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 […]

The internet and social technologies have enabled readers the convenience of instant information. The journalism world serves as a way to get reliable, truthful information for these increasingly informed users. Readers can now contribute to these journalism publications through new collaboration tools made available to them. The three methods outlined in chapter 3 of Brigg’s […]

Blogs, Blogs, Blogs Blogs are becoming a very important and prominent source of news for many news consumers in today’s online world. Just like many things on the internet, a majority of users have access to these blog platforms. There are little to no barriers to entry for those who want to blog. Simply have […]

Back to the Basics Mark Briggs’ online journalism textbook “Journalism Next” was written with a specific audience in mind. For those journalists who’ve been in the field for a long time and are just starting to switch over. In the class’ case, there are those who haven’t learned the online journalism skill-set they need to […]