There is an age-old question popular in philosophical circles, and TV, that goes along the lines; “If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, does it still make a sound?” Well in Chapter 11 Mark Briggs asks: “If journalists produce great stories and no one reads them, how can news survive?” […]
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‘Journalism Next’ Chapter 11 Summary
March 9th, 2011 · Comments Off on ‘Journalism Next’ Chapter 11 Summary · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
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Facebook Journalism On The Rise
March 9th, 2011 · Comments Off on Facebook Journalism On The Rise · Comm361, Facebook, Student Blog Posts
Facebook is not only a place to connect with friends, it is now more and more a way to connect with news. A recent post by Vadim Lavrusik on Mashable talks about this growing trend. Facebook journalism is on the rise because the social media site is b…
Ch. 11 ‘Building a digital audience for news’
March 9th, 2011 · Comments Off on Ch. 11 ‘Building a digital audience for news’ · Comm361, social media, Student Blog Posts
The traditional business model for journalism is in disarray. That’s for damn sure true, with everyone having the ability to write what they want on the Internet thanks to technology. To increase an online audience, a journalist needs to: Analyze what is published Determine what readers like and don’t like Do more of what readers […]
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Audience comments: the good the bad and the ugly
March 9th, 2011 · Comments Off on Audience comments: the good the bad and the ugly · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
“Being social with users is easier than ever before, and the more a social a journalist is with people, the more sourcrs a journalist can mine.” There is no denying that comments on news articles are a vital part of reporting today. Comments allow for a new way to connect with “the people formally known […]
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Ch. 10 ‘Managing news as a conversation’
March 9th, 2011 · Comments Off on Ch. 10 ‘Managing news as a conversation’ · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
The socialization of news is clearly the right direction for journalism. This statement holds particularly true with the increasing developments in technology day-by-day. The only problem is, how do journalists continue to do their job while remaining as objective as possible? It’s a lot like what Jon DeNunzio spoke about when he visited our class. […]
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JournalismNext (11): Building a digital audience for news
March 9th, 2011 · Comments Off on JournalismNext (11): Building a digital audience for news · Comm361, Facebook, Student Blog Posts
Track all that you publish Productivity is a key factor for managers when tracking a reporters’ ability to break news, publish at a good rate, and gain an audience. What to track: Total news stories per day News stories by topic or section Total blog posts per day Blog posts by specific blog Slide shows […]
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NAMI Northern VA: Project Update
March 8th, 2011 · Comments Off on NAMI Northern VA: Project Update · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
So we have been given the task by NAMI Northern VA to come up with a way to display the history and current information of NAMI. Right now here’s what we know so far: NAMI or the National Alliance on Mental Illness (Northern Virginia portion) started in the 1970′s when they were their own organization […]
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Chapter 7: Making audio journalism visible
March 8th, 2011 · Comments Off on Chapter 7: Making audio journalism visible · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
Summary: Audio can just be as compelling as video or photos in online journalism. Tone can convey emotions, and sound can be layered on top of a visual medium to effectively tell a story. Being able to capture, edit and broadcast an audio file should be in the tool box of any online journalist. If […]
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JournalismNext (10): Managing news as a conversation
March 8th, 2011 · Comments Off on JournalismNext (10): Managing news as a conversation · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
“The speed of communications is wonderful to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue.” News is distributed, as Edward Murrow stated above, by conversation. Here are some steps to achieve that: Making conversation News as a conversation has transformed journalism. Most significantly, it […]
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