Posts tagged with Comm 361
February 22, 2012
Briggs Chapter Six: Visual storytelling with photographs
The saying goes that a picture is worth a thousand words. Pictures are an essential part of journalism because they allow the audience to have a visual representation of what they’re reading. As humans we are primarily vision based. Seeing something with our own eyes is more impactful than creating our own image mentally. Steve […]
Briggs Chapter Five: Going mobile
We live in a world where it’s possible to capture the best and worst moments of life. With items like tablets and smart phones, everyone has the capacity to report the news. A bridge collapse or Kim Kardashian falling off a curb. With these devices we have the power to dictate what is news. With […]
February 16, 2012
New roadblocks for solicitors
I always thought the obnoxious calls at all hours of the day from telemarketers was a human rite of passage. What stage in life you’re actually ascending to…. I’m still not entirely sure, but it’s not the point. While being constantly harassed about going back to school while I sit in my dorm room is […]
Briggs Chapter Four: Microblogging
This chapter on microblogging made me think back to the class where Steve Buttry came and spoke to us. He explained to us that stories could be told in tweets, 140 characters or less. That we, as journalists, are only limited by our own creativity and imagination when it comes to digital media. For me, […]
