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Briggs Chapter 8

April 12th, 2011 · Comments Off on Briggs Chapter 8 · briggs, Comm361, Student Blog Posts

Telling Stories with Video The digital video revolution: One person can now make and produce high-quality Web video with a $200 camera and laptop or desk computer instead of paying $35,000 for a camera and an expenisve editing station. Briggs went into highlights and explinations of: Capturing quick video highlights, not documentary projects. Managing digital […]

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Chapter 8: Telling Stories with Video

March 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Chapter 8: Telling Stories with Video · briggs, Comm361, Student Blog Posts, video

Some things just can’t be expressed with words. That’s where the POWER of videos comes in. Copyright: avcreative.co.uk “The tools have changed, but the game remains the same: visual journalism is about telling compelling stories that connect an audience with subjects, people and issues.” – Mark Briggs First thing to know about making videos to […]

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My Video Conference with George Allen on C-SPAN

March 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on My Video Conference with George Allen on C-SPAN · Comm361, Facebook, Student Blog Posts

George Allen is back and on top of his game! Allen participated in a C-SPAN video conference with students from George Mason University and The University of Denver to discuss his upcoming Senate run and his new book “What Washington Can Learn from the World of Sports.” I was one of the lucky students who […]

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My Video Conference with George Allen on C-SPAN

March 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on My Video Conference with George Allen on C-SPAN · Comm361, Facebook, Student Blog Posts

George Allen is back and on top of his game! Allen participated in a C-SPAN video conference with students from George Mason University and The University of Denver to discuss his upcoming Senate run and his new book “What Washington Can Learn from the World of Sports.” I was one of the lucky students who […]

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JournalismNext (11): Building a digital audience for news

March 9th, 2011 · Comments Off on JournalismNext (11): Building a digital audience for news · Comm361, Facebook, Student Blog Posts

Track all that you publish Productivity is a key factor for managers when tracking a reporters’ ability to break news,  publish at a good rate, and gain an audience. What to track: Total news stories per day News stories by topic or section Total blog posts per day Blog posts by specific blog Slide shows […]

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Lecture by Jon DeNunzio from The Washington Post

March 8th, 2011 · Comments Off on Lecture by Jon DeNunzio from The Washington Post · Comm361, social media, Student Blog Posts

Jon DeNunzio, User Engagement Editor, The Washington Post. (former Online Sports Editor) Follow Jon’s tweets! DeNunzio came to George Mason University on Mar. 3, 2011; he talking about integrating Social Media Into your journalism. Background:  Graduated UVA in 1991 Was not a journalism major Concentrated in high school sports at Washington post 2000-2007 Got into […]

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Chapter 10: Managing News as a Conversation

March 7th, 2011 · Comments Off on Chapter 10: Managing News as a Conversation · Comm361, Facebook, Student Blog Posts

Questions and challenges for the modern journalism: How to maintain objectivity or credibility Legal and ethical issues with publishing freedom for everyone How to gather the audience With social networking tools and blogs embedded on news sites, conversing the news is possible. One can converse through comments or social networking (Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc.). This […]

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Chapter 8: Telling Stories with Video

March 3rd, 2011 · Comments Off on Chapter 8: Telling Stories with Video · Comm361, Student Blog Posts, video

Thanks to the emergence of cheap video cameras and free video-editing softwares, video journalism has become easier than ever. Even without purchasing over $35,000 worth equipments that used to be requirements, anyone can produce high-quality videos and upload in Web. It has become  so easy that millions around the world frequently upload videos. In mid […]

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MediaShift: How an Atlanta Ice Skater Made a Viral Video Go Worldwide

March 1st, 2011 · Comments Off on MediaShift: How an Atlanta Ice Skater Made a Viral Video Go Worldwide · Comm361, Facebook, social media, Student Blog Posts

You never know when just an act of fun can turn into a social media frenzy. The article titled “How an Atlanta Ice Skater Made a Viral Video Go Worldwide“, byTerri Thorton, is an amazing example of how an innocent video placed on a social media outlet can go a long way in the world. The article […]

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Chapter 5: Going Mobile

February 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Chapter 5: Going Mobile · Comm361, New York Times, Student Blog Posts

In New York Times in 2009, John Markoff wrote “the four billion cellphones in use around the globe carry personal information, provide access to the Web and are being used more and more to navigate the real world.” The mobile technology already has evolved enough to create a whole new field in journalism: mobile reporting. Due […]

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