Topic 1: Introduction to online journalism: People and platforms

COM10111 ONLINE JOURNALISM

Agenda

1. Welcome and orientation2. Unit syllabus3. Intro to online journalism: processes,

tools and roles 4. Examples of great online journalism

stories 5. Unit Overview6. Assessment7. Advice on how to study this unit8. Weekly lectures/tutorials9. Unit learning resources10. Equipment requirements11. Question & Answer

HELLO! AND WELCOME

Orientation …Collaborate check …. Meet and greet

JEANTI ST CLAIRUNIT ASSESSOR, LECTURER

Consultation hour: Tuesday 11-12 ---- Office number: 02 6620 3126 ---- jeanti.stclair@scu.edu.au

Innovation Collaboration Conversation

Journalism 2.0: People and platforms

Syllabus1. People and platforms 2. Principles of online journalism3. Text-based journalism4. Multimedia storytelling 1& 25. Online journalism and social

media6. Data journalism and visualisation7. Editing and publishing online8. Audience interaction and user-

generated content9. Legal stuff10. Blogging and online opinion11. Online journalism futures12. Colloquium and debrief

Topic 1 People and platforms

• Convergence of media and platforms

• Multimedia journalists

• Collaborations, production teams

New roles include:

• Story builder/editor• Newsflow editor• UGC editor• Digital rights manager• Interactive content manager• Social media editor• Data journalists• Web designers/coders

Topic 2 Principles of online journalism

Topic 2 Principles of online journalism

• Speed and accuracy in breaking news• Comprehensiveness in content• Open-endedness in story development• Centrality of conversation

From Craig, D. A. Excellence in Online Journalism (2011)

JOURNALISM-AS-PROCESS

Examples

• Breaking news story http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/15/live-updates-explosion-at-boston-marathon/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

• Multimedia feature story• http://www.theguardian.com/world/interactiv

e/2013/may/26/firestorm-bushfire-dunalley-holmes-family [combines text, image, audio, video, and graphics – truly multimedia storytelling]

Examples

• http://www.theguardian.com/audioslideshows - from pure art to news and current affairs.

• Image galleries are popular, as is the creation of stories which collate images with captions. Rely on news to tell a story or report and event.

• http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-21/student-protests-across-australia/5468726

Why use social media in journalism?

• Promote your content• Engage with audience• Source story ideas• Gauge the public/expert

mood on issues (problematic tho’)

• Verify social media sources

Data journalism is big

• Make sense of numbers with visualisations• Find the story in numbers• Encourage audience interaction and aid understanding of

complex data• Egs:

http://www.thedetail.tv/issues/150/religioninschools/how-integrated-are-schools-where-you-live

• http://www.thewire.com/politics/2013/09/there-will-be-another-mass-shooting/69508

• http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-history-of-the-world-cup-in-20-charts/

• http://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2014/may/09/budget-cuts-revenue-interactive

Audience Interaction & User-generated content

• Encourage active readership – story comments, social media, transparency

• Crowd source content• Solicit user generation content – ideas, images,

facts, tips etc • Be wary of veracity and content ownership• http

://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/interactive/2011/oct/18/occupy-protests-map-world

Content Management System

Style Guide

basic html coding, picture editing

Self-publish – Build-Your-Own blog

Online Journalism Futures

InnovateExploreCollaborateBe an Entrepreneur

INDEPENDENT MEDIANew Matilda

New DailySaturday paperFiveThirtyEight

The WireMama Mia

Hoopla

UNIT OVERVIEW

Access via MySCU navigation menu

ASSIGNMENT 1: CASE STUDY

Find out about this assignment via MySCU Assessment Details

ASSIGNMENT 2: NEWS WEBSITE PRODUCTION

Find out about this assignment via MySCU Assessment Details

LEARNING RESOURCES

MySCU, Textbooks, Study Guide, eReadings, Collaborate, Discussion Board, Facebook group, MediaDrive site

Weekly Lectures and Tutorials

• Monday Weeks 1-6, and Weeks 8-14 Lecture 6-7pm Tutorial 7-7.30pm

• Here on Collaborate• Tech requirements:

Broadband Microphone Preferably a web cam

ADVICE ON HOW TO SUCCEED IN THIS UNIT

Advice on how to succeed in this unit

• Work ahead – cover the material the week before a topic is discussed in lectures/tutorial

• Participate in forum discussions and study guide activities.• Actively explore internet for examples of good online journalism,

and the tools journalists are using. • Use the resources section in each Study Guide chapter. • Lectures explore case studies of great journalism, tutorials involve

discussions on how we can make great online journalism• Create a study planner, drawing on the suggested study plan at the

back of the Unit Overview.• Plan ahead for making publication deadlines in Assignment 2.

EQUIPMENT

Equipment access

• Arrange your own access

• Minimum standards of equipment:– Audio– Image– Video

• SCU Lismore equipment for loan

• Artsbooking site