March 29, 2011

Tech Blog #11: Guest Speaker Mark Potts

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Mark Potts, journalist and digital pioneer, spoke to our class today. He helped create the Washington Post website, served as editor for various news websites and has worked in the media field for nearly 20 years. Check out his blog Recovering Journalist. Potts showed us a variety of different websites that all present unique ways of telling stories: […]

 

March 24, 2011

Tech Blog #10: Guest Speaker Kevin Anderson

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Kevin Anderson, a digital strategist and freelance journalist, spoke to our class today via Skype. He has worked for BBC, Al Jazeera English and the Guardian. Check out his personal Twitter account , his Muckrack account, and some of his work with Al Jazeera English here. When asked what tools are needed for a journalism skill set […]

 

February 23, 2011

Tech Blog #4: Guest Speaker Burt Herman via Skype

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Burt Herman, CEO and co-founder of the popular website Storify, joined us in class via Skype! He took time out of his busy schedule to talk about new media and how simple it is to share your ideas and create a masterpiece of of them. Herman is literally “building the future of journalism” and “bringing […]