“Journalism without photographs is like writing without verbs.” Because photography used to take a great deal of training and expertise, “visual storytelling used to be reserved for serious technicians only.” Digital photography + ubiquity of cell phone cameras, has made everyone a photographer “Doing it well takes patience, practice and preparation.” “You […]
Entries from February 24th, 2011
Briggs Chapter 6 Summary: Visual Storytelling with Photographs
February 24th, 2011 · Comments Off on Briggs Chapter 6 Summary: Visual Storytelling with Photographs · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
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Briggs Review 5: Mobile Journalism
February 24th, 2011 · Comments Off on Briggs Review 5: Mobile Journalism · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
Most cellphones have become a self-sufficient device that come in handy in many situations for journalists. With a cell phone you can shoot video, take pictures, write and publish/broadcast it all online without needing other equipment; this can also be referred as “backpack reporting.”Another perk to mobile journalism is that if you are on the […]
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Chapter seven: Making audio journalism visible
February 23rd, 2011 · Comments Off on Chapter seven: Making audio journalism visible · briggs, Comm361, Student Blog Posts
Painting sound pictures for listeners is a skill that takes much practice, according to Mark Briggs. Thank god, we have audio journalism to help us with that. The good thing about audio journalism is that it can be done with a handful of tools — a microphone, recorder and free software. Long gone are the […]
Chapter 6: Visual Storytelling with Photographs
February 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Chapter 6: Visual Storytelling with Photographs · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
“Show, don’t tell.” Journalists are told of this phrase many, many times. Rather than describing the scene of news happening, it is better to find ways to take the audience to the scene. Photographs has been the most effective way to connect the audience with what the writer actually saw, and has evolved the most […]
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Skype session with Burt Herman
February 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Skype session with Burt Herman · Comm361, Storify, Student Blog Posts
This is Burt. This is the website he co-founded. Courtesy of bertherman.com: He is an “Entrepreneurial journalist stoking media revolution. CEO and co-founder of Storify, building the future of journalism. Founder of Hacks/Hackers, bringing together journalists and technologists.” Great introducation on Burt- now for the BIG news! He skyped with us today from somewhere on the west coast. […]
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Visual Storytelling-Chapter 6 Mark Briggs
February 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Visual Storytelling-Chapter 6 Mark Briggs · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
If you were to choose between reading a two page essay or flipping through a picture book on the same topic, which one would you choose? Our minds usually just wander to the picture book answer because pictures are visually more engaging. They tell a story within themselves and are a must-have for every article […]
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‘Journalism Next’ by Mark Briggs: Chapter 5 summary
February 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off on ‘Journalism Next’ by Mark Briggs: Chapter 5 summary · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
Summary: “Going mobile” What to look for when out in the field needing to get the information out to the audience immediately. -Breaking news, live, from a mobile device Laptops –> smartphones –> audio recorders –> video cameras How To Choose the story: Will the audience benefit if we take them there? Will journalism be […]
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Tech Blog – Texting in Restaurants
February 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Tech Blog – Texting in Restaurants · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
While looking for an interesting tech blog item this week, I wanted to find something related to the latest chapter in the Briggs text. I thought something on mobile journalism would be appropriate and so I eventually came across a quirky Techcrunch.com article, “I Will Check My Phone at Dinner and You Will Deal with […]
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Briggs Ch. 5
February 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Briggs Ch. 5 · briggs, Comm361, Student Blog Posts
It may be getting repetitive at this point to say once again how crucial it is to implement technology into modern journalism, but it remains the vital takeaway point of the Briggs text. One aspect of this is mobile journalism. If cell phones allow people to receive calls and access their email anywhere at any […]
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