It’s the Audience, Stupid!
What is the new approach to
storytelling and how is it being used to broaden audiences?
The new approach is expanding
storytelling through digital media. The article shows that Americans and
Europeans want more international news so they can broaden their information
and learn to fully understand all of the issues on the news. Many news
reporters try to only include information that they think the people would want
to hear. But now, they leave in all the information so people can read the
whole story.
How is digital media being
used to engage audiences?
Audiences can take surveys about
issues and stories that they liked and disliked. News engages the audience by
creating a debate over certain topics. By seeing if people react to the
stories, is the deciding factor if the news covered the correct story.
Give three specific
examples of how you can incorporate storytelling into an article you write?
One way I can incorporate story
telling is if I include my own personal experience on the topic. If I am
writing a story or article on Rider, I can write my own personal experience
with Rider to connect with the audience more. Another thing I can do is
incorporate Rider student’s that go there now. I can interview other students
and by hearing their positive experiences at Rider. I can also incorporate
storytelling by making it a debate. People can say their positive and negative
experiences at Rider, which cause the reader to take a side. This way if there
is a story and a plot, it is easier to picture.
All the Aggregation That’s
Fit to Aggregate
What does aggregation mean?
Aggregation can be summarized as the
sharing of “articles of interest” from one news source to another. In some
cases, it can be word-for-word recitation of an article, which according to
Bill Keller, “In Somalia this would be called piracy. In the mediasphere, it is
a respected business model.”
Why does the author
describe Arianna Huffington as “the queen of aggregation?” Go to the
Huffington Post and provide an example.
The author describes Arianna
Huffington as “the queen of aggregation” through the Huffington Post, a website
she founded and later sold to AOL for $315 million. The reason the “royal
title” is imposed on Huffington is due to the fact there is little, if any,
original material written exclusively for the Huffington. Many of the articles
are based off of previous articles by other news sites and blogs.
Is aggregation a threat to
professional journalism – why or why not?
I think aggregation is a threat
because people never get credit for their work. If you write and article and
someone else basically rewrites the same article, you wont get the main credit
for it. There are too many names and too many people who share the article and
do not refer to the original author. This also could be useful if you want your
article to be shared to a broader audience.
Photojournalism in the Age
of New Media
A
professional journalist receives a photo captured by a citizen journalist….
What are the positives?
-Journalists can take photos before
a news team arrives.
- They can get detailed and
exclusive information on a story.
-They have more access to other
places
Why does the professional
journalist need to be careful?
-They have to be careful to cite everything and avoid copyright.
-Make sure all details are correct
and not exaggerated.
-Take professional photos and always
use your own work.
Why might the content of
the photo be called into question?
-Photoshop or Dreamweaver
How does citizen
photojournalist impact the job of the professional photojournalist?
-They can release stories faster.
-They do not need any special training in taking pictures, unlike regular journalists who need a degree.
-They do not need any special training in taking pictures, unlike regular journalists who need a degree.
