The Student Service Committee at George Mason University celebrated Read Across America day Thursday. Students were encouraged to step up to a microphone located in front of the Johnson Center and read short stories and talk about why literacy is important. The event was held to draw attention to the illiteracy rate in America and […]

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 […]

Brad Kalbfeld, chief operating officer at Pacard Media Group LLC, spoke to my journalism class Thursday about the progression and implications of technology in journalism. Technological progression Kalbfeld began his lecture by showing the class his hefty bag of journalism equipment he had to carry around in the 1980’s. The bag included a typewriter, an […]

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 […]

Jake McLernon taught Steven Klein’s online journalism class the basics of shooting and composing video packages at George Mason University Tuesday. McLernon has been working with video for almost a year and is almost entirely self taught. A natural, McLernon quickly became the photo and video editor for GMU’s Connect2Mason website. Journalistic importance Video is […]

Gannet released a FAQ in the chains paper outlining how their journalists are to use their newly acquired iPhone 4s‘. Gannet decided to deploy iPhones to their front-line journalists so that they can deliver the news faster and more efficiently while using the latest technologies that consumers expect to see. Why an iPhone? Gannet decided […]

In the second week of my online journalism class I learned how to write a story using the online platform Storify. Storify is a great step in the right direction for journalism because it incorporates the readers in the story more than any other medium. What is Storify? Storify not only allows you to publish […]

In my first week on my Online Journalism I learned essential tips for writing for the web. It’s so easy for readers to stop reading something online because they are only one click away from reading something new. For this reason it’s essential that you keep their attention. Breaking up your story Using separate titles […]

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