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 […]
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. […]
When you view a news story online, you typically expect to see either pictures or video accompanying the story. But you don’t typically find audio accompanying those stories. “Somehow audio has been considered the ‘invisible’ medium,” said Karin Hogh, a podcast expert. “However, if done right, audio can be as powerful in journalism as written […]
Being prepared by having some kind of mobile technology with you at all times is key to being a successful journalist and capturing news right as it happens. Because of the development in technology over the past few years, all a journalist needs at bare minimum is a cell phone. But that cell phone needs […]
“A picture’s worth 1,000 words.” That’s the cliché that you’ve probably heard plenty of times through your life, but at times a picture is more effective at telling a story than words. Or as Briggs puts it, “journalism without photographs is like writing without verbs.” Briggs starts the chapter by outlining the technical side of […]
“The hunter-gatherer model of journalism is no long sufficient. Citizens can do their own hunting and gathering on the Internet. What they need is somebody to add value to that information by processing it–digesting it, organizing it, making it usable.” — Phil Meyer, author of “Precision Journalism” Briggs starts out the third chapter of “Journalism […]
“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 […]
In the first chapter of Mark Briggs‘ “Journalism Next,” Briggs starts off by stating that we as a society take the Internet and e-mail for granted. He then goes on to define ‘digital information’ and how to create and save text files, audio files, picture files and video files. One of the tips that Briggs […]