In honor of Valentine’s Day Mashable.com has decided to celebrate by creating the Top 8 Tips for Keeping Your Laptop Healthy and Happy. Some of these tips may seem like common sense knowledge of owning a computer, but with the piece of technology that holds the key to the internet as well as all of […]
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Give Your Laptop A Little Love
February 14th, 2012 · No Comments · COMM 361, RyckiRobertson
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Briggs Chapter 4: Microblogging: Write Small, Think Big
February 14th, 2012 · No Comments · Briggs, COMM 361, RyckiRobertson
This chapter was all about the power of microblogging. Miroblogging is unique in the fact that it allows the reporter to grab the readers attention and inform them of something in 140 characters or less. The most popular example of microblogging is twitter. Twitter allows anyone to be the journalist and report to anyone who is interested […]
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Briggs Chapter 3: Crowd-Powered Collaboration
February 13th, 2012 · No Comments · Briggs, COMM 361, RyckiRobertson
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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Briggs Chapter 2: Advanced Blogging
February 13th, 2012 · No Comments · Briggs, COMM 361, RyckiRobertson
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 Chapter 1: We Are All Web Workers Now
February 13th, 2012 · No Comments · Briggs, COMM 361, RyckiRobertson
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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Briggs Introduction: Journalism Is About People, Not Technology
February 13th, 2012 · No Comments · Briggs, COMM 361, RyckiRobertson
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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Why YOU Really Need to Read This Article!
February 11th, 2012 · No Comments · Achenbach, COMM 361, RyckiRobertson
As journalist work toward the future on the industry, it’s clear the internet is where journalism must focus it’s attention. The art of the newspaper is dying, if not dead already. Joel Achenbach uses the article, “I Really Need You to Read This Article, Okay?”, to look into how this could either lead to a bright future in journalism […]
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Glee does Michael Jackson
February 2nd, 2012 · No Comments · COMM 361, RyckiRobertson, Storify
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My Media Pyramid
January 31st, 2012 · No Comments · COMM 361, media pyramid, RyckiRobertson
This media pyramid displays the different sources I personally use to get information. On a daily basis I check my phone for updates on social media sites such as facebook and twitter. Most of the news I receive comes initially from twitter then a fact check with google. I also receive alerts from a CNN […]
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About Me
October 24th, 2011 · 4 Comments · RyckiRobertson
Hello, my name is Ryckera Robertson. I go by Rycki and I’m 19-years-old. I’m a sophomore at George Mason University. My major is communication with a concentration in journalism.
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