Poynter | St. Petersburg, Florida | 8 January 2010

Resources for Adding Online Journalism to Your Curriculum

View or download the PowerPoint (on SlideShare).

See UF's new Journalism curriculum (in process of approval).

Assignments You Can Copy or Adapt

1. Audio Gathering and Editing: Basic and Intermediate
   • Super-Fast Guide to Audio Editing (PDF, 290 KB)
   • Editing Audio with Audacity (Part 2) (PDF, 181 KB)
   • Setting up preferences in Audacity (PDF, 157 KB) -- preferences must be set BEFORE you open the original audio file in Audacity!
2. Audio Slideshow (includes basic photojournalism exercises)
   • Soundslides tutorials and tips
3. Video Basics (Shooting and Editing)
   • Video tutorials for iMovie and Windows Movie Maker
4. Blogging (semester-long assignment)
   • How to start a blog at WordPress.com (RGMP 2)

Some Wake-Up Calls from the Journalism Blogs

• Journalism Grads: 30 Things You Should (Have Done) This Summer
• Why is ‘blog’ still a four-letter word?
• A vote for change ...
• 2008 objectives for today’s non-wired journalist

Examples from the Pros

• Finalists for the 2009 Online News Awards (the Pulitzers of online journalism)
• Interactive Narratives (Flash, information graphics, maps, interactives)
• New York Times Multimedia (full page index)
• Washington Post Multimedia (full page index; check out links at top left)
• MediaStorm (innovative video and photojournalism)

Reporter's Guide to Multimedia Proficiency

A series of basic beginner how-to lessons. No previous experience required. You can download the whole series as one PDF here.

1. RGMP 1: Read blogs and use RSS
2. RGMP 2: Start a blog
3. RGMP 3: Buy an audio recorder and learn to use it
4. RGMP 4: Start editing audio
5. RGMP 5: Listen to podcasts
6. RGMP 6: Post an interview (or podcast) on your blog
7. RGMP 7: Learn how to shoot decent photos
8. RGMP 8: Learn how to crop, tone, and optimize photos
9. RGMP 9: Add photos to your blog
10. RGMP 10: Learn to use Soundslides
11. RGMP 11: Tell a good story with images and sound
12. RGMP 12: Learn to shoot video
13. RGMP 13: Edit your video with iMovie or Windows Movie Maker
14. RGMP 14: Publish your video on your blog
15. RGMP 15: Maintain and update your skills

Resources

Teaching Online Journalism
My blog about digital storytelling and how newsrooms are changing.

Wired Journalists
Join a community of journalists who know about or are learning about online journalism.

PhotoJournalism: Mark Hancock's blog
One of the best photojournalism blogs, with lots of good resources linked in the right-hand column.

Journalists' Toolkit
Frequently updated list of free online tutorials and resources.

NPPA Monthly Multimedia Contest
Check out current work in newspaper online video and audio slideshows, from the National Press Photographers Association (each month's winners linked on left side of page).

SNDies
Society of News Design annual interactive awards. See the 2009 winners here.

Online News Association
The premier professional organization for online journalists. Discounted membership for journalism educators; a great annual conference.

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