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Chapter 9 — Data-Driven Journalism and Digitizing Your Life

March 21st, 2011 · Comments Off on Chapter 9 — Data-Driven Journalism and Digitizing Your Life · briggs, Comm361, Student Blog Posts

“Unless you are a so-called early adopter, you probably find it impossible to keep tabs on all the latest and greatest tools and services available online.” Briggs advises first and foremost: Organize your e-mail Find the right personal productivity tools Data driven journalism: Every story is a field of data Telling stories with data

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Chapter 8 — Telling Stories with Video

March 21st, 2011 · Comments Off on Chapter 8 — Telling Stories with Video · briggs, Comm361, Student Blog Posts

Briggs’ eighth chapter explains: Capturing quick video highlights, not documentary projects Managing digital video on your computer Using common software to edit video Choosing online video hosting services Driving audience to your video “The best way to build a solid video story is to think about it the same way you would think about writing.” […]

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Chapter 10 — Managing News as a Conversation

March 2nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Chapter 10 — Managing News as a Conversation · briggs, Comm361, Student Blog Posts

“The socialization of news is clearly the right direction for journalism,” begins Briggs in his tenth chapter of JournalismNext. This chapter explores the idea of news being a conversation, rather than “a lecture,” and how conversing through social networking can add to one’s story. “Three areas of evolution suggest a brighter future for comments on news […]

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