Video is “the most powerful type of visual journalism,” according to Mark Briggs. In Chapter 8 of “Journalism Next” Briggs describes how journalists can get on the video bandwagon. This might come as a shock to journalism students but apparently quality of the video does not matter. It can be amateur video or some professionally done […]
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‘Journalism Next’ Chapter 11 Summary
March 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Journalism Next by Mark Briggs
There is an age-old question popular in philosophical circles, and TV, that goes along the lines; “If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, does it still make a sound?” Well in Chapter 11 Mark Briggs asks: “If journalists produce great stories and no one reads them, how can news survive?” […]
‘JournalismNext’ Chapter 10 Summary
March 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Journalism Next by Mark Briggs
News is a conversation now, not a lecture, and there is no going back, says Mark Briggs in Chapter 10. Briggs acknowledges that some journalists would prefer a lecture style of news, but says that journalism is made better by audience participation. The key now is for journalists to learn to “manage, and leverage, that […]
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‘JournalismNext’ Chapter 7 Summary
March 1st, 2011 · No Comments · Journalism Next by Mark Briggs
Audio journalism from Edward R. Murrow. 1945. Sounds are a bit like smells. Just like a scent can transport you to your childhood, so can a certain sound transport you to another place. In Chapter 6 of “JournalismNext” Mark Briggs argues that as a reporting tool, audio deserves another look. “Audio journalism is about […]
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‘JournalismNext’ Chapter 6 Summary
February 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Journalism Next by Mark Briggs
Photos are powerful storytelling tools. U.S. Army photo by Antonieta Rico. Brevity is part of the ABC’s of journalistic writing, and what could be more succinct than using a photo to tell your story? In Chapter 6 of “Journalism Next” Mark Briggs says that “journalism without photographs is like writing without […]
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