College journalism in the 21 st century

What is Social Media? Interaction Collaboration Feedback Conversation Connection

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Collaboration

Feedback

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Connection

A Short Clip… CommonCraft Video “Social Media in Plain English” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpIOClX1jPE

CommonCraft Video “Social Media in Plain English”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpIOClX1jPE

Some Examples Many people and organizations are beginning to incorporate new media into their journalistic efforts. The New Whitehouse http://www.whitehouse.gov/ The Vatican http://www.youtube.com/vatican New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/services/mobile/images/nyt_iphones.jpg Wall Street Journal http://twitter.com/WSJ

Many people and organizations are beginning to incorporate new media into their journalistic efforts.

The New Whitehouse

http://www.whitehouse.gov/

The Vatican

http://www.youtube.com/vatican

New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/services/mobile/images/nyt_iphones.jpg

Wall Street Journal

http://twitter.com/WSJ

Preparing for the “Real World” New Media isn’t just a fad. Print papers are losing money, circulation. Students need to learn the skills. So what changes need to be made? CollegeJourn on Twitter http://tinyurl.com/bb7m7z What do you think? Learning from students Non-traditional skills Enthusiasm Taking risks Social media

New Media isn’t just a fad.

Print papers are losing money, circulation.

Students need to learn the skills.

So what changes need to be made?

CollegeJourn on Twitter

http://tinyurl.com/bb7m7z

What do you think?

Learning from students

Non-traditional skills

Enthusiasm

Taking risks

Social media

Twitter Setting up a Twitter account in a flash. http://twitter.com/

Setting up a Twitter account in a flash.

http://twitter.com/

Wordpress/Blogger Adding a blog to your webpage puts a “face” to the name. http://wordpress.com/

Adding a blog to your webpage puts a “face” to the name.

http://wordpress.com/

YouTube Creating a YouTube account lets your broadcast your message to millions. http://www.youtube.com/

Creating a YouTube account lets your broadcast your message to millions.

http://www.youtube.com/

Basic Video Video adds a new dimension to your website. Even a no-frills approach is effective.

Video adds a new dimension to your website.

Even a no-frills approach is effective.

So what’s the point? Currently, everything that’s being done is an experiment. Sustainability Taking a risk Acting like you belong Paving the way

Currently, everything that’s being done is an experiment.

Sustainability

Taking a risk

Acting like you belong

Paving the way