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JO304 Online journalism. Nick Barber, January 20, 2012. January 20, 2012 . Introductions Review course syllabus & requirements Skill assessment. RSS reader . Google Reader recommended Select at least 15 sources Sharing, starring, offline reading, etc. News Quiz . Every week
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JO304Online journalism Nick Barber, January 20, 2012
January 20, 2012 • Introductions • Review course syllabus & requirements • Skill assessment
RSS reader • Google Reader recommended • Select at least 15 sources • Sharing, starring, offline reading, etc.
News Quiz • Every week • How to prepare • Sample this week
Practice News Quiz • Name one of two bills in Congress that has caused the Internet to erupt in criticism and websites to go dark. • Which candidate won, then lost the Iowa caucus? • What happened to a cruise ship off the Italian coast?
Blog set up • Choose a blog name at blogger.com if you don’t already have one • If you already have a blog, a completely new page must be created for JO304 • http://www.youtube.com/BloggerHelp
Multimedia Terms • Convergence • Parallel reporting • Interactivity • Evergreen • User generated content
Convergence • Cruise ship runs aground http://on.msnbc.com/xxUvM8 • The Big Picture http://bo.st/wxnjbP • Throwing punches http://bit.ly/wpyKhl
Parallel reporting • Off duty firefighter saves woman from burning home http://bit.ly/xvqYjJ
Interactivity • Elections http://on.wsj.com/oAZOR4 • Hurricane Tracker http://on.msnbc.com/oqlacs
Evergreen • GMA personal finance http://abcn.ws/o6fT1N
User Generated • CNN iReporthttp://bit.ly/pF6YZ4
News Track • Main part of your blog • Choose a website to follow • Update weekly with observations, changes, criticism, questions • Monitor and comment on posts
Business cards • A must for any journalist for freelancer • Create them for next week • Buy/share paper http://bit.ly/rk8YhF • Should include • Name • Email • Website • Social accounts
For next week… • Textbook – preface, chapter 1 • Update News Track blog • Prepare for news quiz • Business cards