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Basics of Online Journalism

Basics of Online Journalism. August 30, 2010. Advantages of Online Journalism. Advantages. Significance. Audience Control Nonlinearity Storage, Retrieval, & Unlimited Space Immediacy Multimedia Capacity Interactivity & UGC. Stories need to be even more engaging

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Basics of Online Journalism

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  1. Basics of Online Journalism August 30, 2010

  2. Advantages of Online Journalism Advantages Significance • Audience Control • Nonlinearity • Storage, Retrieval, & Unlimited Space • Immediacy • Multimedia Capacity • Interactivity & UGC • Stories need to be even more engaging • Stories need to be organized in chunks • You need to triple-check facts • You need to know print, web, audio, video, & photography!

  3. Approaches to Online Journalism • Freestanding Journalism (e.g., Slate.com) • Already-associated Journalism (e.g., CNN.com) • Convergence Sites (e.g., TBO.com) • News Aggregators (e.g., Digg.com, Google News) • Hyperlocal Sites (e.g., NewWest.net) • Backpack Journalists or Mojos (i.e., YOU!) • Legacy Media (e.g., LaramieBoomerang.com) • Shovelware + multimedia, links, UGC, or Web extras

  4. Evaluating the Quality of Online Journalism • Who is the author? • What is the content? • Is the information accurate? • When was it updated? • What does it look like?

  5. Online Journalism Terminology

  6. Understanding the Web • ARPANET and “packets” • Internet vs. Web (see “The Web is Dead”) • Web browsers use the URL (address) to find the requested information. • The URL looks like http://www.klandreville.com • What does http stand for? • The website contains the html files that visually/graphically present the page to you. • What does html stand for? • Pull vs. push technology between clients and servers • RSS stands for what?

  7. Understanding Digital Media • Why go digital? Analog vs. digital • Types of digital media from smallest to largest file size. File size affects bandwidth usage. • Text = ASCII • Graphics = GIF, BMP, TIFF, EPS, JPEG, PNG • PDFs preserve original formatting that may include both text and graphics • Sound = WAV and AIFF are larger than MP3 • Video = MPEG, QuickTime, Flash Video, and AVI • Rich Content = Java, Flash, AJAX, XML

  8. Understanding the Hardware & Software • Connection Terms • Bandwidth • FTP • Modems and cable modems • ISP • Wi-fi • Storage Terms • Hard drive • CD-ROM • DVD • USB • Performance Terms • Processor • Video card • Resolution • Software Terms • Authoring software • Blogging software • Feed readers (Web, stand-alone, browser-based) • Content mgmt systems • Editing software

  9. Online Journalism 2.0 • Web 2.0 • Platforms allow users to easily post and share content • User-generated content • Community and connecting • “The news is a conversation, not a lecture.” • Bloggers, CNN’s iReport • YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, Flickr, Twitter • Digg, Newsvine, Reddit, and Slashdot • Mobile 2.0 • Cell phones, iPods, and variations of each now connect to the Internet • Implications for journalism? • Be even more aware of the participant (i.e., the audience) • Use RSS feeds to keep tabs on stories all over the Web • Need content available for these users in “podcasts” and “vodcasts”

  10. Basics of Blogging

  11. Blogging and Online Journalism • Most major newspapers have journalist-authored blogs • Blogging can contribute to journalistic discourse by… • Providing commentary for users • Filtering and editing information for users • Fact checking for users • Providing grassroots, eyewitness, or firsthand accounts to users • Providing additional reporting on a current story • Allowing a dialogue of story suggestions, critique, and review by others

  12. Good Blogs • Good blogs • Update frequently • Write in conversation-style that shows your personality • Provide specific headlines • Provide links elsewhere to helpful information • Allow readers to comment and comment back to readers • Are facilitated by you • Are ongoing conversations among members of a community • Can be your professional notebook, journal, or brainstorming session • Embed photos, video, audio, Flash presentations, and other multimedia features

  13. Examples • Commentary Blog • http://masteringmultimedia.wordpress.com/ • Major Newspaper Blog • http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/ • Professional/Career-Building Blog • http://harrylocke4.wordpress.com/ • http://daniellehartman.wordpress.com/ • Entertainment Blog • http://blogs.chron.com/memo

  14. Blog Terminology • Post • Permalink • Trackback • Blogroll • Linkblog • Vlog • Moblog

  15. For Next Time… • Next time we’ll develop our blogs • Before you come to class, go to an online tutorial on WordPress, please see: http://www.jtoolkit.com/blogging/wp_tips.html

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