JOURNALISM + TECHNOLOGY + THE FUTURE =

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Filing copy...in the slow lane

BEFORE THE ONLINE REVOLUTION...

The Guardian newsroom 1960

‘OLD’ MEDIA

PRINT!

‘OLD’ MEDIA

FIXED DEADLINES – WHEN PAPER GOES TO PRESS, WHEN READERS GET THEIR COPIES

‘OLD’ MEDIA: SLOW PRINTING METHODS AND LOTS OF EQUIPMENT

LARGE TEAMS OF PEOPLE WORKING IN A HIERARCHICAL NEWSROOM – EDITOR, REPORTERS, SUBEDITORS, LAYOUT, PRINTERS, ETC

I am simply Tweet-tastic darlings! I SAM SIMPLY

TWEET-TASTIC DARLINGS!

AND AFTER...

How to be a Modern Journalist

TECHNOLOGY...

• Has given anyone with internet access the chance to produce their own media, e.g, blogs, websites, videos and podcasts

• Is easily accessible and in your pocket (mobile phones!) getting cheaper and faster by the second

• Has enabled information to move at high speed

JOURNALISM + TECHNOLOGY =

• FINDING OUT INFORMATION AND BREAKING NEWS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA SUCH AS TWITTER

• INTERVIEWING PEOPLE USING VIDEO AND AUDIO

• WRITING AND BLOGGING• PRESENTING CONTENT IN CREATIVE WAYS

ONLINE , MAKING IT VISUALLY EXCITING AND INTERACTIVE

‘New’ media: online

‘New’ media: 24/7, EVERY SECOND

‘NEW’ MEDIA: WHO IS TELLING THE TRUTH?

‘New’ media: Press button to publish

‘New’ media: One wo(man) band!

WHO GOT US INTO THIS FINE MESS?

GUESS WHO?

NUMBER 1 ON MEDIA GUARDIAN POWERLIST, 2010

Number 1 on Media Guardian powerlist 2009, 2008 and 2007

THE FUTURE?

NEW MEDIA COLLABORATES WITH OLD MEDIA

OLD MEDIA PIRATE PLANS TAKEOVER OF NEW MEDIA SHIP...

AIM 1

To develop your comprehension of the impact of the internet and social media

on newgathering and writing

AIM 2

To foster your understanding of the evolving role of the journalist

AIM 3

To develop your ability to ‘think’ multimedia and develop basic skills in blogging, using video and audio and

engaging with audiences online

AIM 4

To encourage you to think creatively about the future shape of the industry

What you will learn • The contemporary journalistic environment • The language of new media• The differences between writing for print and online • Source, write and adapt original content to online platforms

using appropriate multimedia• Write a blog and demonstrate multimedia reporting skills

including basic video and audio• Use social media including Twitter to gather news, source

contacts and share information• Show an awareness of the evolving role of the journalist in a

converged newsroom, including working as part of a multimedia team

“Seismic changes in technology

are creating new ways of connecting and informing

communities, which inspire and terrify in equal measure.”

Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger

upload embed blog tweet

video audio aggregation

interactive digital camera

conversation citizen journalism microblog multimedia

social media hyperlink

Google Facebook ipad app

Wordpress

online communities YouTube convergence

mobile