Comments for hackademic.net -- journalism • learning • teaching = journalism education http://hackademic.net hackademic.net -- journalism, teaching and learning, the media, research, and more... <br> ... from the perspective of a journalism educator Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:54:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Four factors critical to journalism and publishing by Jon Ornoy http://hackademic.net/2009/10/23/four-factors-critical-to-journalism-and-publishing-delicious/comment-page-1/#comment-21953 Jon Ornoy Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:54:05 +0000 http://hackademic.net/2009/10/23/four-factors-critical-to-journalism-and-publishing-delicious/#comment-21953 My name is Jon Ornoy, I'm a Vancouver-based documentary producer (Animal Mother Films) currently in production on a film called With Glowing Hearts. WGH uses the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics as a backdrop for an exploration of the power of social media to tell stories, empower citizens, and break down the digital divide. The film focuses on four stories of citizen journalists and media collectives working in the city's impoverished Downtown Eastside who challenge the negative image of the community using social media and affordable technology to bring the power of digital storytelling into their neighbour's hands. Having spent a bit of time on your blog, I think you'd be interested in the stories that are unfolding before our cameras as we examine the very real sense of power which comes from making the transition from just being a consumer of media to being a producer as well. Vancouver is a leading center in the social media world, and it's been fascinating to see how it's being embraced and employed here across the board from protests to hospitality houses in what many here are calling "The Twitter Olympics". I hope you'll check us out online (or @wghthemovie) to see a bit more about what the project looks like (including some webisodes) and encourage your readers to do the same. My name is Jon Ornoy, I’m a Vancouver-based documentary producer (Animal Mother Films) currently in production on a film called With Glowing Hearts. WGH uses the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics as a backdrop for an exploration of the power of social media to tell stories, empower citizens, and break down the digital divide. The film focuses on four stories of citizen journalists and media collectives working in the city’s impoverished Downtown Eastside who challenge the negative image of the community using social media and affordable technology to bring the power of digital storytelling into their neighbour’s hands.

Having spent a bit of time on your blog, I think you’d be interested in the stories that are unfolding before our cameras as we examine the very real sense of power which comes from making the transition from just being a consumer of media to being a producer as well. Vancouver is a leading center in the social media world, and it’s been fascinating to see how it’s being embraced and employed here across the board from protests to hospitality houses in what many here are calling “The Twitter Olympics”. I hope you’ll check us out online (or @wghthemovie) to see a bit more about what the project looks like (including some webisodes) and encourage your readers to do the same.

]]> Comment on It’s still early days for journalism to adapt to the networked environment by Greg Watts http://hackademic.net/2009/10/31/its-still-early-days-for-journalism-to-adapt-to-the-networked-environment-delicious/comment-page-1/#comment-21947 Greg Watts Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:21:04 +0000 http://hackademic.net/2009/10/31/its-still-early-days-for-journalism-to-adapt-to-the-networked-environment-delicious/#comment-21947 As Dan Gilmour said in a lecture about citizen journalism, we have old media, new media and, now, we media. As Dan Gilmour said in a lecture about citizen journalism, we have old media, new media and, now, we media.

]]> Comment on Scobleizer — Tech geek blogger » Blog Archive If you are laid off, here’s how to socially network « by Greg Watts http://hackademic.net/2009/01/15/scobleizer-tech-geek-blogger-blog-archive-if-you-are-laid-off-heres-how-to-socially-network-delicious/comment-page-1/#comment-21946 Greg Watts Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:10:25 +0000 http://hackademic.net/2009/01/15/scobleizer-tech-geek-blogger-blog-archive-if-you-are-laid-off-heres-how-to-socially-network-delicious/#comment-21946 While a blog maybe can act as a CV if you are looking for jobs in journalism, I don't think this is necessarily the case in other professions. It's important to remember that there are still only a small number of people who are blogging - and even fewer who have anything interesting to say and can say it in plain English. While a blog maybe can act as a CV if you are looking for jobs in journalism, I don’t think this is necessarily the case in other professions. It’s important to remember that there are still only a small number of people who are blogging – and even fewer who have anything interesting to say and can say it in plain English.

]]> Comment on Aspiring journalists must specialise, says Malcolm Gladwell. Try stats or accounting… by Greg Watts http://hackademic.net/2009/10/20/aspiring-journalists-must-specialise-says-malcolm-gladwell-try-stats-or-accounting-delicious/comment-page-1/#comment-21943 Greg Watts Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:21:50 +0000 http://hackademic.net/2009/10/20/aspiring-journalists-must-specialise-says-malcolm-gladwell-try-stats-or-accounting-delicious/#comment-21943 Having a specialism in journalism is something I recommend to my students. You don't have to know everything about a subject and you don't need to have studied it at university. But you need to know enough to provide insightful comment and analysis and be able to place a story in the bigger picture. That's your value to an editor. What you specialise in is important. There is little demand in media for articles about goldfish or Morris dancing, for example. You need to choose something that features regularly in news agendas, such as housing, career and jobs, religion, transport, health, technology or new media. Moreover, you can have more than one specialism. Having a specialism in journalism is something I recommend to my students. You don’t have to know everything about a subject and you don’t need to have studied it at university. But you need to know enough to provide insightful comment and analysis and be able to place a story in the bigger picture. That’s your value to an editor.

What you specialise in is important. There is little demand in media for articles about goldfish or Morris dancing, for example. You need to choose something that features regularly in news agendas, such as housing, career and jobs, religion, transport, health, technology or new media.

Moreover, you can have more than one specialism.

]]> Comment on A twitterable Twitter policy (Gruntled Employees) by   » Blog Archive » Twitter policy http://hackademic.net/2009/06/26/a-twitterable-twitter-policy-gruntled-employees-delicious/comment-page-1/#comment-21940   » Blog Archive » Twitter policy Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:30:37 +0000 http://hackademic.net/2009/06/26/a-twitterable-twitter-policy-gruntled-employees-delicious/#comment-21940 [...] Hewitt, J. (2009). A twitterable Twitter policy (Gruntled Employees). Hackademic.net: journalism, learning, teaching. Retrieved 19 September, 2009, from http://hackademic.net/2009/06/26/a-twitterable-twitter-policy-gruntled-employees-delicious/ [...] [...] Hewitt, J. (2009). A twitterable Twitter policy (Gruntled Employees). Hackademic.net: journalism, learning, teaching. Retrieved 19 September, 2009, from http://hackademic.net/2009/06/26/a-twitterable-twitter-policy-gruntled-employees-delicious/ [...]

]]> Comment on Was this the first blog by a professional journalist? by Jonathan Hewett http://hackademic.net/2009/07/27/was-this-the-first-blog-by-a-professional-journalism-delicious/comment-page-1/#comment-21937 Jonathan Hewett Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:22:03 +0000 http://hackademic.net/2009/07/27/was-this-the-first-blog-by-a-professional-journalism-delicious/#comment-21937 Oops, now corrected -- thanks, Jason. Oops, now corrected — thanks, Jason.

]]> Comment on Was this the first blog by a professional journalist? by jason brown http://hackademic.net/2009/07/27/was-this-the-first-blog-by-a-professional-journalism-delicious/comment-page-1/#comment-21936 jason brown Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:42:28 +0000 http://hackademic.net/2009/07/27/was-this-the-first-blog-by-a-professional-journalism-delicious/#comment-21936 ... erm, that should be "by a professional ... journalist" ?? On the other hand, what better way to celebrate 10 years of cyberhackism than with a good ol' fashioned typo?! Congratulations, to be sure, ahead of your 22 October 2009 anniversary, may your finitives stay united! . . . …

erm, that should be “by a professional … journalist” ??

On the other hand, what better way to celebrate 10 years of cyberhackism than with a good ol’ fashioned typo?!

Congratulations, to be sure, ahead of your 22 October 2009 anniversary, may your finitives stay united!

. . .

]]> Comment on Patchy use of web2.0 in UK universities — Times Higher Education by Martin http://hackademic.net/2009/05/08/patchy-use-of-web20-in-uk-universities-times-higher-education-delicious/comment-page-1/#comment-21932 Martin Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:24:20 +0000 http://hackademic.net/2009/05/08/patchy-use-of-web20-in-uk-universities-times-higher-education-delicious/#comment-21932 Part of the reason for educators' reluctance to embrace web 2.0 is to do with lack of understanding. But my impression is that pure pressure of time is one of the biggest factors. So far I have only anecdotal evidence for this but I've come across academics who are reluctant to use new web-based approaches (a) because they need to put their effort into their research and (b) because they want to be risk-averse in their approach to teaching Part of the reason for educators’ reluctance to embrace web 2.0 is to do with lack of understanding. But my impression is that pure pressure of time is one of the biggest factors. So far I have only anecdotal evidence for this but I’ve come across academics who are reluctant to use new web-based approaches (a) because they need to put their effort into their research and (b) because they want to be risk-averse in their approach to teaching

]]> Comment on Andrew MacKay MP told local paper ‘nothing in expenses stood out’ by Michael LDC http://hackademic.net/2009/05/14/andrew-mackay-mp-told-local-paper-nothing-in-expenses-stood-out/comment-page-1/#comment-21927 Michael LDC Tue, 19 May 2009 15:50:00 +0000 http://hackademic.net/?p=348#comment-21927 Hi Jonathan, just noticed this blog post. I actually commute every day from Bracknell, and McKay is my local MP. I find it interesting that he's chosen to step down as a parliamentary aide, but still feels able to carry on as an MP. Hi Jonathan, just noticed this blog post. I actually commute every day from Bracknell, and McKay is my local MP. I find it interesting that he’s chosen to step down as a parliamentary aide, but still feels able to carry on as an MP.

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