Class19 Online
- 3. Network TV news comparison:
- 4. Online news/ culture blog:
- 5. We’ll collect papers at the end of class. We’ll also distribute old papers.
- 6. Today: The Internet .
- 8. Dates to know. 1969 - ARPAnet created by US military to link contractors, researchers and government. CompuServ makes online service available to public in 1979. The prototype of Netscape Navigator is created in 1993. 1996 - the explosion of the Internet.
- 9. The web is good for research . Lexis, the first database, was created in 1973 for legal documents. Nexis came along in 1978.
- 10. The web is good for research . Lexis, the first database, was created in 1973 for legal documents. Nexis came along in 1978. 22 years later, you all bombed the content/ source analysis paper.
- 11. Internet Service Providers connect you to the internet for a fee. Comcast, AOL, etc are known as ISPs.
- 12. http://www.J1111.blogspot.com? HTTP - hypertext transfer protocol , allows computers to talk to each other. HTML - hypertext markup language , the code used to create web pages. URL - uniform resource locator , essentially the address (though not really). Hypertext? Essentially a linking system. Your browser is the application you use to read the HTML and link to other sites.
- 14. This is news. And you have no say.
- 18. What does that mean?
- 19. What does that mean? Pure mayhem . And lots of porn.
- 20. The media - and journalism specifically - have lost direct access to the audience. So what?
- 21. That means … There is no central point for information anymore, no universal commonalities among people.
- 22. That means … Popular culture is dead (or dying).
- 23. That means … Advertisers no longer have a direct conduit to a mass audience.
- 24. That means … Media isn’t generating the income they used to, and they can longer afford the staffs they once had .
- 25. That means … Finding a job won’t be easy (in any industry). You need to get started now . Drive, hard work and integrity are the keys to success (as Kevin Magee said).
- 26. You can take control now:
- 27. You can take control now: Start a blog.
- 28. You can take control now: Start a blog. Social networking.
- 29. You can take control now: Start a blog. Social networking. Build a website.
- 30. You can take control now: Start a blog. Social networking. Build a website. You can do it all for free!
- 31. For free?
- 32. For free? Yes.
- 33. FREE!
- 34. What can you do for free ?
- 35. What can you do for free ? • Blogger Wordpress LiveJournal Tumblr Typepad Ning Bravenet Weebly
- 36. FOR FREE . Start a damn blog. Then send me the URL.
- 37. What else can you do for free? Facebook MySpace Twitter LinkedIN Flickr YouTube CafePress ClubFlyers
- 38. “ Why would I want to blog?” Seriously … anyone know?
- 39. Blogs shouldn’t be your outlet to bitch about stuff. That’s what texting is for.
- 40. The best blogs … Focus on a specific topic.
- 41. The best blogs … Focus on a specific topic. Include images, video, sound and stories.
- 42. The best blogs … Focus on a specific topic. Include images, video, sound and stories. Link to other sites with related content.
- 43. The best blogs … Focus on a specific topic. Include images, video, sound and stories. Link to other sites with related content. Allow for readers to comment and participate.
- 44. The best blogs … Focus on a specific topic. Include images, video, sound and stories. Link to other sites with related content. Allow for readers to comment and participate. Develop a relationship with their audience.
- 45. The best blogs … Focus on a specific topic. Include images, video, sound and stories. Link to other sites with related content. Allow for readers to comment and participate. Develop a relationship with their audience. Evolve as they find their groove.
- 46. Blogs are places where you can archive your work . All that work you do in your classes should not go to waste. Archiving your work encourages you to work harder to make the stuff better.
- 47. Philebrity? Focus? Multimedia? Links? Comments? Relationship? Evolution? Is it good? Better than Phawker?
- 48. Caveat Blogger: Publishing a blog is just like publishing in print: people can sue you for libel .
- 49. Caveat Blogger: Publishing a blog is just like publishing in print: people can sue you for libel . Potential employers can find your blog (and your facebook, MySpace and Twitter accounts.)
- 50. Caveat Blogger: Publishing a blog is just like publishing in print: people can sue you for libel . Potential employers can find your blog (and your facebook, MySpace and Twitter accounts.) Using other people’s images, video and sound can get you into trouble .
- 51. Caveat Blogger: Publishing a blog is just like publishing in print: people can sue you for libel . Potential employers can find your blog (and your facebook, MySpace and Twitter accounts.) Using other people’s images, video and sound can get you into trouble . Blogs need constant updating.
- 52. So why blog? You need multimedia skills . A blog is a place to begin practicing.
- 53. So why blog? You need multimedia skills. A blog is a place to begin practicing. You need to practice writing and specifically, writing for an audience .
- 54. So why blog? You need multimedia skills. A blog is a place to begin practicing. You need to practice writing and specifically, writing for an audience . Your blog is an excuse to see/ do stuff.
- 55. So why blog? You need multimedia skills. A blog is a place to begin practicing. You need to practice writing and specifically, writing for an audience . Your blog is an excuse to see/ do stuff. Your blog gets your name out there.
- 56. So why blog? You need multimedia skills. A blog is a place to begin practicing. You need to practice writing and specifically, writing for an audience . Your blog is an excuse to see/ do stuff. Your blog gets your name out there. Your blog can earn you money .
- 57. Bloggers make money? Start your blog now to develop your following. Sign up for Google Analytics and AdSense. As you focus, you might make money.
- 58. What’s the problem with being online? Everyone else is already there .
- 59. So what’s next?
- 64. There is money in making PDA applications.
- 65. Journalism has always involved two parts: 1. Creation of content . 2. Distribution of content .
- 66. The efficiency of the old distribution models (TV, newspapers, radio & mags) has been disrupted by technology.
- 67. Without proven efficiency , advertisers go away. Journalism isn’t dead . The old business model of journalism is dying.
- 68. How does that affect you, the future journalist?
- 69. I don’t know. Nobody does.
- 70. Take control. And start now.
- 71. Media comparison papers: Last names that begin with A through J: Nick . K through M: Kelly N through Z: Jared Your papers are along the wall: the A file is closest to the podium ; Z is farthest .