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Blogs are important because they help the audience better understand an issue going on in the news. They tell stories in a simple fashion and offer other resources for the reader to do their own investigating on the topic. Some important things to keep in mind when writing a blog are crowdsourcing, open-source reporting and […]
The United States FBI is trying to figure out how they were hacked by a group called Anonymous. The fifteen minute phone call was recorded by the hackers and released to the public.
CNN Money recently published a list of the “100 Best Companies to Work For”. Google takes the cake being listed number 1 company to work for, however the site does not explain in great detail why these companies are so great. There are also lists categorized by the largest companies as well as top paying […]
Each year I look forward to the new Super Bowl advertisements on TV. In fact, they are probably my favorite part about the day (other than the feast of wonderful foods). Hulu has compiled all of the best advertisements of the game into one convenient section. They even have funny ads from years past documented […]
This is just a fun little story I found about a student trying to find love and begin his career of filmmaking 🙂 Read Luke Kelly’s story here!
Read my @Storify story: “Modern Family is Coming to a Close” http://sfy.co/XY6 #storify
Joel Achenbach was the very first blogger for The Washington Post. He wrote an article about the future of journalism and online journalism. He believes that although print writing may be dying down a little, online journaling is going to be very popular because of its immediacy. He explains that although much of the news in the […]
“Blogs have forever changed the way that information is shared in our society. They’re fast. They’re interactive” (Briggs, 42). The second chapter of the Journalism Next book is all about blogging. Mark Briggs recommends every college journalist start a blog, as it is great practice for the real world of journalism. He says creating a […]
In the first chapter of Journalism Next by Mark Briggs, the author talks about many of the very basics in using computers. He goes on to write about how these tools can help journalists in their careers. Briggs explains how using RSS (Real Simple Syndication) feeds can help people easily keep up with news they […]
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