Maria Burns Ortiz

Week 4 – Oct. 1
Blogs as reporting tools and live blogging

Textbook:
Journalism Next: A Practical Guide to Digital Reporting and Publishing
Chapter 3

Additional Readings:
Blogs: All the noise that fits
Has the Blog Killed the Journalist
I Am Not a Blogger
Bloggers and Reporters…Why We Need Both

Homework:
Blog 1 – Choose an event to live blog (Event MUST be approved in advance.)
Blog 2 – 3 – Reporting assignment (300 words). Produce two blogs with original reporting that relate to your “beat.” Do not post more than one per day.

In-class:
Cover It Live
Twitter 101
Storify

Powerpoint: Twitter