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Journalism
Online Journalism: Links to good examples. Typology of online media elements. Research about interactivity. Tips and resources.
Teaching Online Journalism: My blog about topics related to my work, since December 2005.
Writing for the Web: One page of tips.
Journalists' Toolkit: Tools you need for the brave new online world of doing journalism work.
Blog Research: Links and resources related to journalism and blogging.
Best J-Schools in the U.S.: A brief guide and a short list.
Online Journalism @ Squidoo: Helpful links and explanations to get you started. Also, some books you might find useful.
Inventing an Online Newspaper: The story of how we put The Washington Post online in 1994.
Online Media Production
Resources for Web Workers: Recommended books, software tools, best practices.
Examples from Flash Journalism: My book about Flash techniques for producing journalistic stories was published in spring 2005 by Focal Press.
Examples at Macloo.com: Flash, CSS, JavaScript, basic HTML, Web graphics and photos.
Syllabus for Advanced Online Media Production: Exercises and objectives provide instruction.
Student Information
Online Journalism at the University of Florida: An overview of opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students.
Against Plagiarism: The complete guide to doing the right thing.
Graduate Student Info: Details about writing a master's thesis or producing a project in lieu of thesis at the University of Florida.
My schedule and office hours: Where to find me on campus, and when.
My faculty Web site: Home page for my work at the university.
About Malaysia
Malaysia Index: From here you can find everything related to my Fulbright Scholar experience in Malaysia, 2004-05.
Flickr photo sets: All my public photos taken in Malaysia, 2004-08.
Malaysia Experience: Links to and previews of my Flickr photo sets from Malaysia.
Satay! All about one of the most common and beloved foods of Malaysia.
Hypertext
Hypertext: A peer reviewed article in The Journal of Electronic Publishing, v. 6 n. 3 (March 2001).
Cybermedia: A hypertext derived from my master's thesis. First uploaded March 17, 1995.
Hypertext Breakdown: Another hypertext derived from my master's thesis. This node set appeared in HotWired's "Intelligent Agent " from May 18 to June 1, 1995.
The Game of Go
Introduction to Go: What this 4,000-year-old game is about.
* New Go site: This Flash version is almost complete. I need to take a few more photos and add a few buttons to the menu.
How to Teach Go: A method that is easy to learn.
Copy Editing and Spellling
A Spelling Test: More than 3 million people have taken the challenge! This interactive test was my first Perl script, in 1995.
Copy Editing for Magazines: A syllabus for a course I no longer teach, plus some useful links for aspiring copy editors and a list of recommended reference books.
Personal Things
Larry Berman signs copies of his book in Hanoi (2008). Audio slideshow (Soundslides).
Video training for reporters (2007). Audio slideshow (Soundslides).
Malaysia and Bali audio slideshows, 2005 (Soundslides).
Rice paper Cambodia (2008), video at YouTube.
Cyclo ride in Saigon (2008), video at YouTube.
Scooters U.S.A. blog.
Southeast Asia trip (2008) blog.
Malaysia index: Everything I have put up online, including photos and references.
Royal Botanic Garden: Latest version of the automated Flash slideshow (ActionScript 2).
Views of Madrid 2004: Photo slideshow (Flash).
My Ride: Photos of my old bike.
Thailand: A Flash presentation. This is the first Flash slideshow package I built (2003), with controls and sound. It has a fair number of flaws, although everything works reasonably well, and I like my photos. Unfinished.
Tribute to Marshall McLuhan: Unfinished Flash site. Everything works; I intended to add several more modules to the TV dial.
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Melinda J. McAdams