get busy. the chinese curse may you live in interesting times
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Get Busy
The Chinese CurseMay you live in interesting times.
The Chinese CurseMay you live in interesting times.
A 21st century journalism equation
Skillset + Mindset = Job prospects
Mindset
• Platform agnostic
• Conversational
• DIY - You are your own best teacher
• Open source
Skillset
• Blogs• Video• Audio• Flash• HTML/CSS• Social networks• Maps• Databases
A famous philosopher once said
“Do or do not...
there is no try.”
Think Innovatively
Your college (media) experience is your chance to try anything you want. Try out something outlandish, work at the edges, and you’ll have something to show for it when you’re through.
- Ryan Sholin
Key to innovative thinking
Be willing to fail
Make demands
• Demand to be involved online
• Demand to talk with your readers
• Demand to learn video/audio
• Demand that online become a part of the chain of command
• Demand space to experiment
Study good web stuff
Study good web stuff
Keys to the future• Own breaking news.• Hyper-local content.• Embrace databases.• Multimedia.• Evergreen content.• Make sure your content can work on any
device imaginable.• Make sure your newspaper isn’t a
monologue, but a dialogue with your audience.
-Rob Curley
Words from the outsideThe more you participate - the more you'll be recognized for your valuable contributions. It might
seem chaotic - but in fact, things are better than ever for people who are motivated. --- So don't forget what motivates you. - David Cohn, NewAssignment.net
These new tools represent an incredible opportunity to expand and deepen the impact of their journalism. There are more ways to gather information and tells stories that reach poeple in different ways. There are more ways to interact with your audience than ever before.
Student journalists with the right mindset, who can embrace constant change, will get a chance to be a part of one of the most exciting moments in journalism. All the rules are being rewritten, and they have a chance to be part of that. - Chris O’Brien, S-J Mercury News
Mediageeks.ning.com
As another famous philosopher said
"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be."
- Douglas Adams
www.collegemediainnovation.org/blog