Journalism is about digging for things worth talking about that can affect or assist the audiences in many ways. Knight and Cook (2013) argued that there is pressure to dig out good stories exclusives. Journalists have to tell people what they are doing and how they are doing it. Social media has shaped the face of the media and the profession of journalism across the globe. “Social media” means all forms of new media production whose function is to present information
CURATION:
This is the process of gathering sources, interviews, comments and facts into a collection and publishing that online as finished products. Curation can be achieved using Facebook, Linkedin, Skyrock, Twitter and so forth. As noted by Knight and Cook (2013:13) “Curation” is a way for journalists to add value by adding context or filtering information.
THE CLOUD:
Cloud –based applications are ones that store data on a central server, making them accessible to you from any internet connection as well as on multiple devices. This makes your contacts or files accessible even if you have lost your laptop of mobile phone according to Knight and Cook 2013:20.
CHUNKING:
It is the technique used to produce stories in a non-linear way. It means splitting a story into specific chunks of material that each tackles a different aspect of the issue being cover. It also serves to avoid long blocks of text. Stories are created by building units together, bullets points, side bars, breaks out, pull quotes, subheading, images, maps, graphs, audio, comments, video etc.
ASTROTURFING:
Astroturfing refers to the process of trying to create the appearance of public support through the manipulation of social-media content and the media. Astroturfing is unethical, but common, and journalists should be careful of being sucked in by it.
ANGLES AND PEGS
The angles of the story is your unique approach or “take” on it. It’s what make your report original and interesting. The PEG is why a story is being written or why it is relevant no.
Journalism is about digging for things worth talking about that can affect or assist the audiences in many ways. Knight and Cook (2013) argued that there is pressure to dig out good stories exclusives. Journalists have to tell people what they are doing and how they are doing it. Social media has shaped the face of the media and the profession of journalism across the globe. “Social media” means all forms of new media production whose function is to present information
CURATION:
This is the process of gathering sources, interviews, comments and facts into a collection and publishing that online as finished products. Curation can be achieved using Facebook, Linkedin, Skyrock, Twitter and so forth. As noted by Knight and Cook (2013:13) “Curation” is a way for journalists to add value by adding context or filtering information.
THE CLOUD:
Cloud –based applications are ones that store data on a central server, making them accessible to you from any internet connection as well as on multiple devices. This makes your contacts or files accessible even if you have lost your laptop of mobile phone according to Knight and Cook 2013:20.
CHUNKING:
It is the technique used to produce stories in a non-linear way. It means splitting a story into specific chunks of material that each tackles a different aspect of the issue being cover. It also serves to avoid long blocks of text. Stories are created by building units together, bullets points, side bars, breaks out, pull quotes, subheading, images, maps, graphs, audio, comments, video etc.
ASTROTURFING:
Astroturfing refers to the process of trying to create the appearance of public support through the manipulation of social-media content and the media. Astroturfing is unethical, but common, and journalists should be careful of being sucked in by it.
ANGLES AND PEGS
The angles of the story is your unique approach or “take” on it. It’s what make your report original and interesting. The PEG is why a story is being written or why it is relevant no.
