- By Mark Briggs
- Assistant Managing Editor for Interactive News, The News Tribune
Special thanks to The Knight Foundation for its support of this work.
Thanks to J-Lab Executive Director Jan Schaffer for her guidance and editing; to former washingtonpost.com editor Steve Fox for his skillful input and editing; and to J-Lab’s Craig Stone for his copyediting, Web production and publishing help. Read the rest of the acknowledgments.
(c) 2007
J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism
Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland, College Park
I’m interested. as a volunteer, in conducting a high school class based on this book. Can you email me lesson plans. My background is film and journalism, not education
This is a fabulous resource!!! I teach at a community college and I will use this text is my class in the fall. This is a great supplement to my primary text.
Comment from Tarshel Beards at 11:07 am on 8/01/07
We are working on a similar path with the intention of offering similar tools in Spanish Language. This is very inspiring for us, since we were working with individual workshops and modules.
How would you modify these materials and provide lesson plans for training in citizen journalism. In an upscale suburb? In a middle income city community? In a low income distressed neighborhood?
Comment from Don Samuelson at 6:41 pm on 8/19/07
We’ve added a link to your great guide from the resources section at our immigrant media project “New Routes”. We look forward to building on your lessons with a very diverse group of citizen media makers.
FYI I am using parts of your book for my New Media Workshop undergraduate and graduate classes - I teach at Hong Kong University’s Journalism & Media Studies Ctr. http://jmsc.hku.hk/blogs/newmedia
I don’t have words to describe what a great and much-needed resource this is. I’m a recent college graduate with a Broadcast Journalism degree and worked at a local affiliate. I plan to share this with all of my old professors and colleagues. Thanks for helping all of us to navigate the digital world.
Comment from Lacey Hanson at 11:04 pm on 9/26/07
Great work- so needed in Digital AGE! Thank you for providing a great resource that can be used to shift paradigms and support innovative programs and thinkers concerned with role of media in an increasingly cybercivilization.
I will look forward to sharing it with those involved in NetGeneration of Youth Cyberjournalism!! Have a hub for NetGeneration of Youth Cyberjournalism in CT—- have worked with organizations in 28 states ... hope to help advance your visions and work!
Hope we can collaborate going forward!
Yours in vision,
ronnie
Dr Ronnie Lowenstein
202 262 1729
Comment from Dr Ronnie Lowenstein at 10:56 am on 10/07/07
What a great book. All journalists should take a look at this.
We’re using this to help folks in rural North Carolina make videos of their small towns and capture the history of those towns in interviews with older residents.
This is a great resource, I hope you release a “3.0” version!
This book is packed with useful information. Thanks for such a wonderful reference manual.Your insight is priceless. I’ve already begun applying your guide to my job as a reporter, or should I say, multimedia reporter? Thanks.
I’ve to know where i can found a spanish version, specially en Colombia. This is an extraordinary oportunity to all the member of the information journalis comunity to learn and enjoy new oportunities with the tecnology.
Comment from Carlos Eduardo Alvarez Chalarca at 5:51 pm on 12/14/07
I need the spanish version of Journalism 2.0: How to Survive and Thrive. ¿Is it possible?
thansks.
Comment from Winston Cabrera S. at 6:54 pm on 12/14/07
This is a great resource, I hope you release a “3.0” version!
Considering how many people use the internet, there are more “online” journalists than on TV. And why not, when you can see all the shows, read all the papers from a single place, why buy anything else or watch TV?
I don’t have words to describe what a great and much-needed resource this is. I’m a recent college graduate with a Broadcast Journalism degree and worked at a local affiliate. I plan to share this with all of my old professors and colleagues. Thanks for helping all of us to navigate the digital world.
This is a great resource for us. We really needed something like this to help. We take alot of digital photos and this help increase our quality in a big way. Thanks again.
Hola amigos, estoy muy interesado en adquirir el documento “Periodismo 2.0, una guia de alfabetización digital para sobrevivir y prosperar en la era de la información” Versión en españo. Les ruego me digan que debo hacer. Gracias. Ezequiel
I don’t have words to describe what a great and much-needed resource this is. I plan to share this with all of my colleagues. Thanks for helping all of us to navigate the digital world.
Looking forward to v 3.0 in the not too distant future.
Very interesting read. This Web 2.0 thing is revolutionizing Journalism, bringing in many citizen journalists, even those who don’t have the time and resources to complete a formal Journalism course/degree. There’s certainly no monopoly on information today.
Thank you. Very well laid out. Have you considered having a print version to address those who havent yet made the transition? I’d be happy to help point you to a high quality yet affordable printer (In India) so that you can keep the spirit of the free ebook and yet reach others.
Comment from harriet vidyasagar at 11:56 pm on 3/11/08
Very interesting book. Thank from Manizales, Colombia
Comment from Winston Cabrera S. at 3:22 pm on 3/12/08
This information is written in an easy to understand way and covers timely topics. This makes me wonder if pieces of your pages can be reproduced by a teacher to use in the classroom. I am a high school teacher-librarian who teachers these things to teachers and their classes. I would love to use bits and pieces from your publication. Is it allowed? If not, I’ll use yours to create my own. Thank you for posting this!
Comment from Kim at 2:49 pm on 3/21/08
Kim, it is free to use under a creative commons license. We only request that you credit us if used in another publication.
Excellent resource—exactly what I’ve been looking for. I’m going to print out a copy for our newsroom. As a student journalist who is working to launch a website for our college newspaper this book was incredibly helpful. Not only did it provide easy-to-understand explanations of technology in an encouraging manner, it touched on every necessary topic with just the right level of depth. Thank you so much.
Comment from Sarah at 2:35 am on 5/05/08
I can’t wait to get my hands on this book. From the table of contents I have pretty much to learn from this book.:)
I have just downloaded the book. Thanks for the free ebook. I will check it out tonight and I am sure it will be a useful reading for a newbie like myself :)
Web 2.0, social media.. I guess in few years this tech will be learned at any University. Though Its funny how students will be more experianced than the teachers.
This is awesome! I was blown away at just how comprehensive yet clearly explained this is. As a student journalist (currently on summer vaca!) I found this to be an excellent resource. This could/should be used as a complete curriculum.
Thanks for the download.
This book is packed with useful information. Thanks for such a wonderful reference manual.Your insight is priceless. I’ve already begun applying your guide to my job as a reporter, or should I say, multimedia reporter? Thanks.
We’re using this to help folks in rural North Carolina make videos of their small towns and capture the history of those towns in interviews with older residents.
This is a great resource, I hope you release a “3.0” version!
I am planning on using your book in the New Media Class that I will be teaching this fall. Are their lesson plans for this book? If so how can I get them.
Comment from D. Eric Nuttall at 10:43 am on 8/22/08
Ever heard of anyone going from handyman to journalist? Lol…I have. Or better yet I should say I’m making that transition. I’ve always toyed with the idea of becoming a professional journalist but just never took it seriously. Now, at 34 years old I realize that I am not too old to start over and I have finally decided to pursue my dream. So in my enthusiasm I’ve been browsing the net looking for information and guides and boom! This was perfect! Now that I’m a student (for the first time in a LONG TIME) this information will be of great benefit. I’m going to show it to my teacher…who is younger than me.
Fantastic resource. Thanks for making this available in PDF format. I think to a certain extent we all need a “A digital literacy guide for the information age.”
I actually snickered a bit when i read that. But, it is so true. Thanks again.
I’ve only started to take an interest in web 2.0 and how journalism is evolving so this book is particularly interesting to me. A great resource that I will include in my presentation of web 2.0 services.
Thank you for making this available online! I’ll reference it in future Digital Literacy Contests ( http://DigitalLiteracyContest.org ). So far university libraries have hosted the contest, but it makes sense for Journalism schools to as well.
Can you ship this internationally? I am in Cuzco, Peru.
Comment from Tim Lindop at 12:58 pm on 8/14/10
Hello,
I wanted to share. In the past week I have found myself in 3 seperate related conversations in regards to where news print is headed.It is quite concerning to see the lack of ‘concern’ for where journalism is headed, where advertising is headed, where our economy & history of our country is headed. I do think we as a society need to not only be grateful for technology but grab ahold of it and steer it backwards in a way. The co-brand of tech with print is an answer to building an economic foundation in our country through employment opportunity & opportunity to retain history, culture of inventors & our Fore-fathers. Its where we came from & where we are going. Its about VALUE. In order to re-build we must Connect+Create + Converse = Cultivate an Evolution of media. We can Evolve & preserve. I want that. Its my dream. Here in Cincy/Dayton Im beginning a project. Ill keep you posted as we move forward. It has been quite a journey. Trial & error. Frustration & fullfillment. I believe we can keep journalism alive. Keep your eye on us. We are working towards one common goal! Those three convicted conversations this week have given me even more of a purpose to do something noone thinks can be done. Connect a Country. Keep news alive & fresh. Build economic growth. Educate a Nation about the value of working together to build a better future for Americas FUTURE ~ Our Children ;)
Download PDF version in English, Spanish or Portuguese.
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The pdf link is not working!!!
This is a great resource. Will the whole thing be available online before September? I’d love to use it for my upcoming new media class. Thanks.
I’m interested. as a volunteer, in conducting a high school class based on this book. Can you email me lesson plans. My background is film and journalism, not education
This is a fabulous resource!!! I teach at a community college and I will use this text is my class in the fall. This is a great supplement to my primary text.
We are working on a similar path with the intention of offering similar tools in Spanish Language. This is very inspiring for us, since we were working with individual workshops and modules.
How would you modify these materials and provide lesson plans for training in citizen journalism. In an upscale suburb? In a middle income city community? In a low income distressed neighborhood?
We’ve added a link to your great guide from the resources section at our immigrant media project “New Routes”. We look forward to building on your lessons with a very diverse group of citizen media makers.
FYI I am using parts of your book for my New Media Workshop undergraduate and graduate classes - I teach at Hong Kong University’s Journalism & Media Studies Ctr.
http://jmsc.hku.hk/blogs/newmedia
I don’t have words to describe what a great and much-needed resource this is. I’m a recent college graduate with a Broadcast Journalism degree and worked at a local affiliate. I plan to share this with all of my old professors and colleagues. Thanks for helping all of us to navigate the digital world.
Great work- so needed in Digital AGE! Thank you for providing a great resource that can be used to shift paradigms and support innovative programs and thinkers concerned with role of media in an increasingly cybercivilization.
I will look forward to sharing it with those involved in NetGeneration of Youth Cyberjournalism!! Have a hub for NetGeneration of Youth Cyberjournalism in CT—- have worked with organizations in 28 states ... hope to help advance your visions and work!
Hope we can collaborate going forward!
Yours in vision,
ronnie
Dr Ronnie Lowenstein
202 262 1729
What a great book. All journalists should take a look at this.
Yeah! it is great!
We’re using this to help folks in rural North Carolina make videos of their small towns and capture the history of those towns in interviews with older residents.
This is a great resource, I hope you release a “3.0” version!
This book is packed with useful information. Thanks for such a wonderful reference manual.Your insight is priceless. I’ve already begun applying your guide to my job as a reporter, or should I say, multimedia reporter? Thanks.
Great! Thank you very much from Switzerland.
Can’t wait to use it,when will it be available for download .
I’ve to know where i can found a spanish version, specially en Colombia. This is an extraordinary oportunity to all the member of the information journalis comunity to learn and enjoy new oportunities with the tecnology.
I need the spanish version of Journalism 2.0: How to Survive and Thrive. ¿Is it possible?
thansks.
This is a great resource, I hope you release a “3.0” version!
Considering how many people use the internet, there are more “online” journalists than on TV. And why not, when you can see all the shows, read all the papers from a single place, why buy anything else or watch TV?
I don’t have words to describe what a great and much-needed resource this is. I’m a recent college graduate with a Broadcast Journalism degree and worked at a local affiliate. I plan to share this with all of my old professors and colleagues. Thanks for helping all of us to navigate the digital world.
really great material…Thank you!
This is a great resource for us. We really needed something like this to help. We take alot of digital photos and this help increase our quality in a big way. Thanks again.
Hola amigos, estoy muy interesado en adquirir el documento “Periodismo 2.0, una guia de alfabetización digital para sobrevivir y prosperar en la era de la información” Versión en españo. Les ruego me digan que debo hacer. Gracias. Ezequiel
I don’t have words to describe what a great and much-needed resource this is. I plan to share this with all of my colleagues. Thanks for helping all of us to navigate the digital world.
Looking forward to v 3.0 in the not too distant future.
Very interesting read. This Web 2.0 thing is revolutionizing Journalism, bringing in many citizen journalists, even those who don’t have the time and resources to complete a formal Journalism course/degree. There’s certainly no monopoly on information today.
This is a fantastic resource. Can’t wait to use it. Thanks for the info.
This is a very interesting ebook.
thanks for that book… but is it legal to download it?
I’ve been following your site for a quite while. This is a great e-book. Thanks alot!
News man, it is perfectly legal to download it. We funded and published the book under the KCNN project, so it is ours to offer as a free download.
Very interesting.
Very nice! Thanks for the book!
Thank you. Very well laid out. Have you considered having a print version to address those who havent yet made the transition? I’d be happy to help point you to a high quality yet affordable printer (In India) so that you can keep the spirit of the free ebook and yet reach others.
Very interesting book. Thank from Manizales, Colombia
This information is written in an easy to understand way and covers timely topics. This makes me wonder if pieces of your pages can be reproduced by a teacher to use in the classroom. I am a high school teacher-librarian who teachers these things to teachers and their classes. I would love to use bits and pieces from your publication. Is it allowed? If not, I’ll use yours to create my own. Thank you for posting this!
Kim, it is free to use under a creative commons license. We only request that you credit us if used in another publication.
Thanks for providing the link to the pdf
I am surprised that you are giving this away for free. This will definitely help freelancing journalists, especially those based online.
Excellent resource—exactly what I’ve been looking for. I’m going to print out a copy for our newsroom. As a student journalist who is working to launch a website for our college newspaper this book was incredibly helpful. Not only did it provide easy-to-understand explanations of technology in an encouraging manner, it touched on every necessary topic with just the right level of depth. Thank you so much.
I can’t wait to get my hands on this book. From the table of contents I have pretty much to learn from this book.:)
I have just downloaded the book. Thanks for the free ebook. I will check it out tonight and I am sure it will be a useful reading for a newbie like myself :)
Web 2.0, social media.. I guess in few years this tech will be learned at any University. Though Its funny how students will be more experianced than the teachers.
This is awesome! I was blown away at just how comprehensive yet clearly explained this is. As a student journalist (currently on summer vaca!) I found this to be an excellent resource. This could/should be used as a complete curriculum.
Thanks for the download.
Wow, this is cool. Thanks a lot for the pdf…
This book is packed with useful information. Thanks for such a wonderful reference manual.Your insight is priceless. I’ve already begun applying your guide to my job as a reporter, or should I say, multimedia reporter? Thanks.
We’re using this to help folks in rural North Carolina make videos of their small towns and capture the history of those towns in interviews with older residents.
This is a great resource, I hope you release a “3.0” version!
Thanks for this great download! This Book is a great resource and overview!
Thanks for this great download! A great resource thanks a lot!!!
Excellent
Can’t wait to use it. This book is packed with useful information. Thanks for such a wonderful reference manual.
I am planning on using your book in the New Media Class that I will be teaching this fall. Are their lesson plans for this book? If so how can I get them.
Ever heard of anyone going from handyman to journalist? Lol…I have. Or better yet I should say I’m making that transition. I’ve always toyed with the idea of becoming a professional journalist but just never took it seriously. Now, at 34 years old I realize that I am not too old to start over and I have finally decided to pursue my dream. So in my enthusiasm I’ve been browsing the net looking for information and guides and boom! This was perfect! Now that I’m a student (for the first time in a LONG TIME) this information will be of great benefit. I’m going to show it to my teacher…who is younger than me.
amazing book, only useful information, strongly recommend.
thank you
Fantastic resource. Thanks for making this available in PDF format. I think to a certain extent we all need a “A digital literacy guide for the information age.”
I actually snickered a bit when i read that. But, it is so true. Thanks again.
I’ve only started to take an interest in web 2.0 and how journalism is evolving so this book is particularly interesting to me. A great resource that I will include in my presentation of web 2.0 services.
This is a great resource for me!. I am quite newbie for web 2.0 thank a lot and hope you release web 3.0 too.
Fabulous! I will use this definitley thank you for sharing it here!
sohbet, we have PDF versions of the full book available for free download here: http://www.kcnn.org/resources/journalism_20_pdfs/
The PDF is very useful thanks particularly the Chapter on How to Blog. Many thanks for allowing readers to share it.
Great Article, great resource! Thanks!
Thank you for making this available online! I’ll reference it in future Digital Literacy Contests ( http://DigitalLiteracyContest.org ). So far university libraries have hosted the contest, but it makes sense for Journalism schools to as well.
Especially the chapter about WEB 2.0 and social bookmarking is excellent. I would love to see the work also in german.
Can it be translated to Slovak also?
Great book and plenty of valuable information, especially the blogging advice, thanks!
It’s time for Journalism 3.0 I suppose.
Would really love an update of this.
maybe on day in German! :)
super site. I need the spanish version of Journalism 2.0: How to Survive and Thrive. ¿Is it possible?
thansks.
Just wanted to say thank you. I forwarded this ebook to a friend who will use it in his class: “journalism online”.
So practical and easy to read! Thank you!
Great resource, I can use this for my paper. Now I can finally finish it. Thanks again!
I just read the book and it was very good. Thanks for this article and writing this book.
what about a german version of this. Can someone please sent my a link. Thanks andy
Can you ship this internationally? I am in Cuzco, Peru.
Hello,
I wanted to share. In the past week I have found myself in 3 seperate related conversations in regards to where news print is headed.It is quite concerning to see the lack of ‘concern’ for where journalism is headed, where advertising is headed, where our economy & history of our country is headed. I do think we as a society need to not only be grateful for technology but grab ahold of it and steer it backwards in a way. The co-brand of tech with print is an answer to building an economic foundation in our country through employment opportunity & opportunity to retain history, culture of inventors & our Fore-fathers. Its where we came from & where we are going. Its about VALUE. In order to re-build we must Connect+Create + Converse = Cultivate an Evolution of media. We can Evolve & preserve. I want that. Its my dream. Here in Cincy/Dayton Im beginning a project. Ill keep you posted as we move forward. It has been quite a journey. Trial & error. Frustration & fullfillment. I believe we can keep journalism alive. Keep your eye on us. We are working towards one common goal! Those three convicted conversations this week have given me even more of a purpose to do something noone thinks can be done. Connect a Country. Keep news alive & fresh. Build economic growth. Educate a Nation about the value of working together to build a better future for Americas FUTURE ~ Our Children ;)