This is the timeline of my mastery journey towards a Masters of Arts degree in New Media Journalism at Full Sail University.

1. Christine Mitchell-Robinson
MDL501-02

2.  Goal: To develop the proper skills to successfully begin the Mastery journey
 Strategies
 Read Mastery by Robert Greene
 Use http://www.citationmachine.net to assist in APA formatting
 Watch “Up and Running with Tumblr” to learn how to set up and navigate within
Tumblr since it will be used throughout the course and beyond
http://www.lynda.com/Tumblr-tutorials/Choosing-Tumblr-theme/95698/98661-
4.html?autoplay=true
MDL 510
Mastery: Personal Development and
Leadership

3. 
 Goal: To be aware of the many forms of online platforms, learn how to use them and
communicate effefctively with their specific audiences
 Strategies
 Watch “How to Rock Social Media” on Lynda.com
http://www.lynda.com/Facebook-tutorials/How-Rock-Social-Media/373993-2.html
 Read the article “Convergence of new and old media: new media representation in
traditional news” in the FSO Library
 Read the article “What Makes a Video go Viral” found on Diigo.com
http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/what-makes-a-video-viral/62414
NMJ 510
New Media and Communications

4. 
 Goal: To create stories for different media platforms that is tailored to engage
specific audiences
 Strategies
 Watch “Building an Online Community” on Lynda.com
http://www.lynda.com/Business-Online-Marketing-tutorials/Engaging-your-
audience/151648/163647-4.html
 Learn and use popular social media platoforms
 Practice writing stories with topics specific to my field of study (entertainment)
NMJ 520
Writing for Interactive Media

5. 
 Goal: To understand and identify digital media legalities and know how to
avoid an/or deal with them in real life situations
 Strategies
 Use FindLaw in the FSO Library to research digital media laws
 Read the “Terms and Policies” of specified social platforms used in the
course
 Practice applying these digital media laws in actual situations to be able to
immediately identify them
NMJ 642
Legal Aspects of Media

6. 
 Goal: To present an investigative report on a social media platform with the
proper research methods to show appropriate credibility
 Strategies
 Read the article “Investigative Journalism in a Socially Networked World”
from the FSO database
 Watch the video from Lynda.com on how to create credibility
http://www.lynda.com/Web-User-Experience-tutorials/Persuasive-UX-
Creating-Credibility/162705-
2.html?srchtrk=index%3a1%0alinktypeid%3a2%0aq%3ahow+to+be+credib
le+in+online+reporting%0apage%3a1%0as%3arelevance%0asa%3atrue%0a
producttypeid%3a2
 Research topics that are relevant and interesting to specific social media
platforms
NMJ 540
Research and Investigation Skills Development

7. 
 Goal: To understand the production ascpect of the media by creating a project
using new media technology to edit and present the perfect “final cut”
 Strategies
 Watch “Video enters the Picture” on Lynda.com to understand the history
of video editing http://www.lynda.com/Video-Editing-tutorials/Video-
enters-picture/391599/444935-4.html
 Practice making videos and taking pictures using different devices
(cameras, camcorders, moblie devices etc)
 Research different editing styles of popular YouTube channels
NMJ 560
Multimedia Development and Editing

8. 
 Goal: To create and present an online news related project with interactive
content on a journalist level
 Strategies
 Research and follow someone in my field who has mastered interactive
presentations
 Research “tending topics” to present using Feedly.com
 Watch “Video Journalism Storytelling Techniques” on Lynda.com
http://www.lynda.com/Premiere-Pro-tutorials/Identifying-
audience/120605/134562-4.html
NMJ 570
Digital News Production

9. 
 Goal: To gain knowledge on how to present on multiple platforms
 Strategies
 Practice interviewing people in person, on the phone, in front of a camera,
etc.
 Watch interviews of people in the industy on different platforms (Good
Morning America (live), Youtube (pre-recorded), documentary interviews
(Barbara Walters or Diane Sawyer) to gain techniques and skills
 Use Lynda.com to learn how to properly navigate and use specified
multimedia platforms to gain skills and techniques
NMJ 590
Multimedia Reporting

10. 
 Goal: To understand how different social media platforms are created and ran
to be able to use multiple ones in a variety of ways
 Strategies
 Read articles like “How Giphy got His Start” on Feedly.com for social
media beginnings and backgroungs
 Create accounts and begin to use different social media platforms more
frequently
 Revisit “Building an Online Community” on Lynda.com
NMJ 620
Social Media and Online Community
Engagement

11. 
 Goal: To understand the connection between ethics and journalism when
creating a story on multimedia platforms
 Strategies
 Research the ethical responsibilities of a journalist to become familiar with
 Read “Is Symmetrical Communication Ethical and Effective” from the FSO
Library
 Practice determining the proper outcomes to ethical situations with
assignments given throughout the course and in everyday situations
NMJ 650
Public Relations and Reputation Management

12. 
 Goal: To know how New Media Publishing and Disttibution works as a
business on a day to day baisis
 Strategies
 Watch “Understanding the Digital Publishing Suite” on Lynda.com
http://www.lynda.com/InDesign-tutorials/Understanding-Digital-
Publishing-Suite/129005/141332-4.html
 Follow and keep up with popular news companies on Feedly, Twitter,
and other social media platrofms
 Get hands-on exeperience in an actual news station studio
(internship/assistanship opportunities)
NMJ 670
New Media Publishing and Distribution

13. 
 Goal: To use the skills and knowledge learned to produce a project showing the
understanding of the content learned throughout the program
 Strategies
 Create a video package of my skills towards a career in the entertainment
broadcasting field using the technologies provided throughout the program
 Thoroughly present the key insights learned throughout the program that will show
proof of mastery
 Review videos on Lynda.com to ensure professional quality of work such as
http://www.lynda.com/Business-Skills-tutorials/Presentation-
Fundamentals/151544-
2.html?srchtrk=index%3a1%0alinktypeid%3a2%0aq%3aprofessional+presentations%0
apage%3a1%0as%3arelevance%0asa%3atrue%0aproducttypeid%3a2
NMJ 690
New Media Journalism Final Project

14. 
Industry Leaders
Elizabeth Durand Streisand- Entertainment
Journalist
Nikki Cruz- Freelance Film and
Entertainment Journalist
Nick Romano-
Entertainment Journalist

15. 
Industry Leaders Continued
Barbara Walters- Broadcaster
Robin Roberts-
Broadcaster
Diane Sawyer- Journalist

16. 
 DigitalU
 Entertainment Networking Society
 Creative Student Networking Group
 Media Design Group
 Creative Writing Club
 Women of Full Sail
Clubs and Organizations

17. 
Companies to Follow

18. 
 Caring and Responsible
 Understanding and Supportive
 Hard working and Motivated
 Positive and Influential
 Acknowledge accomplishments, mistakes, strengths,
and weaknesses
Mentor Characteristics

19. 
January 2016
• Discover my Life
Task
• Understand and
begin the process
of Mastery
February 2016
• Understand what
New Media
actually is
• Discover how new
media technology
connects with
communications
March 2016
• Learn how to use
digital media to
write an engaging
story
• Discover how
multimedia plays
a role in
interacting with
your audience
April 2016
• Learn the legal
aspects of Media
• Understand,
identify, and
apply them to real
life situations to
avoid them with
your work
May 2016
• Learn proper
research methods
to produce quality
investigative
content
• Use ethics and
research theories
to create credible
content
June 2016
• Use new
technologies
(camcorder,
camera, etc.) to
understand the
editing process on
multimedia
platforms
July 2016
• Develop and
begin to use the
basic skills to
gather journalistic
content
• Share the content
on different media
platforms as news
reports
August 2016
• Begin to put
together on
camera
presentations to
share on
multimedia
platforms
• Learn the basics of
multimedia
reporting for all
types of
journalism
September
2016
• Understand what
goes into creating
a social media site
• Using this
knowledge to
navigate and
create content
worth sharing
with a specific
audience
October 2016
• Discover how
public relations
and reputation
management
work together in a
journalistic setting
• Learn how to
balance them and
create quality
content for the
news
November
2016
• Research
interactive
publishing
concepts and
begin to work
with the mindset
of an actual
journalist
December
2016
• Compile all
aspects of the NMJ
program to be
presented in one
final project
• Show that the
content presented
has been mastered
and understood
for a career in the
entertainment
journalism field
Timeline
Throughout the journey I
hope to network with
classmates and professors
as well as join clubs and
organizations on campus
End Goal:
Graduate
and begin
my career

20. ABC news image
(n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2016, from
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CBS image
(n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2016, from http://cdn.collider.com/wp-content/uploads/slice_cbs_network_logo.jpg
(NMJ 510 article)
Chao-Chen, L. (2013). Convergence of new and old media: New media representation in traditional news.
Chinese Journal of Communication, 6(2), 183-201.
(Citation Machine)
Citation Machine automatically generates citations in MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian, and Harvard. (n.d.).
Retrieved January 28, 2016, from http://www.citationmachine.net/
Clip Art Images (Slides 5 and 6)
Clubs and Organizations image
(n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2016, from https://orgsync.com/50042/chapter
Diigo.com article
What Makes A Video. (n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2016, from http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/what-
makes-a-video-viral/62414
Disney image
(n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2016, from https://pmcvariety.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/disney-
logo.jpg?w=670&h=377&crop=1
References

21. E! news image
(n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2016, from
https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/676548758461538308/kMm5TQV2.jpg
(NMJ 540 source)
Gearing, A. (2014). Investigative journalism in a socially networked world. Pacific Journalism Review, 20(1), 61-75.
Retrieved January 28, 2016.
(MDL 510 source)
Greene, R. (2012). Mastery. Penguin Books, 11/2012. VitalBook File.
(NMJ 690 article)
Huang, Y. (2004). Is Symmetrical Communication Ethical and Effective? Journal of Business Ethics, 53(4), 333-352.
Retrieved January 28, 2016.
(Mastery Book Image)
(n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2016, from
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9peeAkNXKAhVGbR4KHaFdA6gQjRwIBw&url=http://www.amazon.com/Mastery-Robert-
Greene/dp/014312417X&psig=AFQjCNHxpdPcGJY-ZTP-QnJhCxx0sufhWw&ust=1454366619450850
References

22. Mentor image
(n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2016, from http://www.lifevestinside.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/LVI_Group-
Leader-Main.jpg
NBC image
(n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2016, from http://i.huffpost.com/gen/242072/NBC-UNIVERSAL.jpg
(NMJ 510 Image)
(n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2016, from http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3s0okmggH1r3otqv.png
(NMJ 520 image)
(n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2016, from http://artschools.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3-types-interactive-
media-art-students.jpg
(NMJ 642 source)
(n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2016, from http://www.findlaw.com/
(NMJ 540 video)
http://www.lynda.com/Web-User-Experience-tutorials/Persuasive-UX-Creating-Credibility/162705-
2.html?srchtrk=index%3A1%0Alinktypeid%3A2%0Aq%3Ahow+to+be+credible+in+online+reporting%0Apage%3A1%0A
s%3Arelevance%0Asa%3Atrue%0Aproducttypeid%3A2
(NMJ 560 image)
(n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2016, from https://lh3.ggpht.com/rsZBe7Qqhx2-
skcFUpYhA9moR9XodczM9zcNnLsb9xjmi_1r2SvKh9FTlYx_X7wW-Q=w300
(NMJ 570 Image)
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production.bmp
References

23. (NMJ 590 Image)
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journalism-words.jpg
(NMJ 620 image)
(n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2016, from http://allwebnmobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/social-
media-cube-1024x922.jpg
(NMJ 690 Image)
(n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2016, from https://journalistjan.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/ethics.jpg
(NMJ 670 image)
(n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2016, from
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(Social Media Advancement)
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(Tumblr Tutorial via Lynda.com)
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from http://www.lynda.com/Tumblr-tutorials/Choosing-Tumblr-theme/95698/98661-4.html?autoplay=true
References