Futher reading included "Assessing the Credibility of Online Sources."
Activity 1: Respond to VLog
With a partner, create a cartoon that captures the main premise of "What do Journalism Students Need to Know in the Digital Era."
Create an account on ToonDoo. Choose the tab "Tools" and click "ToonDoo Maker." Create a 3 scene cartoon. Save your cartoon and then embed it in a blog post. Include a few sentences in your blog post summarising your cartoon.
Title: Journalism Students & the Digital Era, Student Names
Labels: journalism 2.0, lecture 12, new media, review
Activity 2: Respond to Assessing Credibility
Choose an article from today's edition of the Edmonton Journal.
Assess the article according to the credibility criteria in the webcredible list.
How does the Edmonton Journal fare? Note your main findings in a comment here. Make sure to include your name.
Note: Image of Alan D. Mutter from Armand Emamdjomeh on the Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism site.
Read "BBC Tells News Staff to Embrace Social Media."
Activity 3: Respond in a blog comment: Now that you're nearing the end of the term and have had a lot of experience with various web 2.0 tools and discussions of the future of journalism, do you agree or disagree with the Guardian article above. Why or why not? Is there anything you would like to add to the article? Were there any viewpoints not mentioned that should have been presented? Did you note any proofreading/copy editing errors?
Activity 4: With a partner, create a time-line of the role of new media in journalism. You will need to sign up for an account on http://www.capzles.com/. When you have finished your time-line, save it and then copy the embed code and paste it into a new blog post.
Title: New Media and Journalism Time-line, Student Names
Labels: Lecture 12, new media, journalism 2.0, history
Some sites that you might find useful include:
http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=75953&sid=26
http://www.cemp.ismysite.co.uk/timelines/journalism/
http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2009/02/washington-posts-web-ninjas-build-map-timeline-combo047.html
Homework:
Come ready to review for the final exam.
Final exam: Tuesday April 20, 1:00-4:00 in room 212.
Terra Poole
ReplyDeleteThe article in the Edmonton Journal, Bad fellas have edge: cops, is credible for many reasons according to the webcredit list.
Authorship:
The author is Ben Gelinas from the Edmonton Journal. There is an e-mail at the end of the article if you want to contact him for verification. That adds to the credibility. However, there is no other way to contact him. The author belongs to the Edmonton Journal.
Publishing Body/Publisher:
The content of the material is definitely appropriate. There are no links to any websites except for related links on the side. However, the article does credit RCMP officers. We are able to contact the webmaster though.
Currency:
The article is current, there is a time stamp that tells us it was last updated March 30, 2010 at 6:52 a.m. The site does not include how often it is updated but because it was updated frequently it's not required. The copyright date is not included. 'Linkrot' does not exist.
Perspectives:
The goals are clear and the focus of the images and text is related to the article. All sides of the article are all clearly represented because they have various sources stating similar opinions. That is important because it shows the article's topic is well supported.
Coverage:
The author clearly has in-depth understanding of the article. Again, the re are no internal links but there are related links on the side.
Accuracy:
Again, there are various sources cited in the article which add to the credibility and accuracy of the article.
I agree with a lot what the article states. Even though we, as aspiring journalists, may not agree with or like using social media as a way of sharing the news, journalists are just going to have to get used to it. As journalism 2.0 and Peter Horrocks states in the article, people need to keep up with the digital era in order to be journalists. So many people rely on Twitter and blogs for their news and so it's important that all news sites embrace these social media outlets. I completely agree with Horrocks as he states social media is not a fad. Some people may believe so because they're not ready to embrace the phenomenon of social media and its influence. I do think that there may be too much emphasize in school on social media and less on what really makes journalists credible and accurate writers.
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ReplyDeleteDevon Bowie
Edmonton Journal Article: G8 will pressure Iran, North Korea over nukes
Authorship:
The author of the article is not stated, though the author works for CanWest.
Publishing Body/Publisher:
Puvblished by the Edmonton Journal, a reputable newspaper and the largest in Edmonton. All material is appropriate, and the site can be contacted.
Currency:
Published at 2:03 p.m. today. No linkrot.
Perspectives:
Identifiable goal of providing news. Issue is presented fairly.
Coverage:
In depth understanding evident, though linked sources are not provided, as usual with newspapers.
Accuracy or verifiability:
Axccurate and verifiable through cross-reference. No bibliography, but that is standard for news, as it is "original research".
ASSIGNMENT 3
Personally, I preferred the old BBC. The use of social media on CNN seems to be a cop out, a desperate last grasp at relevancy in a new world. Traditional media is dying, yes, but the integration of social media into it seems to be like begging to be allowed to live in a particularly undignified manner, groveling.
The BBC had pereviously seemed very reputable, with few of the symptoms of the cancer that affects American news, like talking points and a focus on social media. It seemed that, despite its inevitable death, the BBC would go down with dignity and grace, keeping a typically British stiff upper lip.
That being said, the article was good, and I'd likely not change it or add anything.
When reading the article 'Bitumen on duck feathers can cause hypothermia, Syncrude trial hears' at The Edmonton Journal's website, the byline states very clearly the authour of the article. It is also apparent that the article has been published by The Edmonton Journal, and The Edmonton Journal is a part of Canwest Publishing Inc. At the and of the article the is an e-mail address to the journalist who wrote the article.
ReplyDeleteThe site has a very professional apperance. All links (that I tried) worked, the date of the copyright is listed towards the bottom In terms of currency, the article I read had been updated 40 minutes prior to this post, so it is quite current.
The article is an update of an ungoing courtcase, and is writing about the testemony of one of the crown witnesses. I think the article has given a reasonable coverage because it states that the testemony is only one of many to come. However, I think the Edmonton journal could have done a better job of linking out to external sites, as all the related links to this article are internal.
The information in the article is all appropriately attributed and has no significant mistakes in facts, grammar and spelling. Although most keywords for search engine optimization are present, 'oilsands' could be added in the headline, lead or caption to increase its online visibility.
Not surprisingly, the article is overall executed and presented very profesionally, as it would be expected from a major news organization.
According to the web credit list the article "Bitumen on duck feathers can cause hypothermia, Syncrude trial hears" in the Edmonton Journal is 73 per cent accurate.
ReplyDeleteAuthorship
The author is clearly identified and professional, with liseted contact and information and published on an organizations website. However, the author is not familiar nor liked to other professionals.
Publisher
The material in the article is appriopriate for a news site, and has a respected sponsor. There is an insignia for the sponsor at the bottom of the page which links to contact information.
Currency
The article is dated for today, and the update time is listed for 2:11pm. There is a copyright date listed at the bottom of the page with updated links on the side of the article.
Perspectives
The goals of the sponsor sight are clearly stated and focused. They are appropriate for a news site and balanced.
Coverage
The article has been well-researched by the author with internal links to related articles, but there are no outside sources documented other than the speakers from court.
Accuracy and Verifiability
the work is evaluative, with well presented text and graphics, and there were no errors I was able to find. There are no sources listed to compare the information to, and no citation list of where information came from.
Over all the article is very credible since it is discussing proceedings in court. However, there are many options for outside links which are not capitalized.
The Guardian article mentioned in this blog post presents a very strong opinion on social media. I agree that social media is a part of journalism and should be embraced, however, I do not agree with the strong opinion expressed in the article telling journalists they are not doing their job if they are not involved in social media. Social media is useful, but not the only tool avaibale.
ReplyDeleteIt would have been good to hear the perspective of some of the journalists who work in the newsroom included in the story, rather than only quoting the publisher.
Finally, in the fourth graph there were a few errors in composition making the paragraph difficult to follow. An example is the sentence which says, 'Internationally, news organisations already have professionalised their approach towards user content and social media'.
'Already' has been misplaced and should be after the word 'have' instead of before it.
Overall the article presented a good view on the reasons behind incorporating social media into the newsroom.
I looked at an article called "1 for the money, 2 for the show?"
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The author is Jim Matheson, and he is a well known sports writer for the Edmonton Journal. He is a professional in his field. Jim also included his email address at the bottom in case anyone felt the need to email him. The author doesn't include any other way to reach him but I can't really fault him for that because I don't really expect him to put his home phone number on the page or anything. The links on this page are largely links to other articles on the website. The website belongs to the Edmont Journal.
Publishing Body
The material is appropriate and the site is sponsered by respected organizations. The site has the Edmonton Journal title on it and the advertisements all show their own symbols. The website is also run by Canwest Publishing Inc.
Currency
The article was written today and is therefore current. There is a link on the site to guide one to the copyright information.
Perspectives
The goals of the site in general are to bring news that concerns people in the Edmonton area.
Coverage
The author references many points in history as well as stats which shows that he is clearly up to date on sports knowledge especially when it comes to the Oilers. This is to be expected though because that is and has been his job for many years. The issue with this article is that there are no links in the story that can lead the reader to alternate information on the same subject.
Accuracy
The author knows what he is talking about and the article checks out.
Although some of the statements made by Peter Horrocks seem a little harsh, he definitely has a point.
ReplyDeleteJournalists have to be cutting edge and curious about new ways of communicating otherwise the citizen journalists will become more relevant than the professional journalists.
I don't agree that modern journalism should be centered around social media; rather social media should be a source of inspiration for the journalists. All the traditional virtues of journalism should still be present, so the introduction of social media is not groundbreaking as such.
I would have liked to hear from some of the employees of BBC: what do they think of this new strategy? How will it affect their job? Also a source opposing the emphasis of social media could be relevant. The article does not state who Horrocks has appointed social media editor, or what this new editor intend to do.
I think that social media is an excellent tool to get information out, but I don't think it should be the only tool. I mean, sure twitter is great for getting small snippets of information quickly from a variety of different sources, but at the same time I think that there is some merit to going on to normal news sites and just seeing all the random headlines from the newspapers themselves.
ReplyDeleteI did notice an error as well though: organisations. Here in Canada we love the 'z' and as a result it should be spelled organizations. Also programme should just be program, eh?
Otherwise I'd have to say the article makes sense and it seems to just further reinforce the point that social media is the way of the future.
Assignment 2:
ReplyDeleteArticle: Rabbits overrun south Edmonton home.
Authorship:
Names of writters are given and email addresses for both are supplied.
Publishing Body/Publisher:
Webmaster can be contacted through website, and the company is credible.
Currency:
The date and time are both visible at the top of the page.
Perspectives:
It is a fair article by the use of quotes from neighbors; one stated that they were having trouble for years with rabbits, while the others said he saw no evedence of an issue.
Coverage:
The article is deffenatly shovelware. There are no links in it at all, let alone external ones.
Accuracy:
There is a lot of good pictues of the event and a video as well.
The article I chose to test with the Webcredible list is "Rabbits overrun South Edmonton Home."
ReplyDeleteAuthorship: The article is written by employees for the Edmonton Journal, although we do not know the qualification for either of them to work for the company or to write an article like this. We can contact them threough e-mail or the comments section.
Publisher: The stroy is published by the Edmonton Journal, a newspaper. This can probably be trusted as a reliable source.
Currency: Thopugh we cannot tell when the article was first written, we can tell when it was most recently updated. There is no copyright date.
Perspective: Presumably, as the Edmonton Journal is a newspaper website, they would attempt to spread the news, which is what this article does. The article only gets the perspective of animal workers and not the rabbit owners.
Coverage: The story does not include any links relating specifically to the subject matter, but it does show a fair amount of background information.
Accuracy: The information does not have a bibliography, but information from Humane Society officials, Health Officials and neighbours.
Activity Two- Edmonton Journal Article: Rabbits overrun south Edmonton Home
ReplyDeleteAuthorship- The article was written by a pair of journalists who write together regularly for the Journal. Their email addresses are provided for contact, though no numbers. The site is maintained by many Edmonton Journal employees.
Publishing Body- The material is appopriate and proffesional. The site is sponsered by CanWest, and you can find it's label on the Journal's site. There is a link provided to take you to the CanWest site.
Currency- Dates are very obvious and current on the site. All copyright information is linked to from the site.None of the links I clicked on were poorly maintained, they were in fact all functional.
Perspectives- The site is very evidently to provide news. Text and graphics work well together to get all messages across. Articles seem to be written as fairly and objectively as possible.
Coverage- There are many links within the page to relevant sources. News is reported in a journistic style, and materials used to present it are appropriate.
Accuracy- The material is very similar to other news sites covering the same issues. The text and graphics go well together as compliments of each other. The site can be found through a search engine. It not only finds the site by looking for Edmonton Journal, but any material on it, such as individual articles can be searched for.
Shannon Findlay
Activity 2: "Bar 'imminent danger' to public"
ReplyDeleteAuthorship:
The author of the article -- Keith Gerein -- is easily identifiable. He is a professional in the field, made clear by the 'Edmonton Journal' listing following his name in the byline. Although this author has not been "referred to favourably by respected individuals," whether in the field or from a Web site, this author is still a credible news source. The author includes his e-mail address at the bottom of the article; however, this is the only way to get in contact with him. The Edmonton Journal website is sponsored by CanWest, so it is maintained by both this party and online editors from the Journal itself. The author's position does not have to be specifically listed in this case; readers can gather that he is a journalist.
Publishing Body/Publisher:
There are no external links within this article, so I cannot determine whether or not the material is appropriate in that sense. The website is part of the canada.com network. There is an official insignia at both the top and bottom of the page. There is also a link to canada.com, so contact info. can be found on this site. There is also a "Contact Us" link for the Edmonton Journal on their Website.
Currency:
The article is time-stamped, which identifies when the article was posted and last updated. The site is updated constantly because new articles are being posted everyday. The copyright date is listed at the bottom of the page. As mentioned above, there are no links in this story, so there is no evidence of "linkrot" there. This may be evident in other articles, though.
Perspectives:
The goals of this site -- to inform, provide news, etc. -- are clear, even from the homepage of this site. These goals are clearly stated in the "About Us" section on the Journal's Website. This article contains pictures of the nightclub from the article, so yes, the graphics are relevant to the text. The author is objective in his writing, and all sides of the issue are fairly presented.
Coverage:
The author has definitely done his research! He seems well-informed on the issue at hand. Again, there are no links in this article, so I cannot comment on internal links or links to other sources. Basic journalistic priniciples often employed in traditional mediums are clearly evident in this piece.
Accuracy or Verifiability:
The sources from this article seem reliable; however, there are no links to these sources that readers can use to verify them. The text is presented well, and (besides not having links) it is written for the web, making it scannable for readers. I did not find any mechanical errors in this article. I found this article by going to the Edmonton Journal site.
Assignment 3
ReplyDeleteI think it's a good thing that they are getting on the band wagon. With Social Media playing such an important role in peoples lives, it's only natural that it would begin to play an important role with how news rooms operate.
This may show other bigtime news agencies how journalism 2.0 isn't a bad thing. Perhaps other agencies that don't feel that social media is to important yet will jump on the band wagon after seeing the mighty BBC do it.
Activity 3
ReplyDeleteI can not say I entirely disagree with the article. Twitter can be good source for information, but unfortunately it can also be misleading, so one has to be careful when using Twitter. I think the article could have also mentioned the use of social media to spread information instead of simply retrieving it.
Kris Hoyt
Activity Three
ReplyDeleteI think Peter Horrocks made a good point when he said it is important to know the world of social media. There is so much to be found there in when reporting. If not news, then at least a lot can be learned about people and their personalities. He made a good point saying it's not going to change and you can't stop it so you might as well get on board.
However, I think it would be a grave error to forget all past methods of news reporting. Just because many people have moved to online, does not mean the whole population wants to go that direction.
I did not notice any copyedting errors in this piece.
Activity 3: BBC Article
ReplyDelete"If you don't like it, if you think that level of change or that different way of working isn't right for me, then go and do something else, because it's going to happen. You're not going to be able to stop it." -- Peter Horrocks
I completely agree with this statement; the digital era is upon us! Multi-media elements (audio, video, etc.), social media sites, and RSS feeds are changing the face of journalism. For a journalist to remain successful in this field, or for a new journalist to break into this field, they are going to have to embrace these new technologies -- these are the skills that editors are looking for!
The article should have also included comments from JOURNALISTS, since they are the ones who are directly affected by this issue.
I did not find any proofreading/copyediting errors in this article.