Fairey vs. AP Update
On January 27, Judge Alvin Hellerstein disclosed in a hearing that Shepard Fairey is under criminal investigation for submitting false images in the case against the Associated Press. Bloomberg News...
View ArticleIt’s Not About the Blog
For the past few years I have used student blogs as a primary format for my introductory online journalism course. Each student selects a topic or beat to cover for the semester and creates a blog...
View ArticleA Few Lessons Learned from Teaching Online Journalism
I recently finished my second year of teaching online journalism to undergraduate students. For me, that means that I have reached a point where I am not perpetually scrambling to prepare for the next...
View ArticleJournalism Syllabus Exchange
Poynter’s News University and the Broadcast Education Association are trying to create the world’s largest online database of journalism and communication teaching materials. The project launched a few...
View ArticleMultimedia Journalism Tutorials – Updated List
Here is the list of online classes, instructional videos, and handouts that I am using in my multimedia reporting workshop (officially titled Online Journalism 2) at Rowan University this fall....
View ArticleOnline Journalism Courses – Spring 2011
Let the fun begin… Online Journalism I (Spring 2011) -Download Online Journalism I syllabus (pdf) -Link to Online Journalism I class blog with assignments, tutorials, schedule, student work, and...
View ArticleThe Challenges of Student-Run Journalism Ventures
The following post is part of a larger online conversation for the Carnival of Journalism. The topic for discussion is “the changing role of universities for the information needs of a community.” I...
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Three Resources for Exploring the Narrative Structures of Digital Journalism
The standard conventions of print news writing are tried and tested. The narrative structures of digital and multimedia journalism are less so. “That’s why innovation in a newsroom isn’t just learning...
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Using Narrative Nonfiction to Teach Multimedia Storytelling
This semester, I am trying something new in my advanced multimedia journalism course. In addition to studying examples of interactive journalism, completing a series of online trainings and tutorials,...
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A Multimedia Storytelling Lexicon
What is multimedia storytelling? It’s more than just a combination of text, photos, audio, video and graphics. Stories are fashioned through narrative structures, devices and techniques designed to...
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