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Journalism has truly seen it’s fair share of phases. It’s amazing that the cell phone didn’t really explode until the early 21^st Century.

Cell phone development has been rapid. Initially you could only make phone calls and then color screens were the new fad. Slowly cameras started to develop and could capture low quality video.

The iPhone and Android services have taken cell phones to a new level. Both have the ability to capture HD video and pictures.

Chapter 5 discusses the birth of Mobile Journalism and who reporters can meet the “right now” deadline. Briggs states, “ Today, mobile devices are like electronic Swiss-Army knives, arming anyone and potentially everyone with an all-in-one media tool that can view, capture, and publish or broadcast.”

Everyone has access to a cellphone. Briggs explains what you can do to set yourself apart as a mobile journalist. The text also encourages the use of a mobile journalism daily.

 

A lot of what we know about the internet just happened. There was that one grade school class that taught you www was the World Wide Web. If you had an aspiring career has a software designer or computer engineer you might have actually taken more interest in the subject matter. Personally, I just wanted to log into Facebook and check my email.

 

Journalism has evolved substantial. That one guy in your 5th technology class can’t be a crutch anymore. Briggs chapter1 takes an in depth look what a web browser actually is and does. This blogs require us to have an RSS Feed and Briggs also gives directions on how to set one up.

 

Wait, there’s more! Briggs also informs readers how to build a html page and how to properly transfer files.

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The Superbowl is a National holiday for most Americans. Some enjoy it soley for the competitive battle between two teams who have worked an entire season to play on the biggest stage. Other’s enjoy the day for the food and commercials. I had the privilege of watching the game with some young ladies who lost control of themselves watching one commercial.

The commercial featured the bare chest, boxer wearing, soccer sensation, David Beckham. A lot of the men turned away or found vulgar homophobic statements rolling off their tongue. It wasn’t just my friends who had a thing or two to say.

Roland Martin a prominent talent, blogger, and socialite who calls CNN home expressed his thoughts. Martin stated, “If a dude at your Super Bowl party is hyped about David Beckham’s H&M underwear ad, smack the ish out of him! #superbowl.”

He continued to make other homophobic statements.

 

His followers on twitter, CNN producers, and the LGBT community were outraged. Some called for Martin to be fire! He did apologize, but claimed he was talking about soccer. Martin is currently suspended from until further notice.

 

“Stick and Stones may be my bones, but words DO hurt.”

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQb_-OY7Z0E

 

 

 

The 21st century has seen alot of technological growth. The cell phone took strides and has been the foundation for quite a few platforms. 

I can remember when texting first hit the scene and you had to do your best to say what you need in 140 characters or less.

Social media saw the power of the text.

Mircroblogging is a concept that news outlets and journalists used through a social network platform known as Twitter. Twitter only allows you to use 140 characters, but you are able to send links, videos, and photos as well. It’s an easy way to say, “Hey read this!”

It’s important that a journalist tweet something catchy so you actually follow them one, two read their tweets, and three click their links. It’s simple.

Twitter took the 140 characters that we use to text and manipulate into a source for news, media, and personal well being. Well Done.

 

When I entered college I was all about saving money. I had a Toshiba laptop and a Blackberry smart phone. I knew people who had Apple products but they seemed a bit different.

Think Different.

Almost like they were apart of a technological elitist group that shared apps at Starbucks.

Every time I looked on Twitter or Facebook I saw a different friend bragging about their purchase of the famed Macbook or iPhone. Perception was slowly becoming reality. I realized that there weren’t skins or covers that were made for my Blackberry Storm. My laptop didn’t even have a camera. Steve Jobs plan to “convert” me was taking shape.

This past summer I broke down an got a MacBook Pro. It’s one of my best investment. Then I watched the iPhone 4s product launch. That’s all she wrote, I immediately brought the 4S. Now I’ve got a craving for something new, something different, something I don’t really need.

The iPad.

Apple doesn’t have any planned product launches for February, but they do for March.

The iPad 3 is coming.

Experts say not much will change. It will be a tad fast and graphics will be a tad better. It’s all about supply and demand. Somebody will have one within 2 weeks for the launch. I’ll have one by then!

 

 

 

Phil Meyer claimsc, “They are raising the ante on what it takes to be a journalist…and it’s going to get harder still.”

Chapter 3 of Journalism Next explains 3 types of Crowd-Powered Collaboration. They are Crowd Sourcing, Open Source, and Pro-Am Journalism.

Crowd Sourcing is essentially the community versus paid professionals. Wikipedia can be updated in a matter of seconds thanks to Crowd Sourcing. Britannica may take a bit longer because of the paid professionals who edit information. Crowd Sourcing is very specific.

Open Source started with local papers sending mass emails to a list serve about articles and events. It also allows for reader to give direct feedback. It’s described as a form of transparency.

Pro-Am Journalism is unfiltered; you can do whatever you want. That being said the same website professional journalist post information the audience can do the same. A prime example would be CNN’s iReport!

The most important thing about posting any information is that it’s correct and is appealing. NFC West Blogger Mike Sands summed it up by stating, “We must add value to information by providing analysis and context.”

 

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I can’t lie, I talk alot! I talk so much some people question my sources because I will literally break news. I can’t help but to think of the commercial featuring friends at a football game and there is one friend who always a few seconds behind because he doesn’t have 4G. 

Well…I like to think of my social pyramid as a 4G Mecca. My phone is constantly going off with updates for all over the place. I just don’t have time to watch TV, but I still get news, random facts, videos, and gossip straight to my hip.

Step inside my 4G(Social Pyramid):

Twitter: I follow multiple news outlets, celebrities, and most importantly my peers.

Facebook: I treat it as a blog, but get a substantial amount of information about events in the area from Facebook.

Youtube: Who needs TV when you have Youtube. I’ll watch entertaining, informative, and unique videos.

TV: If I have time I’ll turn the TV on.

 

What’s great about my pyramid is that all three work together. Someone may tweet they saw a video on youtube then post it on Facebook. Something could happen in a matter of seconds and the World will know.

 

 

 

Professor Klein assigned a reading I saw coming. It’s from the Washington Post and is titled, “I Really Need You To Read This Article, Okay?” Long story short it Joel Achenbach writes about his thoughts on how relevant the newspaper was and is.

I’m old school…you can send me a million documents through email, but I will eventually print it off so I can physically have it in my hand. I take .that same stance with newspapers. Yes, there is a decline in the physically newspaper, but somebody somewhere is still going to a convenience store a purchasing one. Newspapers are online for the tech savvy man or woman however, nothing beats sitting in a break room with a newspaper.

We have become to dependent on technology! What happens when your cell phone battery dies? Electricity is knocked out? It’s like a relationship, if you invest to much into one person and they leave you it could be catastrophic.

Bottom Line: Newspapers are aging and almost extinct, but still have a presence that the World is not ready to let go of.

 

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