By Mindy McAdams
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Journalists who can flourish in both the Web newsroom and the print newsroom today:
Can package the news online.
Can create original multimedia.
Have solid journalism credentials.
Have strong technical skills.
Journalists who expect to get a job will “walk in the door with”:
A proficiency in Photoshop, HTML and blogging software.
An understanding of Web publishing systems (content management systems).
Experience in […]
One day only: Saturday, Dec. 1, at the University of Miami School of Communication. There will be sessions on audio, video, Flash, and more. I’m leading two 90-minute sessions about blogging (a reprise of one I did in October, at a similar workshop day at my own university), one at 10:30 a.m. and the other […]
A colleague of mine who teaches video production swears by the Creative COW online community. He says it’s a great place to learn about digital video editing and other useful geeky stuff.
The other day he sent me a link to this new DVD, Internet Killed the Video Star: A Guide to Creating Video for the […]
The other day, a friend of mine said some sites we were discussing should get together and become a “portal.” I had to bite my tongue. Portals — what a sad, misguided idea that was!
Portals always seemed to me like an undifferentiated mess — like the failed Pathfinder site that Time Inc. carried around its […]
I’m going to divert the blog for one post away from online journalism. If you’re not familiar with the One Laptop Per Child Program (it was the subject of a 60 Minutes program not long ago), the short version is:
Build a ruggedized wireless laptop impervious to sand, dirt and water. Run it from a rechargeable […]
Professionals say you’ve got to add an external microphone to your video camera. David Finnegan, writing at News Videographer, gives us the lowdown on mics for the popular Canon HV20:
So what are your cheaper options? Well, there are a few, and I don’t think you will notice the difference in sound quality … although you […]
The missing link in the concept of “community” on news organizations’ Web sites: Who are these people? New media consultant Marshall Kirkpatrick says you can add the necessary social glue without trying to look like a cheesy Facebook imitator:
… instead of adding a social network to their site, they should just add rich user profile […]
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