A course with Howard Rheingold
Over the past two decades, shifts in media technologies, corporate structure and the organization of public life have combined to change the practice of journalism. This course explores these shifts, with an eye to seeing how they affect journalism's role in society. At the same time, the class will introduce you to the techniques of journalism in digital media and offer you conceptual and practical tools with which to join the fray. By the end of the course, you should have a clear sense of the various ways journalists have taken up digital media and a sense of how you might use those media yourself. You should also gain a broad understanding of the ways in which recent social and economic developments have changed both the practices of journalists and the nature of the publics with whom they communicate.
- Digital Journalism 2007
- Course Schedule/Syllabus
- Class Members (password protected forum)
- Lecture Notes
- Student Course Blogs
- Topics for Analytic Papers
- in-Class Wiki Page (collaborative journalism done right!)
- Digital Journalism and Citizen Journalism Links
- Check this out!
- Class exercise fodder
- Tools for Citizen Journalism
- Key words and phrases to know
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Posted at Jan 25/2006 11:52AM:
Howard Rheingold: Please use this comment thread to ask me questions about the class, readings, assignments, use of this wiki -- and monitor it for announcements from me.
Posted at Jan 25/2006 03:31PM:
Howard Rheingold: Note that when everybody fills in their RSS info, it is possible to use the Student Course Blogs page [link] to read their blog entries.
Posted at Jan 28/2006 02:45PM:
Howard Rheingold: Note that I've added Howard's Blog Fodder [link] to this page -- a link to a page where I put bloggable links.
Posted at March 2/2006 04:31PM:
Shane Walker: I didn't know where to file this, but here are the notes for future segments/changes to the course layout.
• Increased discussion in class o Separate but important function of blogs
• In class wiki projects that focus on a particular issue o Groups given free reign to create as they see fit in an electronic, collaborative environment
• Project that focuses on the practical infrastructure of blogs o Advertising o Community formation o Readership o Trackbacks • Being listed on other’s blogs o Viral marketing • Shane Walker: I something to show the world at the end of the quarter. Making some money wouldn’t hurt either.
• Cold-calling in classes a la b-school o Readings o Discussion
• Have email notification of replies or comments on posts
• Consolidated blog o Allows for sects to be brought out o Perhaps, 2 editors per week to pick what makes it above the fold o Side bare that has most recent and most popular blogs
• Allow for time, maybe 30 mins, in each class or each week highlighting student blogs and provoke discussion o Jenny and Howard o Good discussion between Thao and Hubert • Cartoons debate • Because it’s news
• Shane Walker: Keep the industry speakers coming! I want to see some on the ground bloggers and their media and marketing strategy. Videobloggers? Podcasters?
• Mash-ups workshop? o Definitely more time than allowed in class, but perhaps a weekend walkthrough with a mash-up maven (Mr. Mayfield?). Campus-wide event?
Posted at Mar 03/2006 02:04PM:
Howard Rheingold: Thank you, Shane! Very very helpful. In return: if you really want to get the lowdown on blogvertising, find some legitimate venue to sponsor an interview with John Battelle, then arrange to interview him in person. Read his book first. He's the man you want to know.
