Trends in Multimedia Journalism Cindy Royal, Ph.D Assistant Professor Texas State University School of Journalism and Mass Communication [email_address] www.cindyroyal.com www.onthatnote.com cindytech.wordpress.com

1997 Black Hawk Down 1998 Drudge Report Google 1999 Blogger IndyMedia 2000 OhMyNews AOL/Time Warner merger 2001 DotCom Bust 9/11 Tributes Wikipedia launched 2002 Google News 2004 Jon Stewart on Crossfire Rathergate Press Credentials to Bloggers WikiNews, Facebook, Digg 2005 YouTube News Corporation buys MySpace 2006 Macaca Invention of the Year - YouTube Person of the Year - You Google Buys YouTube $1.65B 2003 RSS Google Buys Blogger MySpace launched 1995 Craigslist launched Slate, Salon, USA Today, Houston Chronicle, Philadelphia Inquirer online 2007 VA Tech Twitter tips at SXSW Invention of the Year - iPhone CNN/ YouTube Debates Pre-1995 Wired Magazine - 1993 NY Times on AOL - 1994 Nando -1994 1996 Washington Post Wall Street Journal Chicago Tribune LA Times MSNBC 2008 CBS acquires CNET Candidates embrace social media EveryBlock.com Milestones in Multimedia

2009

1 st phone from scene

Key Terms Blog Web 2.0 User-generated content Mobile/Moblogging Mashup RSS Tag/ Tag Cloud Podcast/Vcast Wiki Web-first journalism Programmer/Journalist

Blog

Web 2.0

User-generated content

Mobile/Moblogging

Mashup

RSS

Tag/ Tag Cloud

Podcast/Vcast

Wiki

Web-first journalism

Programmer/Journalist

New opportunities for storytelling http://newspapervideo.ning.com/profile/JorgeSanhuezaLyon

Think story, not tools Writing is still key Tell engaging stories A People Torn, Minneapolis Star Tribune http://www.startribune.com/local/11608761.html

Writing is still key

Tell engaging stories

A People Torn, Minneapolis Star Tribune

http://www.startribune.com/local/11608761.html

Focus on visual, sound Maximize use of photos, audio, video where appropriate National Geographic - Ivory Wars http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/03/ivory-wars/fay-text

Maximize use of photos, audio, video where appropriate

National Geographic - Ivory Wars

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/03/ivory-wars/fay-text

Make it interactive Involve the user User as contributor NY Times - Rent vs. Buy http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/10/business/2007_BUYRENT_GRAPHIC.html

Involve the user

User as contributor

NY Times - Rent vs. Buy

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/10/business/2007_BUYRENT_GRAPHIC.html

Integrate media Don’t fixate on one medium; seamlessly integrate text, audio, video, photos, interactivity, graphics Be comfortable working in teams Washington Post - Being a Black Man http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/interactives/blackmen/blackmen.html

Don’t fixate on one medium; seamlessly integrate text, audio, video, photos, interactivity, graphics

Be comfortable working in teams

Washington Post - Being a Black Man

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/interactives/blackmen/blackmen.html

Have a broad base of skills Pick the right tool for the job http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/03/30/business/economy/2009-economy-words.html?ref=multimedia

Pick the right tool for the job

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/03/30/business/economy/2009-economy-words.html?ref=multimedia

Pool your resources Combine existing work on the same topic into a cohesive package Las Vegas Sun – History of Las Vegas http://www.lasvegassun.com/history/

Combine existing work on the same topic into a cohesive package

Las Vegas Sun – History of Las Vegas

http://www.lasvegassun.com/history/

Be creative Get ideas from other industries: advertising, technology, social networking. Seek best practices Washington Post - On Being http://specials.washingtonpost.com/onbeing/

Get ideas from other industries: advertising, technology, social networking.

Seek best practices

Washington Post - On Being

http://specials.washingtonpost.com/onbeing/

Be creative Please Touch Museum – Philadelphia Inquirer http://www.philly.com/inquirer/special/30621649.html

Please Touch Museum – Philadelphia Inquirer

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/special/30621649.html

Use data Geography of a Recession – NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/03/03/us/20090303_LEONHARDT.html

Geography of a Recession – NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/03/03/us/20090303_LEONHARDT.html

Provide resources Age of Uncertainty – Roanoke Times http://blogs.roanoke.com/ageofuncertainty/

Age of Uncertainty – Roanoke Times

http://blogs.roanoke.com/ageofuncertainty/

Student Projects Learn skills in XHTML, CSS, Flash, graphic design, photo, audio, & video editing Digital Storytelling via integration of tools A Toast to the Hill Country - mclabserv.oldmain.txstate.edu/wine_tour San Marcos Online - mclabserv.oldmain.txstate.edu/sanmarcos Thread Austin - mclabserv.oldmain.txstate.edu/threadaustin Firestation Studios - http://www.jonzmikly.com/final/ Pop-up Music Buzz - http://cncooper.com/popupmusic/index.html South By Texas State – www.sxtxstate.com

Learn skills in XHTML, CSS, Flash, graphic design, photo, audio, & video editing

Digital Storytelling via integration of tools

A Toast to the Hill Country - mclabserv.oldmain.txstate.edu/wine_tour

San Marcos Online - mclabserv.oldmain.txstate.edu/sanmarcos

Thread Austin - mclabserv.oldmain.txstate.edu/threadaustin

Firestation Studios - http://www.jonzmikly.com/final/

Pop-up Music Buzz - http://cncooper.com/popupmusic/index.html

South By Texas State – www.sxtxstate.com

Issues and Questions Skills students need to be prepared to contribute to multimedia environment How to teach critical thinking and judgment, as opposed to tools What’s next?

Skills students need to be prepared to contribute to multimedia environment

How to teach critical thinking and judgment, as opposed to tools

What’s next?

Resources SXSW Interactive - www.sxsw.com/interactive Wired Magazine - www.wired.com Cyberjournalist.net - Great Work Gallery - www.cyberjournalist.net/category/great-work-gallery Online News Association - ona.org Online Journalism Awards - http://www.journalists.org/ Knight Digital Media Center - www.knightdigitalmediacenter.org Poynter Online and Multimedia - www.poynter.org/subject.asp?id=26 Wired Journalists - wiredjournalists.com/ Online Journalism Review Archives - ojr.org Interactive Narratives - interactivenarratives.org/ News Videographer Blog - Angela Grant - newsvideographer.com We The Media by Dan Gillmor Convergence Culture by Henry Jenkins The Long Tail by Chris Anderson (forthcoming book “Free” coming in July)‏ Editor & Publisher Awards - royal.reliaserve.com/eppy/winners2008.html Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication - jcmc.indiana.edu

SXSW Interactive - www.sxsw.com/interactive

Wired Magazine - www.wired.com

Cyberjournalist.net - Great Work Gallery - www.cyberjournalist.net/category/great-work-gallery

Online News Association - ona.org

Online Journalism Awards - http://www.journalists.org/

Knight Digital Media Center - www.knightdigitalmediacenter.org

Poynter Online and Multimedia - www.poynter.org/subject.asp?id=26

Wired Journalists - wiredjournalists.com/

Online Journalism Review Archives - ojr.org

Interactive Narratives - interactivenarratives.org/

News Videographer Blog - Angela Grant - newsvideographer.com

We The Media by Dan Gillmor

Convergence Culture by Henry Jenkins

The Long Tail by Chris Anderson (forthcoming book “Free” coming in July)‏

Editor & Publisher Awards - royal.reliaserve.com/eppy/winners2008.html

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication - jcmc.indiana.edu