Audio is a very powerful tool when used right. What makes audio effective is that it is a more personal experience than video or text generally is: Usually listeners are alone (in a car or in their room), so that makes it more personable. Audio is not only for the car, though; it can be […]
Entries from March 3rd, 2011
Briggs Review 7: The Power of Audio
March 3rd, 2011 · Comments Off on Briggs Review 7: The Power of Audio · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
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JON DENUNZIO
March 3rd, 2011 · Comments Off on JON DENUNZIO · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
Integrating Social Media into your journalism Everything is changing. Journalism is not what it was. He worked at small companies and transitioned to bigger through experience. Focuses on sports and then transitioned to web sports editor and has stayed on … Continue reading →
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Guest speaker: Jon DeNunzio
March 3rd, 2011 · Comments Off on Guest speaker: Jon DeNunzio · Comm361, social media, Student Blog Posts
Jon DeNunzio is going to talk about integrating social media into your journalism. He learned a lot, and still learning. National Park Fan Tweets experiment in the Washington Post is a good example. Some experiments and good tools to try: http://media.twitter.com/blackbird-pie/ www.storify.com http://intersect.com/ http://www.umapper.com/ www.twiings.com http://www.allourideas.org/ http://startupli.st/ Why we use social media: It’s where users are It […]
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Tech Blog #5: Guest Speaker Jon DeNunzio, User Engagement Editor
March 3rd, 2011 · Comments Off on Tech Blog #5: Guest Speaker Jon DeNunzio, User Engagement Editor · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
User Engagement Editor Jon DeNunzio of the Washington Post Former Web Sports Editor Former Prep Sports Editor Didn’t major in journalism (Graduated from the University of Virginia in 1991) Went to the Washington Post in 1994 Integrating Social Media into Your Journalism: In Nationals Park in summer 2009, DeNunzio worked with the Post to channel […]
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Jon DeNunzio- Washington Post
March 3rd, 2011 · Comments Off on Jon DeNunzio- Washington Post · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
Jon DeNunzio Be social with your users whenever you can. (ie- polls) Pay attention to the comments Ask for ideas (allourideas.org) Ask for photos Answer user questions Use the knowledge of the crowd DeNunzio is the User Engagement editor of the Washington post. He works on team of about 9 people handling inner activity, handle in […]
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Use Twitter’s ‘Blackbird Pie’ tool to imbed Tweets
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Jon DeNunzio: “If we as journalists don’t have credibility, then we have nothing.” #gmujournalismless than a minute ago via TweetDeckGMU JournalismGMUJournalism
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Guest Speaker: Jon DeNunzio
March 3rd, 2011 · Comments Off on Guest Speaker: Jon DeNunzio · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
Jon DeNunzio, user engagement editor at the Washington Post, visited out COMM 361 class on March 3 to discuss the value of integrating social media into journalism. Why use social media? Receive consumer feedback Reach broad audiences Increase interactivity; users/audiences want to be part of the news It’s where the users are – cannot expect […]
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Tech Blog Post #6
March 3rd, 2011 · Comments Off on Tech Blog Post #6 · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
Is investigative journalism still alive today even with our current technological advances in social media? Investigative journalism can be described in many ways: “uncovering the hidden”; “expensive”; “difficult”; “requiring dedication”; “has impact”; “holding power to account” The hidden So does journalism become investigative when that newness involves uncovering the hidden? I would argue that it is anything […]
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STAR Workshop: Adobe Illustrator CS4
March 3rd, 2011 · Comments Off on STAR Workshop: Adobe Illustrator CS4 · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
Yesterday I went to a STAR Workshop at GMU to learn how to use Adobe Illustrator CS4. Although I have never used any Adobe software before and it was the first time I have even heard of the program, I signed up for the third level course and expected to ask many, many questions in […]
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