Following is a list of the Apple iPhone apps I use for mobile reporting. Obviously only a partial list of what is possible so if there are other apps you find useful leave a comment on this post. » Read the rest of the entry..
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This is a list of the links referred to in Lecture #1 on Introducing Online Journalism by Chris Brauer:
Pre-Lecture
Video – History of Internet
Video – Tornado
Music
Arcade Fire, Neighbourhood #1
Smiths, Oscillate Wildly
Radiohead, Karma Police
Cutlines Module
Details of course, curriculum and assessment on Cutlines
Case Studies
- Tour de France (Lance Armstrong Twitter feed)
- Virginia Tech shootings
- The Murder of Meredith and the Media
- Subversion – Mark Bowden
- Video – Pacino in the Insider
- Chelsea article in the Times (comments no longer available)
- Google News and United Airlines
- Leaking Moon Water (BBC description)
- Sir Winston Churchill: “Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb.”
- “History will be kind to me for I intend to write it”
- Running the Numbers (artist Chris Jordan)
- Video – Flight 1549 reenactment
For start of term in September 2009 all of the information on this website will be updated to reflect the Cutlines online journalism program for 2009/10 at the Graduate School of Journalism, City University, London.
Make sure to attend the Online Journalism Roundtable on Monday, 23 March, 2009 in the Great Hall. Join a star-studded media panel as they explore the issues and topics we covered in the module this year.
Unlike usual , all City University Department of Journalism students (including undergraduates) and staff are invited to attend.
Set-up an account and apply for media internships through Cutlines internships.
Site references by Chris Brauer in Lecture #3 of Online Journalism on 27 Oct, 2008:
- My office hours sign up sheet (password: london)
Hopefully we are keeping you busy enough across all the modules of your journalism MA but just in case here are a couple ways to fill those spare moments:
- Read Mark Briggs’ “Journalism 2.0″ handbook for loads of great tips and techniques in your online journalism practice
- Register at and take a new course with Poynter Online and the News University. Registration is free as are most of the flash-based courses on everything from editing to multimedia storytelling and reporting across platforms.
Citizen journalism is back in and on the news instead of reporting it. Apple stock dropped nearly 10% in a hour on 3 October, 2008 following a false story published on CNN’s iReport by a site user that Steve Jobs was in hospital from a massive heart attack. » Read the rest of the entry..
The US-based Online News Association has announced the winners of the 2008 Online Journalism Awards. Despite the list limiting itself to mostly American mainstream media publications there is a lot of interesting content to browse for aspiring online journalists. One of my personal favourites is Bearing Witness from a team of 100 reporters and photographers from Reuters.
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Cutlines will start supporting online journalism courses from 22 Sepember, 2008 for the start of Term 1. Check back here often or subscribe to the site feed to keep up-to-date with materials for the course and items of related interest. Access the course calendar on the right sidebar for dates, tutors and times of courses associated with the Online Journalism module. Visit the , , , , and pages for further info. The first lecture in the module for all MA students is on 29 Sep 11am-12:30pm in Oliver Thompson Lecture Theatre.
