Have a Great Summer!

Thanks for a great class!

The contents of this blog will be "unpublished" in the next week. If there are any links or information that you would like to keep, I encourage you to make a local copy before July 1.

If you have not already done so, please take a moment to fill out this anonymous class evaluation by the end of the day on June 19.

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Enjoy your summer break!

Final Exam - June 19

For the final exam, you should review the following chapters:

Chapter 9 - Feature Writing
Chapter 10 - Interviewing
Chapter 11 - Computer Assisted Reporting
Chapter 14 - Speeches/Press Conferences
Chapter 19 - Multimedia Journalism
Ethics (No Specific Chapter, but be aware of the issues discussed in class)

SPECIAL REQUEST: If possible, please bring a pair of headphones with a mini-jack plug to class. One of the questions may include audio or video that you will play from your computer and, thus, headphones will help us minimize distractions to other test takers.

6/18 Online Journalism Slideshow

Online Journalism

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: journalism online)

Online Reporting Related Links

Print Newspaper Circulation Falls (NY Times)

Pew Internet Study: Home Broadband Adoption (2009) (.pdf file)

State of the News Media Report (2009)

Poynter Online: Twitter, Social Networks & Iran Protests

Knight Digital Media Center (Multimedia Journalism Tutorials)

Special Topics Lecture: State of the Media in Belarus

In September 2006, I was awarded a U.S. Speaker and Specialist Grant from the U.S. Department of State. As a result, I was sent to Minsk, Belarus to discuss use of the Internet for news reporting and public relations campaigns. I will discuss my experiences during this life-changing trip in class.

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Here is a slide show with pictures from the trip:

JOB: Renton Reporter Staff Position (or Internship)

The Renton Reporter is looking for a new reporter. They are also looking for summer interns.

Read the job description here. Please let me know if you would like more information.

Random Links

Here are some loose end links relating to a few topics/books that I will be referencing in class today:

Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom

The Whuffie Factor

New Media Academic Summit 2009

Omniture

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