March 31, 2011

Tech Blog #12: Guest Speaker B.J. Koubaroulis

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Former George Mason University Communications major B.J. Koubaroulis spoke to our class today about video techniques and how video can really enhance the story you are trying to tell. Visit his personal Twitter account here and check out his blog here. Koubaroulis reccommends starting out small after you graduate and working in a place that […]

 

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 7, 2011

Tech Blog #5: Guest Speaker Jon DeNunzio

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Jon DeNunzio, User Engagement Editor at The Washington Post, visited our class for a lecture on how social media is impacting journalism today and how we can use it to our advantage. DeNunzio gave us a list of a few social media website worth looking into: BlackBirdPie Intersect UMapper Buzzfeed StartUpLi.st AllOurIdeas Twiigs He also […]