MJ Week 1 Reading and Assignment

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Rebecca MacKinnon - September 3, 2007 @ 7:00 pm · Assignments, JMSC6019

Readings:

  • Rebecca MacKinnon, Web-savvy young journalists in demand – and Chinese language doesn’t hurt either!
  • Dan Gillmor, We the Media, Chapters 1 and 2. (Download the chapter pdf’s from the book’s website.)
  • Mark Briggs, Journalism 2.0: How to Survive and Thrive Chapter 1 (until p.22) and Chapter 5 (How to Blog) (Download the PDF of the whole book from the book’s website.)

    • Homework assignment (due by 9am Monday September 10th):

    Write a post on your new blog reacting to the readings and the Week 1 lecture: How do you think the Internet is changing journalism in Hong Kong, China or wherever you call home? What do you think that means for your future career as a journalist? Your blog post must contain several hyperlinks to other web sites or blogs. (Links to some Chinese-language websites are OK as long as you explain them in English on your blog post so that students who don’t know Chinese can read your post and understand what you are talking about.) Your post needs to convince me that you have read and understood the readings.

    NOTE: Your post should be roughly 4-6 paragraphs. Short and clear sentences are best. Remember in blogging – and online journalism generally – less is often more! In real life, your audience has limited time and unlimited media competing for their attention. How do you convince the reader that your blog post is worth reading? You have to be clear, concise, and above all, interesting!

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    4 Comments »

    1. Katherine Colville

      September 9, 2007 @ 2:09 pm

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      Hello!

      I went to the book shop on Friday but they said that the James Foust text is not available yet and have had no luck in the library either! Does anyone know where I can buy the book?

      Thanks!

      Kath

    2. Katherine Colville

      September 9, 2007 @ 2:10 pm

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      Hello!

      I went to the book shop on Friday but they said they don’t have the James Foust text yet. I’m having no luck in the library either – does anyone know where I can buy the text?

      Thanks!

      Kath.

    3. Rebecca MacKinnon

      September 9, 2007 @ 4:57 pm

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      Thanks Kath for letting me know. I will look into the situation and send an e-mail to the BJ student list as soon as I find out what’s going on.

      Please note that you are a BJ student but you posted this comment on the MJ homework assignment. As I told the MJ class on the e-mail list, we will not be using the Foust text for the MJ class.

      To all MJ students – please disregard this exchange. MJ students do not need to get the Foust book.

      Thanks.

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