And the Journalist Inherits the Earth Web 2.0 and the new World Wild Web of Journalism Jeff Guin Keynote, Northwestern State University Journalism Day, Dec. 5, 2008 Images by Wellstone on

Decisions Decisions

Who are You?

So you want to be a journalist. Why?

Here's how things are looking ... Media stocks down 50-90% Newspaper revenue to fall more than 20% in 2009 Broadcast giants slash workforce And these are just yesterday's headlines!

Right Now You're Thinking ...

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Defining Journalism: "The aggregating, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles for widespread distribution for the purpose of informing the audience." Source: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/journalism

Find Your Voice

When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen . Ernest Hemingway (1899 – 1961)

Stand out to fit in Stand out to fit in

Defy Expectations

Level the Playing Field

Make it easy and immediate

Make Your Mark

Hang with your Niches

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[insert Obligatory The World is Your's Slide here]

Who are You?

Discover What's Inside

Key Takeaways The social web is fundamentally a news medium ... ... offering unprecedented freedom for a new breed of journalist (you?) ... ... so be willing to take a chance ... ... embrace your passions ... ... and commit to a learning experience that can help you make a real difference in this new world.

The social web is fundamentally a news medium ...

... offering unprecedented freedom for a new breed of journalist (you?) ...

... so be willing to take a chance ...

... embrace your passions ...

... and commit to a learning experience that can help you make a real difference in this new world.

Images by Wellstone on Me r ry Chri s tm a s M e r r y C h r i s t m a s Jeff Guin [email_address]