Class resumes

The class resumes can be accessed on the Web here:

http://www.jclass.umd.edu/652352/2008spring/berlin/berlinresume.html
http://www.jclass.umd.edu/652352/2008spring/bogdan/bogdanresume.html
http://www.jclass.umd.edu/652352/2008spring/igo/igoresume.html
http://www.jclass.umd.edu/652352/2008spring/jackson/jacksonresume.html
http://www.jclass.umd.edu/652352/2008spring/johnson/johnsonresume.html
http://www.jclass.umd.edu/652352/2008spring/oster/osterresume.html
http://www.jclass.umd.edu/652352/2008spring/sanders/sandersresume.html
http://www.jclass.umd.edu/652352/2008spring/smith/smithresume.html
http://www.jclass.umd.edu/652352/2008spring/wagner/wagnerresume.html
http://www.jclass.umd.edu/652352/2008spring/white/whiteresume.html
http://www.jclass.umd.edu/652352/2008spring/williams/williamsresume.html
http://www.jclass.umd.edu/652352/2008spring/willmott/willmottresume.html

Be sure you look over yours very carefully before incorporating it into your final project and see where you may be able to improve it. I suggest rebuilding it in Dreamweaver which would allow you much more flexibility; just be careful that you don't introduce new errors, whether it be typos or bad links.

How the Internet is Killing Newspaper

Here is an interesting article about the affects of new forms of media on old school media.
http://personel.obec.go.th/News/index.php?q=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5uZXd5b3JrZXIuY29tL3JlcG9ydGluZy8yMDA4LzAzLzMxLzA4MDMzMWZhX2ZhY3RfYWx0ZXJtYW4%3D

Project Critiques

Project Critiques:

I think many of the projects from Fall 2007 are similar. I like that they revolve around a story as opposed to a narrative. However, there was one from previous semesters I found interesting; it grabbed my attention.
http://www.jclass.umd.edu/652352/tossey/default.htm
This story begins with the author’s facial cleanser to tell her story of hitting 30 and still being in school. The first line made me want to read more. I did... and found a great personal story. The page was well set up and the story well written. I identified with the story, which did not hurt my attraction to it. While I do like the actual new stories of Fall 2007 better, this one was well done and interesting.



Most of the Fall 2007 stories are similar in style, one I did not find well produced was the Hate Crime Feature.
http://www.jclass.umd.edu/652352/2007fall/freedman/
The opening page has a flower next to the links about hate crimes and nooses. Those themes do not go well together. In addition, the story does not read well. It begins wordy and not to the point. The author missed telling a great story because of the style. Of course, I am a broadcast student and think everything should be written conversationally…

unexpected effect on journalism

Classmates, I found this report on the state of journalism and the impact of online journalism to the industry as a whole. Just one more reminder we will be asked to perform multiple roles in any job we accept. Anna

Difference between web and internet

Classmates, I found this explanation for the question of last week. Happy reading, Anna

http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Internet/2002/Web_vs_Internet.asp

Why Is Online Journalism Different, and Why Should You Care?

From Craig's first chapter, titled the same as this post:

"The changes that have taken place in journalism in the past 100 years are no less staggering than those that have affected most other aspects of human life. Journalists cover news today using techniques and resources unthinkable in the early 1900s, and online journalists do a job that was unknown just 15 years ago. Yet the function of the journalist has largely remained unchanged."

Without referring to the text, please post as a comment your own answer to the question posed in the title: Why is online journalism different, and why should you care? (Don't say you care because you have to take a class). Keep your response to 250-300 words.

Post.com's Super Tuesday plans

This is from today's Variety...

True, something like this is "unprecedented" as the article says, but is it warranted? Is it overkill, or is it good use of new media? Would you be inclined to watch and interact with this on Tuesday night?

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Super Tuesday big online
Pubs expanding focus on the Web
By WILLIAM TRIPLETT

Newsweek and the Washington Post are betting that Super Tuesday warrants extra Web attention.

On the night when some 50% of presidential primaries and caucuses occur, Newsweek and the Post will be putting their big editorial guns in front of webcams for six continuous hours of live coverage, which the BBC will simulcast to its stations around the world.

Among the talking heads will be Post stalwarts Bob Woodward, Ben Bradlee, Sally Quinn and Howard Kurtz as well as current editor Leonard Downie. Newsweek's top editor, Jon Meacham, will anchor from Washingtonpost.com's headquarters in Arlington, Va., as colleagues Michael Isikoff, Howard Fineman, Jonathan Alter and others report and comment throughout the evening. Writers and editors of the online mag Slate will also participate.

Exec producers are Tammy Haddad, formerly chief of MSNBC's political coverage, and Chet Rhodes, Washingtonpost.com's assistant managing editor of news video.

Viewers will be able to interact with video hosts in live online discussions as developments occur, and Washingtonpost.com will send out immediate mobile phone updates of results.

"As leaders in political news and online technology, we are going to try something new this election season," said washingtonpost.com exec editor Jim Brady in a statement. "This is an innovative news experience that could help shape the future of online news."

Newsweek and the Post are billing the coverage as "unprecedented."

The Washington Post Co. owns Newsweek and Slate as well as the Post newspaper and washingtonpost.com.

Welcome to the class blog

As I said in class, I plan on utilizing the blog now and then to post relevant articles to the topics we'll discuss. What I'm looking for from you all are your thoughts and ideas in response to other posts, or for you all to come in and post links to articles or stories yourselves. In addition, in hopes of cutting down maybe just a little on the crush of email we all get, I'll use the blog to post periodic announcements, reminders, etc. Make sure you bookmark it, or write the URL down somewhere you'll be able to find it, and check back with some regularity. (You'll notice I modified the URL from the address atop the syllabus I handed out in class.) If this works as planned, and everyone contributes, there should be a fairly regular flow of stories, posts and information to follow.

On the left side of the page, you'll notice a news feed, pulling in links to articles covering the topics of online journalism, online news, Internet news and new media. These update constantly, and you can click on each search term to find different articles based on the four different searches. I've noticed some really interesting stories just in the past two days already.

Also in the left column you'll find a list of common, major media news sites as well as industry sites for easy reference. And the course syllabi for both the undergrads and grad students will always be linked at the top.