My, how the Times are a-changing Online journalism, particularly that on news organization’s websites like Washington Post and USA Today have remained free to read for the most part. The New York Times, however, has lead the way in maintaining a “paywall” or fee for reading their news online. With a recent change to their […]

Clay Shirky’s quote in the beginning of chapter 9 of Briggs’ “Journalism Next” explains the chapter best, “There is no such thing as information overload, only filter failure.” With the amount of data that’s being put online, whether it be emails, social networking or anything of the sort, it’s important to know how to sort […]

A photo captures a single moment. A video captures the entire moment and beyond. This book just keeps getting better and better. I keep on reiterating in these responses that I’m the photo and video editor for Connect2Mason.com and that I live online journalism day-by-day. As such, I cannot stress how important reading chapter 8 […]

A good photo allows you to read a page of the story. A great photo allows you to read the whole book and more. Chapter 6 of Mark Briggs’ “Journalism Next” is something that I take to heart as a “photojournalist” of sorts. Digital photography has been around for a while, but has recently reached […]

Smart phones and apps and fast knowledge, oh my!       Mobile. It’s something that’s in everyone’s hands in today’s digital world. Whether it’s the topof the line smartphone or the most simple of phones, people have a way to communicate with each other in an easy and quick fashion. Personally, I don’t own […]