Kaiser Wahab’s Mar. 24 article “How the Web Has Changed Our Perception of Copyright Law” on Mashable.com discusses the slow pace of legislation and how private and government interests are aggressively “pushing the envelope” to combat the continuing problem of copyright infringement on the Internet. “Hurt Locker” lawsuits: example of file sharing suits where […]
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Tech Blog #1: Copyright Law
March 27th, 2011 · Comments Off on Tech Blog #1: Copyright Law · Comm361, online journalism, Student Blog Posts
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Tech Blog #10: Guest Speaker Kevin Anderson
March 24th, 2011 · Comments Off on Tech Blog #10: Guest Speaker Kevin Anderson · Comm361, Storify, Student Blog Posts
Kevin Anderson, a digital strategist and freelance journalist, spoke to our class today via Skype. He has worked for BBC, Al Jazeera English and the Guardian. Check out his personal Twitter account , his Muckrack account, and some of his work with Al Jazeera English here. When asked what tools are needed for a journalism skill set […]
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Tech Blog #9: Guest Speaker Steve Buttry
March 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Tech Blog #9: Guest Speaker Steve Buttry · Comm361, Steve Buttry, Student Blog Posts
Steve Buttry Steve Buttry, Director of Community Engagement for TBD, joined our class today for a presentation on cross-platform journalism and the different tools and techniques that are applied to many articles and stories today. Check out his Bio, personal Twitter account, and blog, The Buttry Diary, here. Professor Klein noted that Buttry understands the social […]
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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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Tech Blog #5: Guest Speaker Jon DeNunzio
March 7th, 2011 · Comments Off on Tech Blog #5: Guest Speaker Jon DeNunzio · Comm361, social media, Student Blog Posts
Jon DeNunzio, User Engagement Editor at The Washington Post, visited our class for a lecture on how social media is impacting journalism today and how we can use it to our advantage. DeNunzio gave us a list of a few social media website worth looking into: BlackBirdPie Intersect UMapper Buzzfeed StartUpLi.st AllOurIdeas Twiigs He also […]
