Online Journalism

Visual storytelling with photographs The digital age has allowed photography to transform into a craft that used to be reserved for professional photographers only. Now that film is not the primary medium for capturing images, memory cards and advanced point-and-shoot cameras allow anyone to play the role of photographer. Some of the benefits of digital […]

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Just the same way that anyone can be a journalist, anyone can be a photojournalist (just take a look at Flickr). You just need to be at the right place at the right time with either a camera or a cameraphone. But news is different things to different people, so any picture could potentially be […]

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“Journalism without photographs is like writing without verbs,” Mark Briggs said. Photographs are important in journalism, and in all other aspects, because they are able to expand on a story in a way that words cannot. In order to fully express an idea, journalists must understand how to capture the perfect image. When possible, shoot […]

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In my summary of the fifth Briggs chapter, I mentioned how my friend Brian Chan did live blogs of sporting events at UNC Charlotte (he also did them in the past for Mason). Alas, via the trackback he saw my comment about his lame jokes and got ticked off. There is a downside to linking to […]

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“If the French can do it, so can Americans” Our video conference with Governor George Allen was a great experience. Former Senator George Allen (R-VA) Governor Allen stressed the importance of, “do not spend what you don’t have.” “Defense wins championships” Campaigning and advancing ideas is how we can get this country back to work. […]

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Going Mobile: Mobile reporting. “According to an article in the Daily Telegraph, a London newspaper, children in the United Kingdom get their first mobile phones at age 8″ said Briggs. Anyone one the ground can technically become a reporter at any given time that something newsworthy breaks out in front of them. A child could […]

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Summary: Digital photography is crucial for journalists… Learn the basics. Digital photography: Digital cameras are much less limiting than film cameras A megapixel represents one million pixels. The higher the megapixel the tighter you can crop in on an image and the bigger you can make the photograph without getting all those visible squares The […]

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