Online Journalism

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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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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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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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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Mass friending on social media: its something that almost everyone is guilty of. You, though, could not possibly be guilty of such an offense! How proposterous, right? Ask yourself the following questions concerning Twitter: 1. When or why did you get your Twitter? Was it for personal entertainment or was it for business purposes that […]

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“There are stories right under our noses everywhere we go. There’s no need to go to “an event” to find a story. I don’t mean deep analysis, but rather a spark, a nugget, a neat little twist.” Mindy McAdams, journalism professor and expert on online journalism, explains that “a lot of journalism is merely reports,” […]

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