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Digital Journalism
Izak Minnaar Wits JournalismJune 2012
Online and social media tools in the newsroom
Journalism in the digital age
Format and content From platform based content To brands on multiple platforms
Accessibility of content On any screen; in any format; in the
clouds Multimedia production Mobile journalism Networked journalism Data journalism
Online and social media tools in the newsroom - Izak Minnaar, Wits Journalism, June 2012
Tra-digital journalist*
Traditional values plus new skills & tools
Journalism fundamentals: great reporting and writing, journalistic ethics, specialization by topic or beat, investigative skills, news judgment, critical thinking and critical reading
PLUS* Source: Mashable, Feb 2010Online and social media tools in the newsroom - Izak Minnaar, Wits Journalism, June
2012
Tra-digital journalist a multimedia storyteller: using the right digital skills
and tools for the right story at the right time. a community builder: facilitating conversation
among various audiences, being a community manager.
a trusted pointer: finding and sharing great content, within a beat(s) or topic area(s); being trusted by others to filter out the noise.
a blogger and curator: has a personal voice, is curator of quality web content and participant in the link economy.
able to work collaboratively: knowing how to harness the work of a range of people around him/her — colleagues in the newsroom; experts in the field; trusted citizen journalists; segments of the audience, and more
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Digital content Creation
Gathering, searching, analysing info Multimedia storytelling Data journalism
Curation Production and presenting for multiple
platforms Using the best and link to the rest
Community: collaboration and conversation Engagement before and after publication Coordinating user generated content
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Check the facts; track competitors
Craft the story; publish and share the content
Analyse the information
Find and review source
documents
Find the experts; work your contacts
Prep: read up and research the
story; engage followers
A reporter in action …
Interview the sources
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Online tools for …
Information/data gathering Information management Analysis Visualisation Content production – tools of the trade Information/content distribution Audience engagement and more
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Online tools for content production
Key functions to find and prepare info for content creation and production search gather track analyse curate compile
Strategies to find info, to find people, to spot trends, to interact
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Online searching
Don’t just Google it …
Online toolbox Search engines Search tools Effective search techniques Advanced search techniques Targeted searches Search filters Specialised searches
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Search tools
Different kinds of search engines Traditional search engines
Database driven web search Deep web/invisible web searches Specialised/targeted search tools Realtime search (of the social web)
News, blogs, social media Search directories
Integrated searches
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Search engines
Top 3: Google Yahoo Bing
Multi and meta search engines Bing/Google Yippy Carrot2
Dogpile Mamma
Which search engine when?
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Search engines
New generation search engines - examples:BiznarFacesearchPiplWolfram-AlphaTouchgraph iResearch Reporter
Selection of Advanced and Alternative search engines
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Let’s search the web …
Search techniques Develop a “document frame of mind” Define the search topic
ask exactly what you want to know use search phrases and quotation marks
Less but better results Explore results options
Cached pages Latest content published: time based results Extended results Timeline search
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Sources and content types Possible sources:
Primary Official Reference Secondary Mediated Multiple
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Targeted searches
Search strategies to find source material: Domain searches Document type searches
Google advanced search Source File type Site/domain Region Date
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More Google search features
Language tools Definitions Calculations and conversions More search features Knowledge Graph Google
search tips help with search
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Social media
Networked journalism
Web 2.0 and social media The social media revolution Web waves – development of the
internet What is Web 2.0? What is
Journalism 2.0? Social networking Online collaboration Information sharing Open platforms allowing users to
contribute and curate content format and organise content display content in preferred environments
The machine is us/ing usOnline and social media tools in the newsroom - Izak Minnaar, Wits Journalism, June
2012
Networked journalism … Allows the public to be involved in every
aspect of journalism production through crowd-sourcing, interactivity, hyper-linking, user-generated content and forums.
It changes the creation of news from being linear and top-down to a collaborative process.
The principles of networking are increasingly practiced in all forms of news media.
Source: The value of networked journalism, by Charlie Beckett
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Content tracking
Sign in: gmail or Google login
Overview
Tracking stories and sourcesRSS feeds & aggregators Personalised news and beat pages
News alerts and custom feedsReaders and dashboardsCreate and manage feeds
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Content tracking
RSS feeds; news feeds; news aggregators
News readers: Programmes to install Feedreader in Internet Explorer 7+/Firefox Online options
RSS in plain English How to use RSS and social media for n
ewsgathering (Paul Bradshaw) Read more on “passive-aggressive
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Tracking news stories
Personalised Google news page Change the format Add content with labels and sections:
Build a beat page Track top stories of the day
Advanced search options Countries Sources
Features & FAQ News alerts and news feeds
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Readers Subscribe to Google Reader
Browse for stuff: feed bundles Add a subscription for existing/customised feeds:
Feed url Web address Site/publication name Search term
Manage subscriptions; settings How to use Google Reader (Mashable) How to Use Google Reader (Andy Wibbels)
Other options: Bloglines, more feed readers
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Dashboards iGoogle
Customise format and contentSet up tabs for different purposesGadgets & widgets
Other option: Netvibes
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Personalised pages overview
Monitoring stories Google Personalised News Google News Alerts
Monitoring sources Google Reader iGoogle
Monitoring both iGoogle Google Reader
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Content curation
Curation in the newsroom The role of journalism and the
filter bubble The social story building process Info gathering for a story: collecting
facts and opinion from a variety of sources
Crowdsourcing – collecting contributions and opinions from followers/audiences
Curation tools: to select, order and contextualise info and opinionOnline and social media tools in the newsroom - Izak Minnaar, Wits Journalism, June
2012
Curation tools
Many tools for different purposes … For own use to order research
material/contacts/links/quotes for stories For publication to supplement an online
story As a stand-alone story
Article on curation and tools More tools – and even more
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Storify examples
The Battle For Tahrir Square Al Jazeera: The Stream
Preparation for the programme Used during the programme Comments collated for use on the
programme How stories unfold on social media:
ABC News – Osama bin Laden The Daily Beast – Jet crashed into complex
Collection of condolences – Rhodes studentOnline and social media tools in the newsroom - Izak Minnaar, Wits Journalism, June
2012
How to curate
Aspects of journalistic curation 10 ways to curate with Storify
Storify How to work with Storify Watch a demo
Assignments
Online Tools in the Newsroom - course presented by Izak Minnaar for Media24 Journalism Academy, 25 Feb 2011
