BASIC principles of online journalism: B is for Brevity
TweetIn the first part of a five-part series, I explore how and why a talent for brevity is one of the basic skills an online journalist needs – whether writing an article or employing multimedia. This...
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TweetIn the second part of this five-part series, I explore how adaptability has not only become a key quality for the journalist – but for the information they deal with on a daily basis too. This...
View ArticleBASIC principles of online journalism: S is for Scannability
TweetIn part three of this five-part series, I look at the need for scannability in writing for the web. This will form part of a forthcoming book on online journalism – comments very much invited....
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BASIC principles of online journalism: I is for Interactivity
TweetPart four of this five-part series looks at how interactivity forms the basis of true online journalism, and explores ways to think about interactivity in practice. This will form part of a...
View ArticleBASIC Principles of Online Journalism: C is for Community & Conversation...
TweetIn the final parts of this series I look at two concepts that have become increasingly central to online journalism in the post-Web 2.0 era: community and conversation. I look at why journalists...
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BASIC Principles of Online Journalism: C is for Community & Conversation...
TweetContinuing the final part of this series (part 1: Community is here) I look at conversation. I look at why conversation is becoming a form of publishing itself, why journalists need to be a part...
View ArticleWriting/producing for the web: BASIC principles of online journalism (Online...
TweetHere’s the 3rd in my series of classes in online journalism. Having already set up an RSS readers and Delicious account, a Twitter account and a blog, this week they start the news website, and...
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