Looking for a textbook for online journalism?
The PDF version of “Journalism 2.0″ (132 pages) is available for download (free) at the Knight Citizen News Network (J-Lab) Web site.
- Foreword by Phil Meyer
- Chapter 1: FTP, MB, RSS, Oh My
- Chapter 2: Web 2.0
- Chapter 3: Tools and Toys
- Chapter 4: New Reporting Methods
- Chapter 5: How to Blog
- Chapter 6: How to Report News for the Web
- Chapter 7: Digital Audio and Podcasting
- Chapter 8: Shooting and Managing Digital Photos
- Chapter 9: Shooting Video for News and Feature Stories
- Chapter 10: Basic Video Editing
- Chapter 11: Writing Scripts, Doing Voice-overs
- Epilogue: Putting It All Together
See complete contents listing.
I have not had time to evaluate this yet, but it might save a lot of journalism students from buying an out-of-date textbook this fall! If you’ve given it a thorough examination, please post a comment and let us know what you think of it.
Update (July 26): Ron Sylvester wrote on his blog, Multimedia Reporter: “The guys out there pushing 50, like me, really can benefit from this.”
I looked very quickly at all the pages. Many parts of it didn’t have anything new for me, but the audio and video parts seemed quite useful. Generally, I think it’s a great resource for the beginners. Everything is explained very clearly.
July 24, 2007 at 8:59 pmI’m 66 pages in so far and here’s the initial impression: good, basic information aimed at newcomers; slightly dated (2006); good, quick read.
This would work fine as an introductory textbook because of the scope but would require some handholding by the teacher/prof to get students through it. For example, delicious (I can never get the dots right) is mentioned in passing, but there’s no detail on setting up an account and using it. And I just finished the chapter on blogging which doesn’t get into how to set up a blog.
I’ll probably assign this to my students as a recommended text, primarily to give them a good, introductory grounding to build on.
July 25, 2007 at 1:21 am[...] (Fundstelle: Mindy McAdams) [...]
July 25, 2007 at 6:37 amThanks, Sanam. Thanks, Mark. I hope I get a chance to check it out in the next few days.
July 25, 2007 at 8:39 amI need to amend what I wrote earlier, having worked my way further in. This is a good overview but much of it is too basic for my students. What it will be really handy for is using as a base for building more in-depth lessons on.
July 25, 2007 at 11:40 pmKostenlose Pflichtlektüre für Journalisten zum Web 2.0…
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July 26, 2007 at 3:07 amI skimmed the video section.
It needs proofing: a lav and a wireless are not the same thing, nor are a wide shot and an establishing shot.
It also needs updating: “powerful lighting is essential”, “always use a tripod”, “never zoom” are not useful or accepted guidelines in 2007.
July 26, 2007 at 12:05 pm[...] a instancias del Institute for Interactive Journalism, de la Universidad de Maryland. Lo recomienda Mindy MacAdams. Está en PDF (2 MB) y se puede descargar gratuitamente en esta dirección. Yo ya me lo he [...]
August 26, 2007 at 11:29 am[...] I will be honest with you, until I started this blog, I barely understood the concept myself. I was shocked by how many people Mastering Multimedia has reached in such a short amount of time. But what really opened my eyes was how people are reaching this blog. RSS feeds, tags, Goggle Reader, blog rolls, and links from other social networks. It’s about sharing. It’s about a conversation. It’s about Web 2.0. [...]
January 16, 2008 at 11:10 am[...] Colin Mulvany now gets it. He has discovered how blogging is really different from just slapping repurposed print content on the web and calling it journalism. I will be honest with you, until I started this blog, I barely understood the concept myself. I was shocked by how many people Mastering Multimedia has reached in such a short amount of time. But what really opened my eyes was how people are finding this blog. RSS feeds, tags, Google Reader, blog rolls, and links from other social networks. It’s about sharing. It’s about a conversation. It’s about Web 2.0. [...]
January 21, 2008 at 1:46 pm[...] But don’t take my word for it because a lot of you think I’m just some arrogant Webbie. Colin Mulvany didn’t really get it until he started blogging: I will be honest with you, until I started this blog, I barely understood the concept myself. I was shocked by how many people Mastering Multimedia has reached in such a short amount of time. But what really opened my eyes was how people are finding this blog. RSS feeds, tags, Goggle Reader, blog rolls, and links from other social networks. It’s about sharing. It’s about a conversation. It’s about Web 2.0. [...]
January 22, 2008 at 1:17 am[...] durch einen Hinweis von Thomas Mrazek bei Onlinejournalismus.de, die es wiederum von Mindy McAdams [...]
February 15, 2008 at 3:48 pmCould suggest recommended reading for would be journalists in UK starting at GCSE A level base, also best course distance learning (degree, media studies , journalism ) also best hands on modern short hand learning book.
Regards
Rob
June 17, 2008 at 5:25 am[...] a instancias del Institute for Interactive Journalism, de la Universidad de Maryland. Lo recomienda Mindy MacAdams. Está en PDF (2 MB) y se puede descargar gratuitamente en esta dirección. Yo ya me lo he [...]
July 9, 2008 at 10:48 am