Class Notes

week 10 – convergence & the future of journalism, cont’d

Posted on 5 June 2008. Filed under: Class Notes |

Agenda:

Skype Chat with Dave Cohn: digiDave and spot.us, a Knight-funded project to test proof-of-concept: community-funded reporting
Summary Lecture (ppt)
VoteAbsentee.us – wiki
Evaluations / Post-class questionnaire

Resources:

Journalism 2.0

week 10 – convergence and the future of journalism

Posted on 3 June 2008. Filed under: Class Notes |

What is convergence and why do we care?
What’s your crystal ball?

week 9 – how technology shapes the world, cont’d

Posted on 29 May 2008. Filed under: Class Notes |

- Why networks matter
- What is the role of computer code in shaping social processes? How is this related to politics and what are the implications for journalism and those who practice it?
- How do financial pressures shape news and public service?
- Your Questions!

week 9: how technology shapes the world

Posted on 27 May 2008. Filed under: Class Notes |

- Why networks matter
- What is the role of computer code in shaping social processes? How is this related to politics and what are the implications for journalism and those who practice it?
- How do financial pressures shape news and public service?

week 8 – the legal environment, cont’d

Posted on 20 May 2008. Filed under: Class Notes |

- Ethics, copyright and other laws
- Should political/news bloggers have a code of ethics?
- Technologies: Creative Commons License

week 8 – the legal environment

Posted on 20 May 2008. Filed under: Class Notes |

- Ethics, copyright and other laws
- Should political/news bloggers have a code of ethics?
- Technologies: Creative Commons License

Week 7 – Podcasting, Flickr And YouTube, cont’d

Posted on 15 May 2008. Filed under: Class Notes |

- What is the impact of NetVideo on politics and mainstream newspapers?
- What is the role and future of the multi-media journalist?
- Technologies: YouTube, Blip.tv, Current.tv, Flickr

week 7 – moving beyond the blog: podcasting, Flickr and YouTube

Posted on 13 May 2008. Filed under: Class Notes |

- What is the impact of NetVideo on politics and mainstream newspapers?
- What is the role and future of the multi-media journalist?
- Technologies: YouTube, Blip.tv, Current.tv, Flickr

week 6 – TH – social media and politics, cont’d

Posted on 8 May 2008. Filed under: Class Notes |

Agenda

Guest Speaker: Jody Brannon, former online editor, USA Today, now senior editor, MSN.com
Student Reading
Politics & social media
Discussion re “ah-ha’s” and the rest of our time together
Pundits