Some people love it. Some people say it’s the devil. But with over 500 million users, we cannot deny its power. Facebook is the latest medium that can help decide if your interviewer will hire you. We all have had someone put in a good word so that it can help us get a job. […]
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Facebook can make or break you
March 19th, 2011 · Comments Off on Facebook can make or break you · Comm361, Facebook, Student Blog Posts
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Guest speaker: Jim Iovino
March 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on Guest speaker: Jim Iovino · Comm361, Facebook, Student Blog Posts
With the world turning to the internet, NBC Washington takes their television content and puts it on their website. The sooner you get stories out on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, etc. the more people will acknowledge you as a consistently good reporter. Thus, you will receive more traffic and gain attention. You want to be the first to say […]
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My Video Conference with George Allen on C-SPAN
March 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on My Video Conference with George Allen on C-SPAN · Comm361, Facebook, Student Blog Posts
George Allen is back and on top of his game! Allen participated in a C-SPAN video conference with students from George Mason University and The University of Denver to discuss his upcoming Senate run and his new book “What Washington Can Learn from the World of Sports.” I was one of the lucky students who […]
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My Video Conference with George Allen on C-SPAN
March 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on My Video Conference with George Allen on C-SPAN · Comm361, Facebook, Student Blog Posts
George Allen is back and on top of his game! Allen participated in a C-SPAN video conference with students from George Mason University and The University of Denver to discuss his upcoming Senate run and his new book “What Washington Can Learn from the World of Sports.” I was one of the lucky students who […]
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Mobile content is twice as difficult
March 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on Mobile content is twice as difficult · Comm361, Facebook, Student Blog Posts
Jakob Nielsen brings about quite an interesting topic with the world turning to their mobile phones for nearly everything nowadays. Although this change is happening, people won’t be able to comprehend as much on their phone screens as they would on a computer. The reasons are simple: Slower downloads No mouse for an easy selection […]
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Soldier Transition Project
March 9th, 2011 · Comments Off on Soldier Transition Project · Comm361, Facebook, Student Blog Posts
For my online journalism course with Professor Steve Klein, I am required to create a multimedia project with several other classmates. We are able to chose our topics and choose our teams, keeping in mind stories that work well over multiple media outlets and keeping in mind the need for multiple skill sets. Several weeks […]
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Facebook Journalism On The Rise
March 9th, 2011 · Comments Off on Facebook Journalism On The Rise · Comm361, Facebook, Student Blog Posts
Facebook is not only a place to connect with friends, it is now more and more a way to connect with news. A recent post by Vadim Lavrusik on Mashable talks about this growing trend. Facebook journalism is on the rise because the social media site is b…
JournalismNext (11): Building a digital audience for news
March 9th, 2011 · Comments Off on JournalismNext (11): Building a digital audience for news · Comm361, Facebook, Student Blog Posts
Track all that you publish Productivity is a key factor for managers when tracking a reporters’ ability to break news, publish at a good rate, and gain an audience. What to track: Total news stories per day News stories by topic or section Total blog posts per day Blog posts by specific blog Slide shows […]
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Chapter 10: Managing News as a Conversation
March 8th, 2011 · Comments Off on Chapter 10: Managing News as a Conversation · briggs, Comm361, Facebook, Student Blog Posts
“Now that news is a conversation, one of the greatest challenges facing journalists is how to manage, and leverage, that conversation.” – Mark Briggs According to Briggs, journalism now means 1) managing online communities as well as 2) participating in various social networks. Audiences being able to comment on stories online and voice their opinions is […]
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