A Journalist's Guide to the Digital Age

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A journalist’s guide... ... in the digital age. MarkBriggs | Journalism2.0 Journalism 2.0 1

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New skills needed ➡ Blog ➡ Edit web pages ➡ Shoot photos ➡ Moderate web chat ➡ Edit photos ➡ Send out breaking news alerts ➡ Capture audio ➡ Post stories online Journalism 2.0 2

New skills needed ➡ Blog ➡ Edit web pages ➡ Shoot photos ➡ Moderate web chat ➡ Edit photos ➡ Send out breaking news alerts ➡ Capture audio ➡ Post stories online ➡ Edit audio ➡ Build photo galleries ➡ Shoot video ➡ Build audio slideshows ➡ Edit video ➡ Lay out web pages Journalism 2.0 2

New skills needed ➡ Blog ➡ Edit web pages ➡ Shoot photos ➡ Moderate web chat ➡ Edit photos ➡ Send out breaking news alerts ➡ Capture audio ➡ Post stories online ➡ Edit audio ➡ Build photo galleries ➡ Shoot video ➡ Build audio slideshows ➡ Edit video ➡ Lay out web pages ➡ Send out SMS news alerts ➡ Manage reader-submitted stories ➡ Choose lede story for web site ➡ Edit reader-submitted blog posts ➡ Help develop Google map ➡ Help develop user interface for ➡ Acquire, clean up database database ➡ Solicit reader photos, help upload Journalism 2.0 2

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New Information Ecosystem Participatory and ✦ user generated media Journalism 2.0 4

New Information Ecosystem Participatory and ✦ user generated media Networked ✦ conversations produce a ﬂood of new information Journalism 2.0 4

New Information Ecosystem Participatory and ✦ user generated media Networked ✦ conversations produce a ﬂood of new information It’s a mobile, ✦ global world Journalism 2.0 4

Global Interconnectedness Journalism 2.0 5

Global Interconnectedness Information/Data Everywhere ✦ Automation of Data Feeds ✦ Multiple Display Points ✦ Multiple Audience/Brand Interaction Points ✦ Journalism 2.0 5

Participatory Media Journalism 2.0 6

Participatory Media Media is Everywhere ✦ 1-10-100 Rule* ✦ 1 Creator ✦ 10 Synthesizers ✦ 100 Consumers ✦ Fluid changes in media ✦ participation from Creator to Synthesizer to Consumer * via Bradley Horowitz, Yahoo Journalism 2.0 6

Core resources Journalism 2.0 7

Core resources If the Internet teaches us anything, it is that great value comes from leaving core resources in a commons, where they're free for people to build upon as they see ﬁt. - Lawrence Lessig Journalism 2.0 7

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Social Capital “The advantage created by a person’s location ✦ in a structure of relationships” Becoming the “trusted center” and/or ✦ becoming allied to the “trusted center” through digital communication Leveraging networks to build the brand ✦ Trust guides - the importance of transparency ✦ Eye on the Future 8

Editor Journalism 2.0 9

Editor Navigator Reach beyond any single medium Beyond standard fare of staff, news services Facilitate an interactive information exchange Journalism 2.0 9

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Questions in the era of overload - Matt Thompson, newsless.org Journalism 2.0 10

Questions in the era of overload - Matt Thompson, newsless.org 1. Are we making our community feel better- informed or merely distracted? 2. Will our coverage ﬁnd its audience where and when they’re ready for it? 3. Are we synthesizing information, or merely aggregating it? Journalism 2.0 10

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Supply and Demand News articles don’t cut it online. Newsrooms alone can’t produce enough information for the audience. - Rob Barrett, LATimes.com Journalism 2.0 11

Information overload Journalism 2.0 12

Information overload “There is no such thing as information overload, only ﬁlter failure.” - Clay Shirky Journalism 2.0 12

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Welcome to the revolution Journalism 2.0 13

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Social media Journalism 2.0 14

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“Through social media, journalists can be more open about their work, offering insights into the process of news, and connect with audiences in a way that simply wasn't possible a generation ago.” - Alfred Hermida University of British Columbia Journalism 2.0 16

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User generated content Journalism 2.0 17

Hyperlocal Journalism 2.0 18

New models Journalism 2.0 19

Link journalism New models Journalism 2.0 19

Link journalism Mash-ups New models Journalism 2.0 19

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Journalism start-ups Journalism 2.0 20

Making Journalism Marketable Journalism 2.0 21

Making Marketable Journalism Journalism 2.0 21

Making Marketable Journalism 1. Make smart content choices based on markets Journalism 2.0 21

Making Marketable Journalism 1. Make smart content choices based on markets 2. Treat markets as conversations Journalism 2.0 21

Making Marketable Journalism 1. Make smart content choices based on markets 2. Treat markets as conversations 3. Publish, then ﬁlter Journalism 2.0 21

Making Marketable Journalism 1. Make smart content choices based on markets 2. Treat markets as conversations 3. Publish, then ﬁlter 4. Provide a layer of journalism on top Journalism 2.0 21

Making Marketable Journalism 1. Make smart content choices based on markets 2. Treat markets as conversations 3. Publish, then ﬁlter 4. Provide a layer of journalism on top 5. Add value Journalism 2.0 21

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It’s about people. Not technology. Journalism 2.0 22

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Questions? Mark Briggs | journalism20.com/blog Slides available: www.slideshare.net/mark.briggs Journalism 2.0 23

A Journalist's Guide to the Digital Age

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