Painting sound pictures for listeners is a skill that takes practice, much like making real pictures with photojournalism.
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Briggs 7
May 2nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Briggs 7 · briggs, Comm361, online journalism, Student Blog Posts
Mark Potts visit
March 29th, 2011 · Comments Off on Mark Potts visit · Comm361, Facebook, online journalism, Student Blog Posts
Mark Potts started out by stating that Wikipedia is a sort of new site. It’s useful because it’s built by the crowd and articles can be built instantly. The Washington Post implemented Facebook to tell a story about a mother who gave birth and then got sick a couple months ago. Potts said this story […]
Tags:COMM 361·Journalism·Julian Assange·Media·Mobile technology·RSS·Twitter·Washington Post·Web analytics·WikiLeaks·Wikipedia
Guest Speaker: Steve Buttry from TBD
March 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Guest Speaker: Steve Buttry from TBD · Comm361, Steve Buttry, Student Blog Posts
“Don’t let obstacles become excuses“ Always be a curious journalist. Even if you do not speak the language, find a way. If your lead does not fit in a Twitter status, it’s too long.
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Ch. 11 ‘Building a digital audience for news’
March 9th, 2011 · Comments Off on Ch. 11 ‘Building a digital audience for news’ · Comm361, social media, Student Blog Posts
The traditional business model for journalism is in disarray. That’s for damn sure true, with everyone having the ability to write what they want on the Internet thanks to technology. To increase an online audience, a journalist needs to: Analyze what is published Determine what readers like and don’t like Do more of what readers […]
Tags:"Journalism Next"·COMM 361·Google·Google Analytics·Media·Omniture·Social network·Social Networking·Twitter·Web analytics
Dan Rather and Tucker Carlson C-Span
March 1st, 2011 · Comments Off on Dan Rather and Tucker Carlson C-Span · Comm361, online journalism, Student Blog Posts
Dan Rather and Tucker Carlson spoke with George Mason students through video conference on Feb. 24, 2011 to speak about the state of journalism and where it’s headed. Rather, who was the news anchor for the CBS Evening News from 1981 to 2005 and is now the anchor of Dan Rather Reports on HDNet and […]
Briggs 6
February 24th, 2011 · Comments Off on Briggs 6 · briggs, Comm361, online journalism, Student Blog Posts
Visual Storytelling with Photographs Even if you don’t have aspirations of becoming an artist with a camera, as a journalist you should understand how digital photography works. Journalism without photographs is like writing without verbs. More time leads to better photos. If you want to improve your photography skills, the first step is to find […]
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Briggs 5
February 21st, 2011 · Comments Off on Briggs 5 · Comm361, online journalism, Student Blog Posts
Just like Manchester Evening News crime reporter Nicola Dowling, I too have used mobile technology. While working with Patch.com, I found myself in front a severe car crash while driving home from the store. Without a digital camera and notepad, I quickly grabbed my mobile phone and snapped pictures of the accident. I also used […]
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Ch.3 ‘Crowd-powered collaboration’
February 15th, 2011 · Comments Off on Ch.3 ‘Crowd-powered collaboration’ · Comm361, online journalism, Student Blog Posts
“The hunter-gatherer model of journalism is no long sufficient. Citizens can do their own hunting and gathering on the Internet. What they need is somebody to add value to that information by processing it–digesting it, organizing it, making it usable.” — Phil Meyer, author of “Precision Journalism” Briggs starts out the third chapter of “Journalism […]
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Media Pyramid
February 1st, 2011 · Comments Off on Media Pyramid · Comm361, online journalism, Student Blog Posts
Assignment No. 1
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