Journalism next : a practical guide to digital reporting and publishing /: a practical guide to digital reporting and publishing. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mark Briggs ; with a foreword by Jennifer Preston.
• Authors: Briggs, Mark, 1969-
• Contents: Foreword By Jennifer Preston, vice president, journalism, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Preface; UNIT ONE: BASICS; Introduction: Journalism is about people, not technology; Welcome to the age of transformation; What job can I get in journalism?; Summary; 1 We are all Web workers now; Digital information; What is it? How the Internet works; How Web servers work; How Web browsers work; What is it? Syndicated content with RSS; What’s Next? Set up an RSS reader and subscribe to feeds; What is it? FTP (file transfer protocol); What's Next? Set up an FTP program; Web-design basics; What is it? How Web pages work; What’s Next? Build an HTML page quickly; What is it? CSS (cascading style sheets); What's Next? Add CSS to HTML; What is it? XML (extensible markup language); What is it? Content management systems; What’s Next? Launch a WordPress site; What is it? Mobile apps versus mobile Web; What’s Next? Make a WordPress site for mobile; Newsroom Innovator: Burt Herman, Storify; Summary: Start to see digital opportunities; 2 Blogging and microblogging: Publish, distribute and connect; What is it? Blog basics; What is it? Microblogging basics; What's Next? Make a plan, create a blog; What's Next? How to build an audience for your blog; What's Next? Start using Twitter; Newsroom Innovator: Matt Thompson, NPR; Summary: Love it or lease it; 3 Crowd-powered collaboration; What is it? Crowdsourcing; What is it? Open-source reporting; What is it? Pro-am journalism; What is it? Managing news as a conversation; What’s Next? Build and manage a community online; What’s Next? Keep conversations accurate and ethical; Newsroom Innovator: Sona Patel, The New York Times; Summary: Collaborative publishing, social media are here to stay; 4 Going mobile; What is it? Mobile journalism; What’s Next? Making mobile journalism; Newsroom Innovator: Etan Horowitz, CNN Digital; Summary: Mobile future; UNIT TWO: MULTIMEDIA; 5 Visual storytelling with photographs; What is it? Digital photography; What’s Next? Shooting better photos with a digital camera; What’s Next? Working with digital photographs; What’s Next? Publish your photos online; Newsroom Innnovator: Josh Trujillo, SeattlePl.com; Summary: Photography is a critical tool for journalists; 6 Making audio journalism visible; What is it? Audio journalism; What’s Next? Get started with audio; What’s Next? Gear up and get out there; What’s Next? Editing digital audio; What’s Next? Start podcasting; Newsroom Innovator: Robert Smith, NPR Planet Money; Summary: Audio journalism—Part of next big thing; 7 Telling stories with video; What is it? The digital video revolution; What’s Next? Plan your video and go; What’s Next? Voice in video; What’s Next? Gear up and get out there; What’s Next? Shooting good video; What’s Next? Working with digital video files; What’s Next? Publishing video online; Newsroom innovator: Matt Mrozinski, WTHR, TVNewsStoryTellers.com; Summary: Start small, but make sure you start; UNIT THREE: EDITING AND DECISION MAKING; 8 Data-driven journalism and digitizing your life; What is it? Your digital life; What is it? Data-driven journalism; What’s Next? Building spreadsheets, databases; What is it? Map mashups; What’s Next? Build an interactive map with data; Newsroom Innovator: Ryan Pitts, The Spokesman-Review; Summary: Better life, better journalism; 9 Building a digital audience for news; What is it? Measuring journalism; What’s Next? Track all that you publish; What’s Next? Track your audience; What is it? Search engine optimization (SEO); What’s Next? Use SEO to grow your audience; What Next? Use social media as distribution channels; Newsroom Innovator: Marissa Nelson, CBC News & Centres; Summary: Track, measure, distribute, adapt; Appendix: Suggested Web resources; About the Author; Index;
• Edition: Third Edition
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE/CQ Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 070.4; Online journalism; Citizen journalism; Journalism -- Technological innovations
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781506311036; 1506311032
• Related ISBNs: 9781483356853
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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