Mark Potts started out by stating that Wikipedia is a sort of new site. It’s useful because it’s built by the crowd and articles can be built instantly. The Washington Post implemented Facebook to tell a story about a mother who gave birth and then got sick a couple months ago. Potts said this story […]
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Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
Ch. 11 ‘Building a digital audience for news’
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 […]
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
Ch. 5 ‘Going mobile’
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 […]
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
Ch. 4 ‘Microblogging: write small, think big’
Microblogging. Most of us know what it is, we just don’t know it. Microblogging “allows users to publish brief text messages, usually no more than 140 characters, with links to other Web sites, photos or videos. Messages can be submitted in a variety of ways, including text messaging, instant messaging, e-mail, digital audio or simply […]
Sunday, February 13th, 2011
Ch. 1 ‘We are all web workers now’
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 […]