Objective: I will go over some of the digital tools other people use to inform the news media about their potential stories. I will also take a closer look at the communication and social media trends associated with the rise of the microblogging service Twitter. Finally, I want to show you how news producers are experimenting with Hyperlocal Journalism as a way to gather more content, especially in places where they don’t have reporters and photographers.
Notes for Lecture 2
(Date: 14.09.10)
Student Videos
- Medill News Service:Obama in Martha’s Vineyard
- Medill News Service: #Twitter @ Capitol Hill
- Medill News Service: The Things I carried
- Online Portfolio: Medill News Reports
On the Record
- Twitter: Lance Armstrong’s stolen bike
- News10: Thief steals Armstrong’s bike
- Facebook: Sacramento Metro Firefighters
- News10: Skating rink in Sacramento destroyed in 5-alarm fire
- New York Times: The ‘Tweet’ Debate
Part 2: Navigating Twitter
- The Rise of Text Messaging by Shane Snow
- Edison Research: Twitter Usage In America: 2010
Hyperlocal Journalism
- New York Times: ‘Hyperlocal’ Web Sites Deliver News Without Newspapers
- Understanding the Participatory News Consumer: March 2010 report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project
- Medill School of Journalism: Hyperlocal Citizens’ Media 2004
- NPR: AOL Aims High With Hyperlocal Journalism Project
- Patch.com
Lecture 2: Professors
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