD
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#Warfighting Month by CDR Elissa Smith
WE ARE A WARFIGHTING FORCE. Do you believe that? The Warfighting First tenet seems to be one of the hardest for our Sailors to relate to but as communicators we have that challenge to undertake, using all of the tools we have at our disposal including visual products.
Therefore, we have embarked on a major communication initiative. This October the Navy will promote the month of the Navy’s birth as an opportunity for a Navywide focus on Warfighting. During the month we’re looking for imagery, video and articles that tell the story of how your command or individuals at your command support or contribute to the Navy’s larger warfighting mission. Why now? Celebrating our 237th birthday during October provides an excellent opportunity to focus the fleet on what we do and allows us to look to our past, present, and future for inspiration.
We will look to connect each unit’s individual mission to the Navy’s larger mission of warfighting; underscore the fact that warfighting is our primary mission with our active duty and reserve component Sailors and Navy civilians; develop a better understanding across the fleet of Navy personnel, missions and capabilities beyond the individual units and commands; and reemphasize the importance of our history and heritage and how they influenced the Navy. (Remember, think about the visual products.)
how their units fit into the overall Navy and supports the primary mission of the Navy, warfighting.) (Remember, think about the visual products.)
A list of suggested ideas will be provided at www. In order to help do this, we are encouraging commands to hold navy.mil/warfighting to give commands ideas for at least four events using the subject of warfighting to support the the various events. objectives with at least one event from the following categories: a. Internal Education (can include any type of education including Each week we’ll have a different focus: POD notes, Review of lessons learned, historical lecture, etc.) Week 1 (Oct. 1-8, 2012) – Sailing Directions and Navigation Plan, b. Warfighting Training (Any event improving the capacity/ provides the opportunity to look at how each unit supports the capability of warfighters) Navy’s tenets: Warfighting First, Operate Forward and Be Ready. c. Social (Command participation at Birthday Ball, Dinning In/ Week 2 (Oct. 9-16, 2012) – Heritage, the week of the Navy’s birthday Out, Command BBQ, etc.) provides the opportunity to focus on our warfighting past d. Commanding Officer’s Time (Provides commanding officers the opportunity to specifically tailor events that focus on
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Week 3 (Oct. 17-24, 2012) – Navy Strategy and Warfighting, provides the opportunity for a discussion among all units on Navy Strategy and how their unit contributes to Warfighting Week 4 (Oct. 25-31, 2012) – CO’s Time
SO, ABOUT THOSE VISUAL PRODUCTS… In an effort to “amp up” our team of professionals, CHINFO will ask you to provide images and videos to support our “How are you supporting the warfighter?” campaign. The people captured in the images or videos should use three words that reflect how they are supporting the warfighter or the Navy’s warfighting effort. This is very similar to what Good Morning America does with their “Your Three Words” (youtu.be/4wkZeggGjTQ) segment. Additionally, CHINFO will crowd source on the U.S. Navy Facebook page for images that capture the legacy of Navy service of 703.614.9154
To help you get motivated, here is the link to the video tease, that team DMA-Navy put together: www.youtube.com/ watch?v=IX79O6lqtdc. Also, here are video profiles (also by DMA-Navy) of three different Sailors who talk about being warfighters: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgp5FPe1j9s www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbWlcBwswaY www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6mpHG2hrzk
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Photo by MC2 James R. Evans/Illustration by MC1 Arif Patani
This approach was found to be successful in communicating a Navy priority when it was applied to promote Sexual Assault Awareness during the month of April.
#Warfighting families. We’ll use these images to tell the story of our #Warfighting heritage by showing the service within some of the families (for example: grandfather served, mother served with a son who is currently a Sailor). Starting in October and as a longer term project, we’d like to find three or four of these families that have generations of service in order to tell their story on the NavyLive blog during the year. If you are aware of such a family, please contact CHINFO OI-2 at 703-614-9315.
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Social Media Guidelines App – acceptable on second reference. e-reader – can also use “e-book reader” geolocation – connecting your virtual location with your physical location. Geotagging – the act of adding geographical metadata to pieces of media or social media updates. This can include specifics like latitude and longitude or general city and state. handle - public username on a social media network. May also use “username.” iPad – use if specifically referring to the Apple product, otherwise use generic “tablet computer” RSS – abbreviation for Really Simple Syndication. RSS is acceptable on first reference. trending – Often used as a verb. Do not use without context and explanation. (i.e. The topic of “Sailor” was trending on Twitter yesterday.) Wikipedia - should not be used as a primary source of information.
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Schedule of Events
Interactive Design Conference www.howinteractiveconference.com Sept. 27-29 Washington, D.C. Photoplus International Conference & Expo http://www.photoplusexpo.com/ October 24-27 New York Intro to CSS Seminar www.mogo-media.com/static_ pages/intro-css-landing.php Chicago- Nov. 8 San Francisco-Dec. 6 FREE Photoshop Training from Adobe Live, global, interactive event running 24 hours November 14-15 www.24hourphotoshop.com/ Government Video Expo 2012 www.gvexpo.com/ November 27 - 29, 2012 Washington, DC
Desperately Seeking... CHINFO Merit Award Submissions So, the instruction isn’t out yet, but this year you will see a major revamping of the whole program. Leading the charge is MCCM Jon McMillan, the new CHINFO SEA, and you will see many improvements his team has made to the categories available, plus the submission process itself. Check with your chief now and start looking at the products you’ve had a hand in (or look at what you are lacking, grab your gear and start shooting/writing/producing.) Keep an eye out for the forthcoming instruction and don’t forget to enter…
LINKS to KNOW
Creative Pro Cool site with Design and photography software reviews, tutorials, news and resources www.creativepro.com
National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Best in Photojournalism 2012 bop.nppa.org
Tuts+ Premium Website with hundreds of tutorials (for monthly fee) on design, web development, Audio techniques, photography, etc. https://tutsplus.com/
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GeniusDV Handy resource for free video editing tutorials (Final Cut Pro, Avid, After Effects) or fee-based classroom training www.geniusdv.com
Videomaker Online version of the magazine that has how-tos and tips on everything video, plus webinars and workshops www.videomaker.com/learn
[In the Loupe] Navy Public Affairs Guide to Working With CHINFO I need to:
How to:
Create or update my entry in the PA Directory
Use the form at https://www.chinfo.navy.mil/paodir/alt-pao-form.txt
Request a PA Net Account
If you are a 165X, MC, working as a government civilian PAO, or assigned to a PA organization you will be given an account when you create/update your PA directory entry. If you are retired from the Navy’s PA community, a collateral duty PAO, a contractor or belong to another military service, cost constraints prevent us from providing you with an account.
Reset PA Net password
Follow directions at https://pa-net.navy.mil/eRoomASP/DlgForgotPassword.asp
Request CHINFO IT Support
Send an email to CHINFO_IT@navy.mil
Be added to the distribution list for CHINFO Clips, Rhumb Lines, “Day in the Navy,” Navy News Service, Media Podcasts, SECNAV Speeches or CNO Speeches
Use the “Subscription Links” at bottom of the page at https://www.chinfo.navy.mil
Reach the CHINFO Newsdesk (OI-3)
By phone during duty hours: 703-697-5342 By phone after duty hours: 703-850-1047 By email: Chinfo.DutyOffic.FCT@navy.mil
Reach the CHINFO Front Office and Duty Officer
By phone during duty hours: 703-697-7391
Reach the Senior Enlisted Advisor
Call 703-692-4704
Reach the Reserve Operational Support Officer
Call 703-614-4288
Register with the Navy Social Media Directory
Follow directions at www.navy.mil/navyDirectory.asp
Get a VISION ID
Follow directions at https://vipro.defenseimagery.mil/
Navy Media Content Services (NMCS) OI-2 (Video transmission and upload instructions, training tips, requesting an account on Navy Imagery Server)
Follow directions at imagery.navy.mil
By phone after duty hours: Contact the CHINFO Duty Officer at 703-850-1047
Make a photo content support request www.imagery.navy.mil/form.html Make a video content support request www.imagery.navy.mil/form2.html
Engage with NMCS OI-2 prior to deployment (set up imagery transmission tests, coordinate social media, obtain updated imagery requirements, media requests, or to request a Killer Tracks acct. etc.)
Contact OI-2 at 703-614-9154 Transmit still images as jpeg attachments to navymedia@navy.mil. Replaces navyvisualnews@navy.mil
All links have been tested on both NMCI and non-NMCI environments, if any link will not work, try cutting and pasting into your browser. 703.614.9154
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I need to:
How to:
Provide breaking news content and Contact OI-2 at 703-614-9154 and or email navymedia@ local social media content to the NMCS navy.mil during Washington DC business hours (06001700). After hours and on weekends, contact the CHINFO Duty Officer with breaking news content Get a www.navy.mil CMS account
Check to see if your public affairs office already has an account. If it doesn’t, then contact the Navy News Staff at marie.tillery@ dma.mil or 301-222-6392 to set up an account. Submit your rank/rate, name, contact information and lead public affairs officer, and the Navy News Staff will set up an account for you
Upload a story to CMS account
Follow directions at www.navy.mil/submit/
Upload imagery to CMS account
Follow directions at www.navy.mil/photo_submit.asp
Submit a story to Navy News Service
After getting the story approved through your command’s chop chain, upload it to your command’s CMS account
Write and submit a PA Plan, public affairs guidance (PAG), briefing cards, Rhumb Lines or input for “Any Day in the Navy”
Contact your counterpart on the News Desk at 703-697-5342 or Chinfo.DutyOffic.FCT@navy.mil
Get a Navy PA Calendar Account
Contact OI-6 at 703-692-4730
Submit or update an entry to the Navy PA Calendar or Outreach America’s Navy Scorecard
https://www.chinfo.navy.mil/calendar
Submit entries to the DV Embark Database
www.chinfo.navy.mil/embark
Submit topics for future Symposia
Contact OI-81 at 703-692-4754
Share Requirement questions, comments, ideas
Contact OI-81 at 703-692-4754
Obtain approval to contract a VI production
Contact OI-811 at 703-692-4716
Obtain a Production Identification Number for a VI Production
Contact OI-811 at 703-692-4716
Find the PA Regs, PA Tactics Manual or other DoD or DoN PA policy
https://www.chinfo.navy.mil/chinfo/ChinfoInstructions.aspx
Policy questions, comments, ideas
Contact OI-82 at 703-695-1887
Get a DINFOS Quota
Active Duty MCs: Contact MC Detailer at 901-874-3752 or 901-874-3689 Active Duty PAOs/LDOs: Contact PAO Detailer at 901-874-4023 Reserve Personnel: Contact Operational Support Officer at 703-614-4288 Civilians: Contact OI-831 at 703-693-1363
Get more information on professional development
Contact OI-83 at 703-695-1888
Get more information on how to submit a public affairs award
Go to https://www.chinfo.navy.mil/chinfo/MediaAwards.aspx
Afloat Media System support
Go to www.dplsupport.com/
Shipboard Information, Training and Entertainment (SITE) System Support
Send an email to site@dma.mil
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