Summary: The key to creating, maintaining, and gaining a following through a blog. Elements of a successful blog: Dedication & determination Continuing conversation Step 1: Find and read blogs which cover a subject that interests you. Focus on the elements of the blog that you like and dislike. Learn the language Post – Blog entry. […]
Entries from February 15th, 2011
‘Journalism Next’ by Mark Briggs: Chapter 2 summary
February 15th, 2011 · Comments Off on ‘Journalism Next’ by Mark Briggs: Chapter 2 summary · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
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Tech Blog – Steve Yelvington and the Progress of Journalism
February 15th, 2011 · Comments Off on Tech Blog – Steve Yelvington and the Progress of Journalism · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
In class last week, I had the (mis)fortune of having to display my blog to my fellow students. On the bright side, it was a bigger audience than I’ll probably have the rest of the semester, but I was forced to confront the fact that, as much as I like to think I’ve progressed as […]
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‘Journalism Next’ by Mark Briggs: Chapter 1 summary
February 15th, 2011 · Comments Off on ‘Journalism Next’ by Mark Briggs: Chapter 1 summary · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
Summary: Breaking down the acronyms and jargon to define the basic concepts of online technology. Bits and Bytes: Name Abbr. Size (# of bytes) Kilo K 2^10 = 1,024 Mega M 2^20 = 1,048,576 Giga G 2^30 = 1,073,741,824 Tera T 2^40 = 1,099,511,627,776 Peta P 2^50 = 1,125,899,906,842,624 Exa E 2^60 = 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 Zetta […]
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Chapter three: Crowd-powered collaboration
February 15th, 2011 · Comments Off on Chapter three: Crowd-powered collaboration · briggs, Comm361, Student Blog Posts
In chapter three, Mark Briggs focuses on the new types of reporting methods that are becoming more prevalent in this day and age. Crowdsourcing Coined by Wired News’ Jeff Howe in 2006, this term basically means distributed reporting. It is using a lot of news sources at a given time to help research a specific […]
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How a pro does a story on Storify
February 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Comm361, multimedia, online journalism, social media, Steve Buttry, Storify
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My first effort on Storify
February 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Comm361, multimedia, online journalism, Steve Buttry, Storify
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Telling true stories with video (part I)
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Mandy Jenkins Visits COMM 361
February 14th, 2011 · Comments Off on Mandy Jenkins Visits COMM 361 · Comm361, social media, Student Blog Posts
There’s a famous saying that the harder you work, the luckier you get. This saying holds true for Mandy Jenkins, director of social media for TBD. Coming from a town in rural Ohio, Jenkins has always worked hard. She wanted to be a part of the media world; however, she discovered that her career path […]
Ch. 2 ‘Advanced blogging’
February 14th, 2011 · Comments Off on Ch. 2 ‘Advanced blogging’ · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
“The great thing about a blog for an old-fashioned beat reporter like me is that it is journalism at its core–pounding the pavement looking for the next scoop and making sure that you stay two steps ahead of the competition. That drive was always in me as a beat reporter, but a blog elevates that […]
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Chapter two: The basics of blogging
February 14th, 2011 · Comments Off on Chapter two: The basics of blogging · briggs, Comm361, Student Blog Posts
In Mark Briggs’ second chapter “Advanced Blogging,” he focuses on the essentials of blogging. His main points of the chapters are summarized as the following: Good blogs are a continuing conversation: If you write a blog, it is necessary to create a reader’s base to get some feedback. This enables you to continue the conversation […]
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