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onMason Round-Up – 4-10-12

April 10th, 2012 · Comments Off on onMason Round-Up – 4-10-12 · Comm361, Facebook, Student Blog Posts

In the new onMason round-up we take a look at some of the most interesting posts throughout onMason. “Tragedy and Twitter” by Karina Schulthesis This is an account of how social network sites like Twitter have changed the way people respond to and deal with school shootings. In order to make her article more effective, Karina begins with an […]

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Guest speaker: Mark Stencel

April 14th, 2011 · Comments Off on Guest speaker: Mark Stencel · Comm361, Facebook, Student Blog Posts

Mark Stencel’s journalism career began around 1995 where he worked at the Washington Post for 12 years (9 focusing in online things), The News & Observer in Raleigh, NC. He currently works for NPR (National Public Radio), has been there for just under 2 years and is the digital managing editor. NPR is a non-profit organization, so money […]

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Twitter vs. Facebook in building news brands

April 8th, 2011 · Comments Off on Twitter vs. Facebook in building news brands · Comm361, Facebook, Student Blog Posts

In her article “Channeling the news brand on Twitter and Facebook,” Mandy Jenkins discusses how newsrooms can most effectively use such social media outlets. One of the most important things to remember, according to Jenkins, is that Twitter and Facebook are not equal, and therefore require individual attention. Jenkins offers the following advice to help […]

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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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Kevin Anderson- Guest Speaker

April 7th, 2011 · Comments Off on Kevin Anderson- Guest Speaker · Comm361, Facebook, Student Blog Posts

Kevin Anderson, now working for Al Jazeera Arabic in Doha, Qatar, has over a decade of journalism experience under his belt. Along with jobs at The Guardian and BBC News, Anderson has been a digital journalist since 1996 and rode the .com boom to becoming the BBC’s first online journalist outside of the UK. Anderson’s […]

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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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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 […]

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Skype session with Kevin Anderson

March 29th, 2011 · Comments Off on Skype session with Kevin Anderson · Comm361, Storify, Student Blog Posts

Courtesy of his Twitter; Kevin Anderson: Digital strategist and freelance journalist with more than a decade experience with the Guardian and the BBC. Helping create the future of journalism. FOLLOW HIM ON TWITTER! On Thursday, March 24, 2011, Anderson skyped in to chat! Being half way accross the world didn’t stop him from making his […]

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