This article by the New York Times is a great display of what digital media can, and should do. It mixes characteristics of print and digital media really well.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Snow Fall
This article by the New York Times is a great display of what digital media can, and should do. It mixes characteristics of print and digital media really well.
Friday, December 21, 2012
Three Goals
These are my three (SMART) goals that I want to accomplish in the near future for my three gifted projects.
Individial: Finish the redesign of my blog, fix pictures, complete pages. Done by the end of break/first few weeks of school.
Group: Complete another chapter of the story. Done by the second or third week after school resumes.
Assessment Literacy: Finish assignment for program with Teacher. Done by end of break. Redesign of blog. Done by end of break. Begin third presentation.
Individial: Finish the redesign of my blog, fix pictures, complete pages. Done by the end of break/first few weeks of school.
Group: Complete another chapter of the story. Done by the second or third week after school resumes.
Assessment Literacy: Finish assignment for program with Teacher. Done by end of break. Redesign of blog. Done by end of break. Begin third presentation.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Blog Edit Progress
I have allowed myself to pause the research process to revamp my blog. As you can see I have added a custom template, and have become familiar with the HTML codes that make up my blog. I have not enabled all of the links and pages yet but I will soon. As soon as the blog is finished I will let you know.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
HTML What?!?
You have (hopefully) noticed that I completely changed my blogger template tonight. But now to edit some of the page headings and captions I have to edit the HTML code. I am in no way technologically gifted so if things look a little messed up just bear (bare?) with me for now.
Friday, December 14, 2012
My favorite journalist?
In speaking with my instructors we talked about which journalist I liked the most. My response was Brian Williams. I really enjoy watching him on Nightly News, Rock Center, and occasionally on 30 Rock. He is a really entertaining journalist, his personality is more pronounced than many journalists. That view into his personality is why I believe he is so popular, and well liked. When he reports on something you really get the sense that he cares about what he talks about. Brian Willams is also involved in writing some of his material which is why I believe he can be considered both a journalist and a news anchor.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Digital Revolution
I really like these infographics....I will probably post more soon. They display information better than writing, especially for more visual learners.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Create: Part One
I have had the creating aspect of this blog in my head for a while and as my individual deadline had grown closer I have been striving to achieve it more and more. Honestly my english skills are being suppressed a bit in the class I'm in so I am needing to almost relearn things that I was a pro at last year. I have never really been educated in the art of journalistic writing. This lack of knowlegde lead me to the "all-knowing" google. Here is what I have come across thus far.
From Writing Journalistically to Learn In Any Classroom By Jackie FolkertPortage Northern High School, Portage, MI
Writing Journalistically
"When students write journalistically, they use
higher-order thinking to learn as they demand
accuracy, pinpoint relevancy, consider audience, and
synthesize information. When teachers trade
formulaic writing and worksheets for journalism,
their students have opportunities to personalize
meaning."
I believe this means that a sucessful journalist strives to achieve the truth, write with a specific audience in mind, and summarize the important details while still thouroughly covering the topics necissary. The higher order thinking is a bit offsetting, it may or may not be a fancy way to say an order of thoughts but im not quite sure.
'News writing places the most pertinent
information in the first paragraphs of the
article. In typical inverted pyramid fashion,
the importance of information decreases as
the story continues.
News writing is specific, accurate, and
delivers concrete, factual information.
New writing displays information clearly.
Sentences are short and paragraphs contain
one element of information; paragraphs are
rarely more than three sentences long.
News writing uses direct sentences, most
often subject-verb-object sentences.
News writing does not include the writer's
Opinion.
News writing focuses on one dominant
meaning. The reader should be able to
answer the question, "What's the single,
most important element in the story?"'
This helps with the understanding of the higherarchy. The way knowledge is to be displayed mirrors the funnel form of a conclusion in the papers that I am writing in my english class. The formatting description makes sence, but I feel as if this is less important in the electronic news that is becoming more popular today. I am aware however that people are more likely to read something if it is not just a wall of text so I will write as the article suggests. This page describes the sentence structure well. I have read this article, and it seems as if the stucture eliminates and condenses sentences well.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Modern Journalism Infographic
Still No Scholarships
I posted a while back about looking for scholarship opprotunities for people my age. It seems like all of the ones readily availible are either for higschoolers entering college or college students entering the job market. I did find one website that offered scholorships for highschoolers but ut seems that the website hasn't been updated in almost a year. There is probably something out there and I will continue to keep an eye out but the outcome is looking pretty bleak.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
The Future Of Mobile News
The Future Of Modern News
In summary this study says:
- The advent of the new lower-priced tablets in late 2011 brought in a new crop of tablet owners.
- Rather than replacing old technology, the introduction of new devices and formats is creating a new kind of "multi-platform" news consumer.
- There is growing evidence that mobile devices are adding to how much news people get.
- People who get news on both a smartphone and a tablet may carry added appeal for news organizations.
- Similarly, those who get news throughout the day on their mobile devices are more engaged news consumers
- Two distinct news audiences have emerged on tablets-new-found digital customers and customers who also remain loyal to the print product.
- People notice ads on mobile devices and may be even more likely to click on them than they are to click on other digital ads. There has been movement over the last year toward using the browser rather than apps for tablet news consumption.
Pew Project For Excellence in Journalism
The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism
I have recently stumbled upon The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism. It seems to be an organization thats main focus is "trying to understand the information revolution." Their goals seem to be very similar to mine. A paragraph from their overview section states
"Our goal is to help both the journalists who produce the news and the citizens who consume it develop a better understanding of what the press is delivering, how the media are changing, and what forces are shaping those changes. We have emphasized empirical research in the belief that quantifying what is occurring in the press, rather than merely offering criticism, is a better approach to understanding."
Their views are, as close as possible, nonpartisan. PEW also conducts a lot of studies and writes articles discussing the state of modern news.
I will definitely be posting some of the thinks I find there on here because they have done some great work.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
News Anchors vs. Journalists
Most news anchors arent journalists but the most prominent ones that I have come across seem to do both. In order to become a news anchor you dont really need to posess the skills of journalist. Local anchors often times dont even know exactly what they are going to be talking about untill they are about to be on the air. One the most popular anchors of modern time, Anderson Cooper, at least makes it seem like he knows what hes's talking about. If he is completly cut off from the production of his show he hides it well. His enthusiasm for the topics he is reporting on resonates with the audience. He does seem to be a lot more connected to his work than many journalists. It seems that even if you arent a journalist being a sucessful news anchor comes with at least a little work into the creation of the what they present on the television.
