Photoshop has been a widely-used program in the media realm for quite awhile. However, now that nearly all images are digitally captured and edited, a concrete understanding of the program is necessary to be successful in the business today. That being said, my experience in the STAR lab Photoshop workshop was extremely useful and informative. […]
Entries from March 10th, 2011
STAR Lab Workshop – Photoshop
March 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on STAR Lab Workshop – Photoshop · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
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Conduct interviews using your iPad
March 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on Conduct interviews using your iPad · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
Summary: A new iPod touch/ iPhone/ iPad application and accompanying microphone released today by IK Multimedia will allow you to become a mobile audio journalist. Read the TechCrunch review here.
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STAR Lab Workshop – InDesign
March 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on STAR Lab Workshop – InDesign · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
Although I already have some knowledge of Adobe InDesign from my experience as editor of my high school yearbook, The Shield, I felt that a little refresher course never hurt anyone – especially in today’s technological age. I knew a lot of the skills we went over, such as how to set up a master […]
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MindMeister: NoVa Cool Cats Project
March 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on MindMeister: NoVa Cool Cats Project · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
My team, which is comprised of Melissa, Ryan, Nick, Lijam and Julia, is doing our project on theraputic hockey. We are specifically focusing on the NoVa Cool Cats hockey team based in the Northern Virginia area. Our team created a storyboard on MindMeister, which can be found here. My role in the project is to […]
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Soldier Transition Project Storyboard
March 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on Soldier Transition Project Storyboard · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
The Soldier Transition Project aims to tell the story of soldiers who seek out an education after having served their country in a time of war. We want to answer the questions: What is it like to go from a war zone to a college campus? What challenges do Soldiers face adjusting to life as […]
Tech Blog – Jim Iovino
March 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on Tech Blog – Jim Iovino · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
Today in class, we got to hear from NBC Washington’s Jim Iovino, who discussed the changing face of journalism and gave tips on how writers can best appeal to audiences. As a film student, one thing that I found especially interesting (especially in light of Jon Denunzio’s visit last week in which he actually said […]
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Mobile content is twice as difficult
March 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on Mobile content is twice as difficult · Comm361, Facebook, Student Blog Posts
Jakob Nielsen brings about quite an interesting topic with the world turning to their mobile phones for nearly everything nowadays. Although this change is happening, people won’t be able to comprehend as much on their phone screens as they would on a computer. The reasons are simple: Slower downloads No mouse for an easy selection […]
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Tech Blog – How Not to Respond to Local Bloggers if you’re a Newspaper
March 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on Tech Blog – How Not to Respond to Local Bloggers if you’re a Newspaper · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
Here’s a controversial one for you. The West Seattle Herald posted an article essentially downplaying the importance of bloggers that, in many respects was the equivalent of an old man telling a bunch of teenagers to get off of his lawn. The anonymous piece (which perhaps said it all) included such nuggets of wisdom as: […]
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Tech Blog – Mobile Content Is Twice as Difficult
March 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on Tech Blog – Mobile Content Is Twice as Difficult · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
Quick question before we begin: how are you reading this blog entry? Did you print out a hard copy? Are you reading it on your computer? Checking it out on your mobile device? Those are three top options, listed in descending order of how likely you are to retain the content you read. While I […]
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Teaching Online Journalism: ‘Is your story actually a story?’
March 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on Teaching Online Journalism: ‘Is your story actually a story?’ · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
Finding the story is the reminder this post intends for its readers. “I think that in the process of teaching them reporting, we may kill their instinct for finding and telling real stories,” McAdams said on her post. I agree with her statement. I know some journalism students are just too worried about getting all […]
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