This summer, my best friend Seana McCroddan and I are attempting to grow an organic garden at her family’s property in the Blue Ridge mountains. Seana is also junior at James Madison University, and she is studying journalism as well. We decided to create a blog to record our experiences throughout the summer, as well […]
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Briggs Chapter 10 and 11
March 22nd, 2012 · No Comments · blog, Briggs, colleen wilson, comm361
Chapter 10: Managing News as a Conversation “It is often said that ‘information wants to be free’, but it is truer in the digital age that information wants to be analyzed, shared, synthesized, curated, aggregated, commented on and distributed” News as a Conversation: News is no longer a lecture from journalist to public. In the […]
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Briggs: Chapter 8 and 9
March 21st, 2012 · No Comments · blog, Briggs, colleen wilson, comm361
Telling Story with Video Impact of Video: Video is a versatile form of journalism. Any kind of journalist, no matter the level of experience can get started immediately shooting video. Depending on the time and energy put into the project, the quality can vary. Perfection is not necessary. In fact, quick and less polished video […]
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Skillset #2, Flash Workshop
March 3rd, 2012 · No Comments · blog, colleen wilson, comm361
For our COMM 361 project, my group has decided to create a comprehensive and interactive guide to dining at Mason. Our loftiest goal is to create an interactive campus map with clickable links through to the different dining locations, filled with information and videos. After talking to several people well versed in computers, we decided […]
Skillset 4: Slideshow
March 1st, 2012 · No Comments · colleen wilson, comm361
I used Imovie to create a slideshow compiling photos with a few of my closest friends.
Someone Beat Me to It
February 28th, 2012 · 1 Comment · colleen wilson, comm361, mashable
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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