Journalism Next 4/e

Mark Briggs is the author of "Journalism 2.0" and "Entrepreneurial Journalism" and maintains a widely read blog at www.journalism20.com/blog. He is a frequent speaker and presenter at journalism, media and technology conferences throughout the United States and overseas. He is currently the director of digital media at KING-TV in Seattle, and he previously served as assistant managing editor for Interactive News at The News Tribune in Tacoma, Wash., and as new-media director at The Herald in Everett, Wash. He earned journalism degrees from Gonzaga University and the University of North Carolina and was an adjunct professor at Seattle University from 2002 to 2006 and a Ford Fellow for Entrepreneurial Journalism at The Poynter Institute from 2010 to 2012.

Foreword Preface Introduction: Journalism Is About People, Not Technology UNIT 1: BASICS Chapter 1 Digital Lives, Digital Journalism Digital Information What Is It? How the Internet works What Is It? Syndicated content with RSS What's Next? Set up an RSS reader and subscribe to feeds What Is It? FTP (file transfer protocol) What's Next? Set up an FTP Program Web Design Basics What Is It? How Web pages work What's Next? Build an HTML page quickly What Is It? CSS (cascading style sheets) What's Next? Add CSS to HTML What Is It? XML (extensible markup language) What Is It? Content-management systems What's Next? Launch a WordPress site What Is It? Mobile apps versus mobile Web What's Next? Make a WordPress site for mobile Summary: Start to see digital opportunities Chapter 2 The Power of Publishing: How Blogging Changed Publishing and Journalism Forever What Is It? Why blogs are important What Is It? Then came Twitter What Is It? The digital firehose What's Next? Make a plan, create a blog What's Next? Make a plan, start publishing What's Next? Become a Pro on Twitter Summary: Passion and purpose Chapter 3 Crowd-Powered Collaboration What Is It? Crowdsourcing What Is It? Open-source reporting What Is It? Engaged journalism What Is It? Managing news as a conversation What's Next? Build and manage a community online What's Next? Keep conversations accurate and ethical Summary: Collaborative publishing, social media are here to stay Chapter 4 Going Mobile What Is It? Mobile journalism What's Next? Making mobile journalism Summary: Mobile future UNIT 2: MULTIMEDIA Chapter 5 Telling Stories With Video What Is It? The digital video revolution What's Next? Plan your video and go What's Next? Voice in video What's Next? Gear up and get out there What's Next? Shooting good video What's Next? Editing and post-production What's Next? Publishing video online Summary: Start small, but make sure you start Chapter 6 Visual Storytelling With Photographs What Is It? Digital photography What's Next? Shooting better photos with a digital camera What's Next? Working with digital photographs What's Next? Publish your photos online Summary: Photography is a critical tool for journalists Chapter 7 Making Audio Journalism Visible What Is It? Audio journalism What's Next? Get started with audio What's Next? Gear up and get out there What's Next? Editing digital audio What's Next? Start podcasting Summary: Audio Journalism-Part of the next big thing UNIT 3: EDITING AND DECISION-MAKING Chapter 8 Data-Driven Journalism and Digitizing Your Life What Is It? Your digital life What Is It? Data-driven journalism What's Next? Building spreadsheets, databases What Is It? Map mashups What's Next? Build an interactive map with data Summary: Better life, better journalism Chapter 9 Building a Digital Audience for News What Is It? Measuring journalism What's Next? Track all that you publish What's Next? Track your audience What Is It? Search engine optimization (SEO) What's Next? Use SEO to grow your audience What's Next? Audience engagement drives distribution What's Next? Connect and engage in social media Summary: Track, measure, distribute, adapt Appendix: Suggested Web Resources Index About the Author

"...It covers all the areas needed for a modern multimedia journalist. Covers more than just tools. A great overall introduction to multimedia journalism." -- Brian K. Johnson "This is the best how-to guide I've come across that provides comprehensive information on digital media. It provides a general overview, which I like. I believe it is distinct from other books that cover digital media. Journalism Next provides a general overview of and guide to using digital media in a journalism context." -- Rachael Hanel "Because it is written and produced both for students as a textbook and for working journalists as a reference, it takes on more of that reference appeal. It makes it easier to pick and choose different areas you want to read without feeling as if you have missed information that you need to understand. I would call it a reference book for the working journalist and those who want to be working journalists." -- Suzy Smith "The text is practical and comprehensive in a way that many others are not. For example, I can tell a student to read chapter 6 and then expect them to have a reasonably good chance at producing usable audio immediately. It has the feel of a field manual. Good field guide to multimedia journalism. Gets you going fast, even if you only know a little about audio, video, photo, etc." -- Andrew R. Cline "Of the digital news textbooks I've seen, I always come back to Mark's because he smartly covers the vital skills that journalists need in an easy-to-read manner. A handy resource for journalism students looking to learn digital skills for the first time or bolster their chops in order to land internships or first jobs." -- Jon Glass "It's the most comprehensive, one-stop guide to today's digital media landscape, written by one of the industry's most respected and leading-edge online journalists." -- Jake Batsell