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
16.
DigitalU
Entertainment Networking Society
Creative Student Networking Group
Media Design Group
Creative Writing Club
Women of Full Sail
Clubs and Organizations
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
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CBS image
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(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)
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Clip Art Images (Slides 5 and 6)
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Diigo.com article
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Disney image
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logo.jpg?w=670&h=377&crop=1
References
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(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)
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9peeAkNXKAhVGbR4KHaFdA6gQjRwIBw&url=http://www.amazon.com/Mastery-Robert-
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(NMJ 540 video)
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2.html?srchtrk=index%3A1%0Alinktypeid%3A2%0Aq%3Ahow+to+be+credible+in+online+reporting%0Apage%3A1%0A
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