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Briggs 7

May 2nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Briggs 7 · briggs, Comm361, online journalism, Student Blog Posts

Painting sound pictures for listeners is a skill that takes practice, much like making real pictures with photojournalism.

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Briggs Chapter 8

April 12th, 2011 · Comments Off on Briggs Chapter 8 · briggs, Comm361, Student Blog Posts

Telling Stories with Video The digital video revolution: One person can now make and produce high-quality Web video with a $200 camera and laptop or desk computer instead of paying $35,000 for a camera and an expenisve editing station. Briggs went into highlights and explinations of: Capturing quick video highlights, not documentary projects. Managing digital […]

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Briggs 3

April 4th, 2011 · Comments Off on Briggs 3 · briggs, Comm361, Student Blog Posts

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Briggs Chapter 7

March 29th, 2011 · Comments Off on Briggs Chapter 7 · briggs, Comm361, Student Blog Posts

Making Audio Journalism Visible Audio Journalism? It works when using a few tools like a microphone or recorder to make full-featured segments that sound like radio epidodes. You can distribute them as podcosts to gain an audience! Importance: Presence Emotions Atmosphere How to use this audio?  Reporter overview Podcasts Audio slide show Breaking news National Public Radio has […]

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Chapter 11: Building a digital audience for news

March 27th, 2011 · Comments Off on Chapter 11: Building a digital audience for news · briggs, Comm361, Student Blog Posts

There is no denying that the Internet has changed the world. So, how do we keep up with it? For most of us, using the Internet doesn’t cost much. So, why pay 50 cents for a newspaper when you have access to all the information in the world for free? One way journalists are trying […]

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Chapter nine: Data-drive journalism and digitizing your life

March 25th, 2011 · Comments Off on Chapter nine: Data-drive journalism and digitizing your life · briggs, Comm361, Student Blog Posts

There are some things everyone should know about when it comes to data productivity and organization. What you need to manage + the right tools to manage = personal productivity We often feel the need to organize our digital data. Things like e-mail, contacts, to-do lists, calendars and word documents. Tools such as Google, Office […]

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Briggs 9: Dealing with data

March 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Briggs 9: Dealing with data · briggs, Comm361, Student Blog Posts

MORE AND MORE information becomes available online all the time, so more organization of the information is needed as well. The formula to find out what you need to do to organize is this: “what you need to manage + the right tools to manage it = personal productivity.” The best place to start getting […]

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Briggs Ch. 9 – ‘Data-driven journalism and digitizing your life’

March 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Briggs Ch. 9 – ‘Data-driven journalism and digitizing your life’ · briggs, Comm361, Student Blog Posts

Organizing your digital life was the focus of this chapter. There are many free or trial programs that can help you organize your digital self. Since these programs are online, they are easily edited and can be accessible to others. Some examples: Backpack Zoho MS Office Suite (Outlook, etc) Dropbox Basecamp Databases are helpful in […]

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Chapter 9: Data-Driven Journalism and Digitizing Your Life

March 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Chapter 9: Data-Driven Journalism and Digitizing Your Life · briggs, Comm361, Student Blog Posts

“There is no such thing as information overload, only filter failure”, stated Clay Shirky during a presentation at the Web 2.0 Expo in September 2008. According to Briggs there are two challenges to all this information: Personal: being able to take advantage of all the tools out there to manage your day. Professional: seizing these opportunities […]

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Chapter 8: Telling Stories with Video

March 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Chapter 8: Telling Stories with Video · briggs, Comm361, Student Blog Posts, video

Some things just can’t be expressed with words. That’s where the POWER of videos comes in. Copyright: avcreative.co.uk “The tools have changed, but the game remains the same: visual journalism is about telling compelling stories that connect an audience with subjects, people and issues.” – Mark Briggs First thing to know about making videos to […]

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