Ryckera Robertson

This chapter shows how audience participation is leading the progress of journalism. The most influential techniques being used to encourage readers to become the writer are crowdsourcing, open-source reporting, and pro-am journalism. Crowdsourcing relates to reporting specifically what the audience wants. This may mean either reporting to answer a specific question or based on a […]

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In this chapter Briggs discusses the importance of blogging. As the internet becomes more and more important to the journalism world, it is clear that blogging is one of the most powerful journalism tools that can be used. Being a blogger allows a journalist to do many things. – Actively communicate with readers. – Be […]

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Briggs uses this chapter to explain how the first step to being an online journalist is understanding how to create a web page. Throughout the chapter Briggs breaks down the basics to understanding how the internet works and how as a journalist it is easy to customize the internet to whatever you need. One of […]

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Mark Briggs using the introduction of “Journalism Next” to discuss where journalism is heading toward. According to Briggs, this book is a tool for aspiring journalist to learn where journalism is heading and how to be a part of it. Though one could look at the fact that newspapers are dying and say journalism isn’t […]

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