Zimmerman is arrested, controversy continues
April 12, 2012
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Relationships and social media
April 3, 2012
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Pinterest Link
April 2, 2012
Pinterest Link
Briggs Chapter 9
March 20, 2012
During his presentation, Clay Shirky stated that there is not such thing as information overload, only filter failure. Briggs’s Chapter 9 “Data-Driven Journalism and digitizing your life” addresses the impact that onslaught of information has on most people. This chapter was very useful because it focused on ways of utilizing technology to improve your own […]
Chapter 8/ Briggs
March 19, 2012
Chapter 8 of Journalism Next tells the readers about how to convey your story with video. The amazing story of Adam Bender who lost his leg to cancer at the age of 1 and despite all odds was a very good baseball player by 8, would not have been the same without a video. You […]
Workshop 2
March 7, 2012
For my second workshop I attended a lecture on how to switch from PC computer to a Mac. I found it extremely useful because I have been thinking of making the switch myself. I currently have an iphone, itouch and an Ipad and the more i use them, the more i realize how useless my […]
Skillset 6-Google Maps
March 6, 2012
Chapter 11/ Briggs
March 6, 2012
Chapter 11 introduces the tips for building a digital audience for news. “if journalists produce great stories, but no one reads them, how can news survive?” That quote reminds me of a Hollywood axiom “No audience.. no show.” No matter how good your story is, it still needs to be read in order to become […]
Chapter 10/Briggs
March 6, 2012
Chapter 10 explains the concept of managing news as a conversation. It begins with a quote by Edward R. Murrow which says “The speed of communications is wonderful to behold. It is also true that the speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue.” News are becoming more and more […]
Mark Stencel and Joel Sucherman NPR
March 1, 2012
Mark Stencel and Joel Sucherman from NPR, spoke to GMU students on March 1, 2012. They discussed a variety of changes that radio industry is facing as a result of technological developments. Here are some of the key points from their speech; 1. Radio isn’t going away, it’s going everywhere 2. Digital media has had […]
