Microblogging What It Is: Microblogging service allows users to instantly publish short texts, usually no longer than 140 characters, with links to other websites, pictures, and video. Most importantly, it can be done from almost anywhere, including a mobile device. EX: TWITTER What It Means to Journalism: Because it is so easily accessible, it allows […]
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Bringing Journalism Closer to Readers, and Readers Closer to Journalism 3 new reporting methods: Crowdsourcing: the term borrows from the concept of outsourcing. Reporters and news agencies open up the research process to the community, allowing them to assist in the process and provide insight and perspective not easily achieved by a reporter. The opinions […]
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How to Write a Successful Blog 8 tips to help get the most out of your blog organize your ideas. outline and plan your thoughts before putting them down. A confusing page makes for a confused reader. confused readers move on to other pages. be direct. keep your sentences short and simple. blog entries should […]
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Knowing the Web If you want to get out all that you can from the internet, you have to understand what it can do for you. Here’s a list of a few key terms, as laid out by Briggs… RSS Feeds stands for really simple syndication. allows you to subscribe to an information feed that […]
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Journalism is NOT dead! People are always talking about journalists like they are the last of a dying breed, but Briggs makes it a point to dispel this myth. Journalism is not dying, it is evolving and it is improving. At the turn of the last century, the emergence of the telephone service shook the field […]
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