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Guest Speaker: Mark Potts

April 7th, 2011 · Comments Off on Guest Speaker: Mark Potts · Comm361, Facebook, Storify, Student Blog Posts

Mark Potts, who is a reporter and editor for The Washington Post, came and spoke to our Comm. 361 class on March 29. He has been exploring the digital world for 19 years and is always looking for new tools to utilize. Copyright: newsonomics.com During Potts presentation, he gave us TONS of wonderful resources, helpful […]

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Tech Blog – Mark Potts

March 30th, 2011 · Comments Off on Tech Blog – Mark Potts · Comm361, Student Blog Posts

In today’s class, we got to hear from Mark Potts,  and I have to say, with all due respect to the others who have spoken to us, I think he was the best guest brought in to COMM361 this semester. Within an hour or so, Potts shared approximately three to four dozen different and helpful […]

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Guest speaker: Mark Potts

March 29th, 2011 · Comments Off on Guest speaker: Mark Potts · Comm361, Facebook, Student Blog Posts

Mark Potts, creator of Washingtonpost.com, showed us how journalism works without using the typical inverted pyramid, who/what/when/where/why style. He showed us how good Wikipedia can be, despite its reputation. He also showed us how Facebook was used as a storytelling device as well as Storify. How to get the audience involved: Crowdsourcing (at both local […]

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Tech Blog #11: Guest Speaker Mark Potts

March 29th, 2011 · Comments Off on Tech Blog #11: Guest Speaker Mark Potts · Comm361, New York Times, Storify, Student Blog Posts

Mark Potts, journalist and digital pioneer, spoke to our class today. He helped create the Washington Post website, served as editor for various news websites and has worked in the media field for nearly 20 years. Check out his blog Recovering Journalist. Potts showed us a variety of different websites that all present unique ways of telling stories: […]

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Guest speaker: Mark Potts

March 29th, 2011 · Comments Off on Guest speaker: Mark Potts · Comm361, Storify, Student Blog Posts

Mark Potts works in the digital world for the past 20 years, and tries to take full advantage of all internet resources. He started showing us some good examples and resources: Wikipedia: you can find anything, and it’s built by the crowd. It’s looked down upon, but it’s a great way to find an overview […]

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