In chapter three, Mark Briggs focuses on the new types of reporting methods that are becoming more prevalent in this day and age. Crowdsourcing Coined by Wired News’ Jeff Howe in 2006, this term basically means distributed reporting. It is using a lot of news sources at a given time to help research a specific […]
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Chapter three: Crowd-powered collaboration
February 15th, 2011 · Comments Off on Chapter three: Crowd-powered collaboration · briggs, Comm361, Student Blog Posts
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Mandy Jenkins Visits COMM 361
February 14th, 2011 · Comments Off on Mandy Jenkins Visits COMM 361 · Comm361, social media, Student Blog Posts
There’s a famous saying that the harder you work, the luckier you get. This saying holds true for Mandy Jenkins, director of social media for TBD. Coming from a town in rural Ohio, Jenkins has always worked hard. She wanted to be a part of the media world; however, she discovered that her career path […]
Ch. 2 ‘Advanced blogging’
February 14th, 2011 · Comments Off on Ch. 2 ‘Advanced blogging’ · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
“The great thing about a blog for an old-fashioned beat reporter like me is that it is journalism at its core–pounding the pavement looking for the next scoop and making sure that you stay two steps ahead of the competition. That drive was always in me as a beat reporter, but a blog elevates that […]
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Chapter two: The basics of blogging
February 14th, 2011 · Comments Off on Chapter two: The basics of blogging · briggs, Comm361, Student Blog Posts
In Mark Briggs’ second chapter “Advanced Blogging,” he focuses on the essentials of blogging. His main points of the chapters are summarized as the following: Good blogs are a continuing conversation: If you write a blog, it is necessary to create a reader’s base to get some feedback. This enables you to continue the conversation […]
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Guest Speaker: Mandy Jenkins
February 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on Guest Speaker: Mandy Jenkins · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
MANDY JENKINS, SOCIAL MEDIA PRODUCER FOR TBD (a local news site), visited my Communications 361 class (Online Journalism) today to share her experiences in her field. I appreciate what she had to share with us and attained some useful advice. In College Jenkins said that “reaching out and connecting with people individually” helped her land jobs early and […]
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Chapter one: We are all web workers now!
February 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on Chapter one: We are all web workers now! · briggs, Comm361, Student Blog Posts
I have taken three classes with Professor Steve Klein, one for every semester I have been at Mason and the one thing that has stuck with me all this time is that he has always emphasized the FOUNDATIONS of writing for journalism. Whether it may be writing a story, doing carpentry work or climbing a […]
Briggs Review 3: Connecting With Your Audience
February 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on Briggs Review 3: Connecting With Your Audience · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
IN THIS CHAPTER I LEARNED more about audience participation in contemporary news organizations and blogs. Crowdsourcing is when journalists give audiences tasks (sometimes paid and sometimes not) just like a professional reporter. For example, if a scandal occurs involving, lets say, mortgage rates, then the community affected will be able to give more vital information […]
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Briggs Review 2: The Essence of Blogging
February 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on Briggs Review 2: The Essence of Blogging · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
Gather ’round as I tell you how I learned the true meaning of blogging…
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Briggs Review 1: Basic Coding
February 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on Briggs Review 1: Basic Coding · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
BRIGGS’ FIRST CHAPTER DABS in HTML and other computer terms that I was not very familiar with, and so I have compiled a list summarizing them: RSS: I’ve known for a long time that RSS feeds existed, but I didn’t know much about what they were. RSS feeds are short summarizing paragraphs of news or other information […]
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Briggs Chapter 4
February 8th, 2011 · Comments Off on Briggs Chapter 4 · Comm361, Student Blog Posts
Microblogging: Write Small, Think Big News in 140-characters Photo credit: AntiqueImages BUY IT HERE! The twitter chapter! Basically I’m going to break it down for you in a few basic points. Real-time uses of Twitter: Evacuations Tradgedy Trial Coverage Broadcast news Start using Twitter, Tweet! Establish your goal Have a topic Make a network […]
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