Archive for February, 2009
Hoaxes, Ethics and Other Stuff…
Multimediaites –
As promised, here is The Collegian Story we spoke about today about Herpes and Beer Pong. And, such hoax behavior happens in the ranks of professional news organizations as well. The New York Times recently had to dial back its profile of a group known as “Dating a Banker Anonymous.”
Also, check out [...]
DISCUSSION: When Do You Twitter?
Hey Multimediaites –
We’ve talked a bit about how Twitter is used in sharing stories and in breaking news events. But, are there ethical guidelines. Should you Twitter a funeral?
The decision by the Rocky Mountain News to twitter a funeral last year drew considerable criticism. Others defended the decision.
The surgeon tweeting from the operating room is [...]
Possible Twitter Assignment
Multimediaites –
Here’s a good possibility for your first tweeting assignment:
The Amherst Democratic Town Committee is hosting a public conversation with David Cohen, a top Obama campaign organizer and current Democratic National Committee (DNC) staffer about lessons learned from the Obama campaign.
Date: February 19 (this Thursday)
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Bangs Community Center (Downtown Amherst)
Blog Assignment: Create an FAQ
Multimediaites, Your Assignment:
Create an FAQ on Obama’s Economic stimulus package. In other words, summarize the basic facts and current state of the package. Your job is to simplify a very complicated subject for your readers. DEADLINE: Midnight, Sunday.
Step 1: Read up on the issue. Read from a variety of sources, including [...]
Setting Up Your Blog
As you will quickly find out (if you haven’t already,) I’m a big fan of the work of Mindy McAdams at the University of Florida.
For those of you still tinkering with getting your blogs up and running, Mindy puts together a very nice outline on how to get your blogs up and running on WordPress.
Steve
Solo Journalists
Solo journalists, mobile journalists, one-man bands — call them what you will because we’re going to be seeing more of them. Al Tompkins of Poynter writes about KGTV’s Joe Little — the latest iteration of the solo journalist.
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