Posts Tagged media
Journalism students: have your own domain name
Posted by Alan in Journalism on August 20, 2009
One thing every journalism student should have is their own domain name. That’s according to Alfred Hermida, assistant professor at the Graduate School of Journalism, the University of British Columbia. Read the rest of this entry »
A dying breed?
Posted by Alan in Journalism on July 12, 2009
The chances are most mornings you will find me with my head buried in a copy of the Guardian, devouring my daily dosage of news and comment. It has become ritualistic and I’ve got the ink-stained fingers to show for it.
But it seems as if I am of a dying breed.
With newspapers making their entire contents available for free on the internet, people of my generation will most probably boot up their Mac or PC and get their news that way. Or switch on their TV.
The market for news has become fragmented. There are just so many different ways you can get it. Over the years, newspaper circulation has been declining.
What struck me as I made my into work this week was the lack of people clutching a paid for newspaper. In the morning carriages full of people thumbed through their copy of the Metro, and in the evening it was either the London Lite or London Paper that they perused. I could literally count on one hand the number of people who were the exception to this rule.
Why do I continue to pay for my news? This article caught my eye a few days ago and advances some arguments that strike a chord with me.
Twitter: useful tool or trivial distraction?
Posted by Alan in Journalism on July 1, 2009
This is a blog that I posted on my university course website in April, but haven’t published it here. Given the current buzz around Twitter I thought I’d make some tweaks and post it here. Enjoy.
To tweet or not to tweet?
That is the question facing many of today’s journalists. With increasing numbers of people keeping their followers up to date with what they are doing, hacks are starting to examine the opportunities this latest social networking craze offers. Read the rest of this entry »
Top links for journalism students
Posted by Alan in Journalism on June 30, 2009
Bachelors Degree Online has compiled a list of the 100 best blogs for journalism students to read.
They write: “Today’s journalism students are entering an industry that’s facing a crossroads. These days, newspapers and media in general are adapting and growing at a rapid pace, and it’s essential that students keep up, or they’ll be left in the dust. By reading these blogs, you can keep an ear to the ground on the latest developments that matter the most to journalism students.”
The list is broken down into various categories, including investigate and photo journalism, as well as more general sites.
One omission from the list, however, is Journalism.co.uk, a site I have found eminently useful for news, tips and analysis.
“This list is doing the rounds ‘100 Best Blogs for Journalism Students – Learn-gasm‘… and we’re not on it. Nope, not even a smidgeon of link-love for poor old Journalism.co.uk there,” they lament.
In response the site has added some of its own suggestions, including a certain Centre for Journalism.