This page contains links to all 19 multimedia projects created by students in Rich Murphy's 352 Online Journalism class spring 2012.
http://www.jclass.umd.edu/652352/2012spring/oj12/index.html
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Signal
There is a new app called Signal that is journalism meets instagram.
With Signal, the emphasis is on quick and easy photojournalism. Users capture media that they then upload to the app with a geo-tagged location and a short caption of around 60 characters. And if multiple people happen to be covering the same story, an algorithm for the app pushes the photos together, so the content becomes classified under the same story.
Do you think people will actually use Signal, and does it have the ability to have the same effect as Twitter did for citizen journalism?
With Signal, the emphasis is on quick and easy photojournalism. Users capture media that they then upload to the app with a geo-tagged location and a short caption of around 60 characters. And if multiple people happen to be covering the same story, an algorithm for the app pushes the photos together, so the content becomes classified under the same story.
Do you think people will actually use Signal, and does it have the ability to have the same effect as Twitter did for citizen journalism?
Monday, May 7, 2012
#twitterproblems
The Montreal Gazette is doing damage control after one of its reporters, Anne Sutherland, tweeted pictures of nearly naked men from an event with her own "snarky" comments on the paper's twitter account.
The event Sutherland was covering was students protesting Quebec's tuition hikes, but then spiraled out of control after her inappropriate tweets.
Social Media has become more of the story than the actual reporting. The lack of supervision by social media is harming the reputation of the journalism field. It causualizing Journalism, making journalist lose their attention to accuracy and objectivity.
How do you think that News Organizations should handle the new issues that present itself now that social media has become such a medium for journalists? Do you think that social media should casualize journalism as a whole?
The event Sutherland was covering was students protesting Quebec's tuition hikes, but then spiraled out of control after her inappropriate tweets.
Social Media has become more of the story than the actual reporting. The lack of supervision by social media is harming the reputation of the journalism field. It causualizing Journalism, making journalist lose their attention to accuracy and objectivity.
How do you think that News Organizations should handle the new issues that present itself now that social media has become such a medium for journalists? Do you think that social media should casualize journalism as a whole?
Newseum looks at social media in new HP New Media Gallery
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/arts-post/post/newseum-looks-at-social-media-in-new-hp-new-media-gallery/2012/04/26/gIQAOZsajT_blog.html
The Newseum has selected an interactive exhibition on social media as its first permanent addition at the museum since it opened in 2008. It’s only natural since Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Tumblr, as well as Google and YouTube have become part of the daily news feed.
Do you think social media is such a legitimate part of news gathering and sharing these days that it deserves a spot in a journalism museum? How do you feel about the newseum embracing social media as such?
The Newseum has selected an interactive exhibition on social media as its first permanent addition at the museum since it opened in 2008. It’s only natural since Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Tumblr, as well as Google and YouTube have become part of the daily news feed.
Do you think social media is such a legitimate part of news gathering and sharing these days that it deserves a spot in a journalism museum? How do you feel about the newseum embracing social media as such?
Tweeting in the court room.
When Sara Ganim (the reporter who broke the Penn State story) spoke with our class earlier this sememster, she admitted that she is part of the new wave of crime reporters that uses Twitter in the courtrooms. Basically, as events occur during a case, the reporter(s) covering will whip out their cell phones in an effort to Tweet updates about the happenings in the court room.Recently, a judge in New York ruled that such antics in the courtroom was "distracting" and that he didn't want the court to turn into a circus. He then banned any reporter from tweeting in the courtroom during a high-profile case.
Do you think the judge had the right do this? Do you believe that Tweeting during a case is distraction? What do you think the future holds for social media and covering the courts?
Social Media Advertising
(On behalf of Jamie, who can't add a post for some reason)
Do you think social media is an effective way of advertising news sites? "Social readers" aside, what about older generations--do you think that these campaigns are worthwhile in drawing in readers of all ages?
The Financial Times just appointed Emily Steele as its US Media and Marketing correspondent, after she worked as social media editor at The Wall Street Journal. There's lots of talk about social media as a useful outlet, but is it really worthwhile in practice, especially when searching for expanded readership? I use Twitter as a news source but only follow organizations with which I'm already familiar.
Redirected from Poynter: http://aboutus.ft.com/2012/05/
Sunday, May 6, 2012
What drives reporters to misconstrue information?
After reading the article below, I really wonder why reporters continue to do this when they know what the consequences are. Why would they do the exact same thing after they have seen "colleagues" get fired??
http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/172798/second-reporter-loses-job-over-nbc-george-zimmerman-911-call-edit/
http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/172798/second-reporter-loses-job-over-nbc-george-zimmerman-911-call-edit/
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