Online Journalism

Doha- working with algezeera arabic. Using the sources that you can rely on, people can tell their own story and be their own witnesses. “Know your sources before things start” He knew most of the bloggers in Egypt before the … Continue reading →

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There’s no question that the job description for journalists often involves   travel. Covering a good story can take you to the other side of the world – just ask seasoned journalist, Kevin Anderson. Although is was born and raised in the U.S., his work at the Gaurdian and the BBC has taken him to London, […]

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The beauty of the new media age is that it can take a simple concept, such as a map, and use integrative technology to encourage user interactivity. One of the newest and most useful examples of this type of technology is the ZeeMaps program. By simply entering information into the entry boxes, one can easily […]

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Kevin Anderson spoke to our class Today March 24. He had a very interesting and different perspective compared to other speakers.  He gave the class good advice, and shared his own personal experiences which were fascinating. First word of advice: Be knowledgeable of your sources How he got where he is:                 1996: newspaper journalist. […]

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Anderson’s approach towards journalism: “People can tell their own story and be their own witnesses. For instance, know your sources before something happens.” Anderson was a BBC Washington DC corespondent when he was 26. Important to be sources you are using in context. Don’t paintball a bunch of twitter updates and call it a news […]

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Al Jazeera English, the world’s first English-language news channel headquartered in the Middle East, has a young employee, Kevin Anderson. He Skyped with us in class today! 🙂 Headquartered in Doha, Qatar, he chose Al Jazeera English because he “is trying to cover the Middle East from the Middle East.” ZeeMaps is a Web site that Anderson highly […]

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Kevin Anderson, a journalist for Al Jazeera-English, chatted with us via Skype today from Doha, Qatar. Anderson started out as a newspaper journalist and gradually moved onto online journalism. He was BBC’s first online journalist outside of the U.K. and was also the Washington correspondent for the BBC website. In 2010, Anderson took what he […]

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With the advent of YouTube and other sites that allow users to easily share video, the format has become an essential part of journalism. There are several avenues to utilizing video, from comprehensive edited stories to raw footage of a story highlight. Briggs provides several tips on how to make the most of your videos: […]

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