Dan Rather and Tucker Carlson spoke with George Mason students through video conference on Feb. 24, 2011 to speak about the state of journalism and where it’s headed. Rather, who was the news anchor for the CBS Evening News from 1981 to 2005 and is now the anchor of Dan Rather Reports on HDNet and […]
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Dan Rather and Tucker Carlson C-Span
March 1st, 2011 · Comments Off on Dan Rather and Tucker Carlson C-Span · Comm361, online journalism, Student Blog Posts
Chapter 7: Making Audio Journalism Visible
March 1st, 2011 · Comments Off on Chapter 7: Making Audio Journalism Visible · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
Audio is considered the invisible medium, but what journalists forget is that “sounds allow listeners to see with the best lens of all, the mind,” said best-selling author Jim Stovall. Without text or visual images, audio can produce a rich experience. Karin Hogh, a podcasting expert based in Denmark, said that “audio journalism has characteristics […]
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Briggs Ch. 7
March 1st, 2011 · Comments Off on Briggs Ch. 7 · briggs, Comm361, Student Blog Posts
Everybody knows that links and video are advantages to online journalism that don’t exist in print, but people often neglect to acknowledge the value of audio as well. Audio offers many options for things that wouldn’t be practical or possible in video. Words and quotes may be powerful on paper, but imagine how much stronger […]
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Briggs Ch. 10 – ‘Managing news as a Conversation’
March 1st, 2011 · Comments Off on Briggs Ch. 10 – ‘Managing news as a Conversation’ · briggs, Comm361, Student Blog Posts
Interactive discussion and online news was the focus of this chapter. Responding to comments can help journalists seem transparent but many journalists are reluctant to do so because some comments are personal attacks. One journalist — Doug Feaver, former editor at washingtonpost.com, has created a blog, dot.comments, on the Washington Post’s website that responds to […]
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Briggs Ch. 7 – ‘Making Audio Journalism Visible’
March 1st, 2011 · Comments Off on Briggs Ch. 7 – ‘Making Audio Journalism Visible’ · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
Audio can compliment an article and make it more compelling. It can create presence, emotions and atmosphere that words or pictures cannot express. Journalists can use radio to do the following: Reporter overview Podcasts Audio slide shows Breaking news Radio stories have the following elements: Interviews and voice-overs Natural or environmental sound Imported sound clips, […]
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Briggs Ch. 6 – ‘Visual Storytelling with Photographs’
March 1st, 2011 · Comments Off on Briggs Ch. 6 – ‘Visual Storytelling with Photographs’ · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
Photography has become much easier, with all the technology around. But, since everyone can pull out their phone or digital camera and snap a couple pictures, the quality of those photographs have gone down. All journalists need to know how to work a camera and how to choose a picture that will show more than […]
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MediaShift: How an Atlanta Ice Skater Made a Viral Video Go Worldwide
March 1st, 2011 · Comments Off on MediaShift: How an Atlanta Ice Skater Made a Viral Video Go Worldwide · Comm361, Facebook, social media, Student Blog Posts
You never know when just an act of fun can turn into a social media frenzy. The article titled “How an Atlanta Ice Skater Made a Viral Video Go Worldwide“, byTerri Thorton, is an amazing example of how an innocent video placed on a social media outlet can go a long way in the world. The article […]
Prezi allows presentations to keep up with the digital revolution
March 1st, 2011 · Comments Off on Prezi allows presentations to keep up with the digital revolution · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
For those of you who are tired of using the typical Powerpoint presentations, the digital revolution and bloggers have come together to create a unique and visually pleasing alternative. Prezi is one of the latest digital platforms released, however, the unique spin is that it uses a blog to host presentations. Not only is this […]
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C-SPAN: Dan Rather
March 1st, 2011 · Comments Off on C-SPAN: Dan Rather · Comm361, social media, Student Blog Posts
Tweet Dan Rather, former news anchor for CBS Evening News, joined students participating in the George Mason University Video Studio on C-SPAN conference on Feb. 24. Rather talked about the changes and challenges journalism is facing. The distance learning course produced by C-SPAN gives students an opportunity to talk to guests via video conference. Journalism is about […]
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Tech blog item #5: STAR workshop #1 Zotero 101
February 28th, 2011 · Comments Off on Tech blog item #5: STAR workshop #1 Zotero 101 · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
Zotero is a free program provided by the Firefox database that captures, stores and organizes a variety of information resources. It is a program that helps create your own reference library. The STAR workshop that I attended helped enhance my skills in citing sources and also in finding a new way to create a bibliography. […]
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