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What is Community Reporter all about? Some tips & tricks too!

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What is Community Reporter all about? Some tips & tricks too!

Community Reporter is all about YOU and what you see. This is a user-generated section on Dubai City Guide where stories come from our users.

Tell us your story like a pro in any form you wish to - with Images, through a Video or simply Write about it. We provide you easy-to-use online tools to upload your piece and publish online for others to see and review.

For videos stories, you may upload on YouTube, Yahoo Video, Metcafe or similar video websites and post the link via our online form.

Time to get started folks!

Cool tips for being a Community Reporter on Dubai City Guide

Ingredients of your story - What do you think is news-worthy in Dubai and can be discussed on a Community forum - It could be your take on the upcoming Dubai Metro, Your fascination for the splendid Dubai Fountain, Capturing the Arabic essence of the City, Your Green-endeavor in your Community, or you just spotted Brad Pitt at the Atlantis - just about anything that affects you and adds value to the society you live in.

Shooting your video - Compose your frames well and allow for some background information to be in the frame. Have well-lit surroundings and focus on your subject in the centre of the frame. Avoid plenty of pans and zooms, static shots give a cleaner and professional look to your video. Do not forget the sound in your Video.

Story through photos - Always take as many photos as you can so you have enough material in your lightbox to pick the best from. Map out your story, centerize your subject and be sure to consider the quality of the natural light around you when taking pictures. The best shots are often the simplest, get in close to your subject to capture emotion and intimacy.

Our Terms are simple!

Our Editor reserves the right to accept or reject a posted story after it has been reviewed for subject, content & quality.
Only authentic stories will be posted - Make sure you write in supporting material that will help us confirm your identity.
Our online system will instantly reject any story format that does not confirm to the specified formats and standards.
We will never sell your story to any third-party website.
Encourage your friends, family, colleagues to join in as Community Reporters and we promise you instant fame.