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Entries from February 15th, 2011

‘JournalismNext’ Chapter 4 Summary

February 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Journalism Next by Mark Briggs

I just finished finding out that if I want to be a journalist of any relevance I have to have a blog. Now in Chapter 4 of “JournalismNext” Mark Briggs says that it’s not enough to have a blog, journalists have to know how to microblog, too. Hang in there, I’m overwhelmed too. It might be […]

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‘JournalismNext’ Chapter 3 Summary

February 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Journalism Next by Mark Briggs

“…The people formerly known as the audience…” —Jay Rosen, New York University It’s time for journalists to give up their high horses and join the crowd. That is the take away message from Chapter 3. Here Mark Briggs makes the point that collaborating with readers is essential in the new world of journalism.  Briggs says […]

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‘What the Internet Killed’

February 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Tech Blog Posts

Interesting slideshow from Newsweek titled “What the Internet Killed.” Looks like they forgot to add Newsweek to the list.

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Is a Threat to Assange a Threat to Journalism?

February 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Tech Blog Posts

A recent post by Vadim Lavrusik at Mashable has me thinking: Is a threat to Julian Assange a threat to journalism? The editors of The New York Times and the UK’s Guardian think so. Lavrusik reports that Bill Keller and Alan Rusbridger said they would stand by Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, if he is […]

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‘JournalismNext’ Chapter 2 Summary

February 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Journalism Next by Mark Briggs

What’s the name of your blog? You don’t have one? Slacker. That’s right, in Chapter 2 of “JournalismNext,” Mark Briggs insists that “Every college journalist should have a blog.” Not just any blog, but a good blog. What is a blog? Well, in my view it’s true information democracy. As Briggs says, anyone can publish with the […]

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