In chapter 9 of Journalism Next, Briggs talks about the saturation of new data and media tools avaliable in the digital world and how these can be both beneficial and troublesome for journalists. The tools are beneficial to journalists because they give them an innovative and creative option for displaying their media. For example, Google Fusion […]

In chapter eight of Journalism Next, Briggs discusses the importance of video to the contemporary journalist. Video combines the audio of radio with the impact of pictures to create the most in-depth scene for the viewer. In addition to stating the importance, Briggs included useful filming to tips to get the best possible video. Briggs […]

In chapter 11, Briggs discussed how to build a digital audience for news. These techniques require journalists to find the line between appealing to an audience and keeping journalistic integrity. Tracking your audience Tracking your audience is vital for building a strong digital audience because it helps you see what’s getting a lot of views […]

In chapter 10 Briggs discussed how news has shifted in the digital age to mold with social media and so it is becoming more conversational than ever before. This requires a new set of skills for journalists who wish to take advantage of this change. Use social media Social media is perhaps the most important […]

In chapter 6, Briggs talked about photography and it’s importance to journalism through storytelling and providing the most possible information on an event. Photography has been around for awhile but with the advent of digital photography, the photography game has changed. Now that digital photography has cut out the laborious dark room and other time […]

In chapter 5 of Journalism Next, Mark Briggs explained how journalism is going mobile. It used to be difficult for major journalism outlets to incorporate themselves with mobile phones because they had to get permission from every cell phone provider. Now with the open format of smartphones, it is simple for any journalism outlet to […]

Microblogging is an increasingly popular platform not only for social purposes, but for journalism as well. Microblogging is to regular blogging as text messaging is to email. It allows the user to send out the same information as a blog except in smaller doses. Twitter is the most popular example of a microblog. The implications of […]