When guest speaker Steve Buttry spoke to our class about the future of journalism, he urged us to create our own brand or product, and to do it now. His words got me thinking, and I struggled to come up with something that would incorporate a popular theme with a twist. The first thing that […]
Entries from February 28th, 2012
Briggs Chapter 6
February 27th, 2012 · No Comments · colleen wilson, comm361
Visual Storytelling with Photographs Digital Photography: -take as many pictures as you want -immediately see the image you just captured – upload pictures to the web to share -save money on purchasing film -easily edit photos on the computer pixel: acronym meaning PICTure ELement. A pixel is a visual representation of datat in an […]
Starlab #1
February 27th, 2012 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I went to a workshop on Photoshop on February 22 in an attempt to better my basic knowledge and functional understanding of the program. I was the only person registered for the class, which turned out to be very helpful, since I had accidentally signed up for a level 4 class, which was way out […]
Briggs Chapter 5
February 21st, 2012 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Going Mobile There are no industry standards in mobile journalism, choose what works best for you. Good opportunities for mobile journalism: -Court cases -Important speeches -Breaking news -Public gatherings -Sporting events -Grand openings Gearhead: a journalist who is out in the field telling multimedia stories using high end equipment – laptops, internet connection, camera, […]
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Facebook: Harmful or Helpful for Job Searching?
February 21st, 2012 · No Comments · colleen wilson, comm361, mashable
In a recent Mashable article, a newly published study suggested that job performance can be directly linked to, even predicted by, Facebook profiles. After spending 10 minutes browsing a prospective employee’s profile, researchers rated each page on the Big Five personality traits (openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism). The study found a strong correlation on several […]
Human Wormholes
February 14th, 2012 · No Comments · colleen wilson
I recently read an article on NPR that really caught my attention. The author shared an anecdote about a man whose life spanned across so many decades that he was a direct link to history. Several more examples followed, modern day ties going as far back as the 1700s. In March I’m going to Florida […]
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Briggs Chapter 4
February 14th, 2012 · No Comments · colleen wilson, comm361
Microblogging: Write Small, Think Big “Twitter is all about karma. The more good you put out there the more you receive,” said Sarah Marshall on Mashable. Microblogging: the facet of blogging that works as an instant messaging journal. Messages are publishing in a more succinct format with links to other sources -Why is it popular? […]
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Connect2Mason
February 10th, 2012 · No Comments · colleen wilson, comm361
My article got published online on Connect2Mason!
Real Food
February 7th, 2012 · No Comments · colleen wilson, comm361
Three years ago, I rescued a runt piglet from certain death. The experience changed me in many ways, but the most visible of them has been my conversion to vegetarianism. At the time, my mom wrote it off as a phase, sure that I’d return to my Iowan roots and my meat and potatoes lifestyle, […]
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