Tuesday, September 2, 2008
It would seem in a world of readily accessible instant messages, mobile internet and portable laptops that we would all have an ingrained understanding of 0nline journalism. Those who are avid eaters of mexican food, for example, often make the mistake of believing they could easily make this food. Similarly it seems that even though we are high consumers of online news media, most journalists are inept at producing for an online publication without training. The online journalist is much more accountable and vulnerable than journalists before them. If the world is making the switch to being informed through an online medium, it seems we should all have a better understanding of the format. The crucial learning point seems to revolve around the issue of how we as a profession can make better use of this format.
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Comparing traditional journalists and their multimedia skills to wanna-be Mexican chiefs couldn’t be more apropos. Many of us reporter-types like to think that we can regurgitate onto a computer screen what is printed or broadcast and call themselves a new-media specialist or online journalist or multimedia reporter or…well, you get my drift.
You've cleared the first hurdle... realizing you don't know it all, and that it's not always easy to create what seems to simple at first glance.
By the way, I'd consider using black font on white background for your web design. It's much easier to read.
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