Comments on: 5 things to tell the students http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/5-things-to-tell-the-students/ Notes from the classroom and observations about today's practice of journalism online Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:47:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Sandra puffar… 20080527 · Mindpark http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/5-things-to-tell-the-students/#comment-10650 Sandra puffar… 20080527 · Mindpark Tue, 27 May 2008 10:20:47 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/5-things-to-tell-the-students/#comment-10650 [...] “You don’t have to be a programmer. But you need to have more than one skill. Another way to say that is, You need to have more than only print skills.” [...] [...] “You don’t have to be a programmer. But you need to have more than one skill. Another way to say that is, You need to have more than only print skills.” [...]

]]> By: Why Journalism students need to be selfish » SeanBlanda.com http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/5-things-to-tell-the-students/#comment-4988 Why Journalism students need to be selfish » SeanBlanda.com Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:50:31 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/5-things-to-tell-the-students/#comment-4988 [...] as been a lot of buzz around the media-journo-blogosphere lately about the demands placed on young journalists. [...] [...] as been a lot of buzz around the media-journo-blogosphere lately about the demands placed on young journalists. [...]

]]> By: 5 Conselhos | 5 Advices « O Lago | The Lake http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/5-things-to-tell-the-students/#comment-4804 5 Conselhos | 5 Advices « O Lago | The Lake Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:23:40 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/5-things-to-tell-the-students/#comment-4804 [...] e de uma forma leve,  os conselhos de  McAdams podem ser resumidos da seguinte forma: aprendam. Se não sabem como se faz uma página na net, [...] [...] e de uma forma leve,  os conselhos de  McAdams podem ser resumidos da seguinte forma: aprendam. Se não sabem como se faz uma página na net, [...]

]]> By: Charlie Vick http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/5-things-to-tell-the-students/#comment-4800 Charlie Vick Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:45:36 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/5-things-to-tell-the-students/#comment-4800 Hey, Mindy - Thanks for putting all this out there. I never went to J-school; have worked at an Atlanta weekly for, oh, six months. Very excited about doing online work. Unfortunate that I'm not getting any experience through work, but I do have free time afterwards for learning some basic HTML, going through your book on Flash + Journalism, and so on. Make myself marketable to the next job at least. Before I tumbled to all this I had the sneaking suspicion they were preparing me for a perfect career in a newspaper, in the year 1988. World's moved on; thanks for helping a relative latecomer like me catch up. (Says the 25-year-old.) Hey, Mindy -

Thanks for putting all this out there. I never went to J-school; have worked at an Atlanta weekly for, oh, six months. Very excited about doing online work. Unfortunate that I’m not getting any experience through work, but I do have free time afterwards for learning some basic HTML, going through your book on Flash + Journalism, and so on. Make myself marketable to the next job at least. Before I tumbled to all this I had the sneaking suspicion they were preparing me for a perfect career in a newspaper, in the year 1988. World’s moved on; thanks for helping a relative latecomer like me catch up. (Says the 25-year-old.)

]]> By: Meg http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/5-things-to-tell-the-students/#comment-4764 Meg Sun, 28 Oct 2007 08:33:33 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/5-things-to-tell-the-students/#comment-4764 I agree with Mark. Perfect premise. I agree with Mark. Perfect premise.

]]> By: Media: Online skills for J-students http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/5-things-to-tell-the-students/#comment-4750 Media: Online skills for J-students Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:45:45 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/5-things-to-tell-the-students/#comment-4750 [...] are five things they will need to know: Oddly enough, there are a couple that escape me as [...] [...] are five things they will need to know: Oddly enough, there are a couple that escape me as [...]

]]> By: Invisible Inkling » Ahead of the game http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/5-things-to-tell-the-students/#comment-4742 Invisible Inkling » Ahead of the game Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:09:40 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/5-things-to-tell-the-students/#comment-4742 [...] McAdams drives that point home in this advice for J-School students: “If you have not taken any online skills courses at all, and spring is your final semester, [...] [...] McAdams drives that point home in this advice for J-School students: “If you have not taken any online skills courses at all, and spring is your final semester, [...]

]]> By: Good reads 10.26.07 : the x degree: exploring and redefining multimedia storytelling http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/5-things-to-tell-the-students/#comment-4731 Good reads 10.26.07 : the x degree: exploring and redefining multimedia storytelling Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:15:39 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/5-things-to-tell-the-students/#comment-4731 [...] >> 5 things to tell the students. Mindy McAdams asked a group of 40 journalism students: “How much time did you spend online yesterday and today? (Pause.) Compare that with how much time you spent reading a newspaper or a magazine.” She then proceeded to give them a kick in the butt they need and outlined five ways they can get moving on learning online skills. [...] [...] >> 5 things to tell the students. Mindy McAdams asked a group of 40 journalism students: “How much time did you spend online yesterday and today? (Pause.) Compare that with how much time you spent reading a newspaper or a magazine.” She then proceeded to give them a kick in the butt they need and outlined five ways they can get moving on learning online skills. [...]

]]> By: Mindy http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/5-things-to-tell-the-students/#comment-4730 Mindy Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:03:05 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/5-things-to-tell-the-students/#comment-4730 Hi, Karen. For veterans such as you, I suggest learning something new that advances your news organization's online presence and clout. For example, audio. Anyone can learn to gather and edit audio. Spend a day on the online desk. Find out what they're doing, hour by hour. Find out how you can make their job easier and your Web site better. Demand direct access to the site stats for your own stories. Is anyone reading your stuff? If not -- uh-oh! Why not? Start a blog about your beat. Learn to interact with your readers. Learn how to listen to them. You'll be surprised at what you will find out! Hi, Karen. For veterans such as you, I suggest learning something new that advances your news organization’s online presence and clout. For example, audio. Anyone can learn to gather and edit audio.

Spend a day on the online desk. Find out what they’re doing, hour by hour. Find out how you can make their job easier and your Web site better.

Demand direct access to the site stats for your own stories. Is anyone reading your stuff? If not — uh-oh! Why not?

Start a blog about your beat. Learn to interact with your readers. Learn how to listen to them. You’ll be surprised at what you will find out!

]]> By: Karen http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/5-things-to-tell-the-students/#comment-4727 Karen Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:00:29 +0000 http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2007/5-things-to-tell-the-students/#comment-4727 What do you suggest if you're 32 years old? You're close to being a veteran (10 years in the industry) but you've made your career with the "old media" skills. What do you suggest we learn? What do you suggest if you’re 32 years old? You’re close to being a veteran (10 years in the industry) but you’ve made your career with the “old media” skills. What do you suggest we learn?

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