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High School Journalism Presentation
- 1. The Future of Journalism Tuesday, March 9, 2010
- 2. What I Wish I Knew Then... • It’s Not a Story, It’s a Package • Soak It All in • Showing Up Isn’t Enough
- 3. It’s Not a Story, It’s a Package • Being a good journalist used to mean being a good writer. • Being the next Woodward and Bernstein was as simple as writing a 2,000 word masterpiece for The Washington Post.
- 4. It’s Not a Story, It’s a Package • Now, the best journalism has layers. • It’s a story -- but one told with pictures, text, graphics, interactivity and audiovisual content. • You can still be Woodward or Bernstein, but it’s going to take a little more creativity.
- 5. Sacred Ground • WashingtonPost.com • Multi-year investigation • Link
- 6. Land Contracts & Sales Go To Johnson Associates • WashingtonPost. com • Short-term investigation (Summer 2008) • Link
- 7. But there’s still room for great writing... • “Drought series” • Austin American- Statesman • 2 week solo investigation
- 8. Soak It All In • Learn everything. Then when you think you’ve learned enough, look for more resources. • Right now, you’re all ahead of a lot of the so-called “pros” in journalism
- 9. Soak It All In • Trade skills with your friends. If you’re a strong editor, but have a friend who’s great with a camera, share your wisdom. • If there’s something you want to learn, but you don’t know anyone who has that skill -- make new friends! • Emily’s Web site
- 10. Tools to Play With Today • Google Maps • Google Wave/Google Buzz • Twitter • WordPress/Blogger/Movable Type • Online Video and Audio
- 11. Showing Up Isn’t Enough • How many of you have heard journalism is dying? Or that you should go to med school/law school/something more secure?
- 12. The Scary Facts • In 2009, only 60% of journalism graduates had full-time employment six to eithg months after graduation. That’s down 10 percent from last year.
- 13. The Fun Facts • 55 percent of college grads with full-time jobs in journalism are writing, reporting and editing for the Web. • Female students have significantly more success finding full-time journalism jobs than males.
- 14. How You Beat The Odds • Take risks -- try everything once • Study abroad • Try out a new hobby, then write about it or shoot a cool video • When you see something that no one’s covering, cover it! • Connect with the journalists you admire • Start today (oh wait, you already have!)
- 15. Contact Info • Juana Summers • www.juanasummers.com • juana.summers@gmail.com • Twitter: jmsummers • (816) 309-0429