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Journalism 2.0: How to Survive and Thrive
A digital literacy guide for the information age

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Credits

Journalism 2.0:
How to Survive and Thrive

A digital literacy guide
for the information age

    - 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

Reported by Mark Briggs
Edited by Jan Schaffer

The PDF version of Journalism 2.0 is now available for download.

For continuing discussion of new technology for journalists, check out Mark Briggs’ Journalism 2.0 site.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Phil Meyer
Introduction by Mark Briggs

Chapter 1: FTP, MB, RSS, Oh My
    • Introduction: Today’s special? Acronym soup
    • Digital information: Megabytes, Gigabytes and Terabytes
    • How the Internet works
    • About Web browsers
    • RSS readers and feeds
    • RSS basics
    • Instant messaging
    • File Transfer Protocol

Chapter 2: Web 2.0
    • Welcome to Web 2.0
    • Web 2.0 is all about openness, organization and community
    • Tags and folksonomy: New ways to organize content
    • Can you Digg it?
    • What does this mean for journalism?
    • Don’t know where this is heading?

Chapter 3: Tools and Toys
    • Introduction
    • Tools you should be using
    • Mobile 2.0
    • iPod: The slim, sleek 800-pound gorilla
    • ‘Other’ wireless

Chapter 4: New Reporting Methods
    • Introduction
    • Spreadsheets and storing data
    • Your ‘so-called digital life’
    • Crowdsourcing
    • Distributed, collaborative or open-source reporting
    • Summary

Chapter 5: How to Blog
    • Introduction
    • What is a blog?
    • Getting started
    • Terminology
    • Mechanics
    • Frequency and handling comments
    • Using photos and screenshots
    • Love it or leave it

Chapter 6: How to Report News for the Web
    • Introduction

Chapter 7: Digital Audio and Podcasting
    • Introduction
    • The basics: Audio formats
    • Identifying opportunities
    • Buying a recorder
    • Using a microphone
    • Recording with your computer
    • Editing your audio
    • Using time points for speed

Chapter 8: Shooting and Managing Digital Photos
    • Introduction
    • The basics
    • Shooting basic photos with a digital camera
    • Editing photographs digitally
    • Summary

Chapter 9: Shooting Video for News and Feature Stories
    • Introduction
    • Digital video cameras
    • Tapes, batteries and other accessories
    • Zooming, focusing and exposure
    • Get good audio
    • Shooting the video
    • As simple as it gets
    • Do a trial run

Chapter 10: Basic Video Editing
    • Introduction
    • For Mac users: iMovie
    • For PC users: Windows Movie Maker

Chapter 11: Writing Scripts, Doing Voice-overs
    • Introduction
    • Interviewing while recording
    • Voice-overs
    • On-camera standup

Epilogue: Putting It All Together

Appendix:
    • Script for Hurricane Family Feature

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The pdf link is not working!!!

Comment from Andrea at 10:03 am on 5/25/07

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.

Comment from Rebecca MacKinnon at 11:45 pm on 6/23/07

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

Comment from Don Canaan at 8:41 pm on 7/20/07

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.

Comment from Álvaro at 1:09 pm on 8/12/07

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.

Comment from Catherine Stifter at 9:12 pm on 9/04/07

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

Comment from Rebecca MacKinnon at 11:07 pm on 9/04/07

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.

Comment from Aldo Nahed at 8:43 am on 10/19/07

Yeah! it is great!

Comment from Nurgeldy at 5:22 am on 11/20/07

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!

Comment from Tim at 10:08 am on 11/21/07

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.

Comment from Justin at 10:11 pm on 11/22/07

Great! Thank you very much from Switzerland.

Comment from Marie at 9:53 am on 12/02/07

Can’t wait to use it,when will it be available for download .

Comment from optimizare site web at 12:41 pm on 12/05/07

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!

Comment from automotive repair manual at 6:26 pm on 1/10/08

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?

Comment from imbunatatire site at 10:09 am on 1/28/08

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 Technology Transfer Company at 6:23 am on 2/03/08

really great material…Thank you!

Comment from Sandra Hajda at 7:52 pm on 2/08/08

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.

Comment from Atlanta Realtor at 10:19 pm on 2/09/08

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

Comment from Ezequiel Aranguren at 10:34 am on 2/10/08

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.

Comment from David Murphey at 12:45 am on 2/17/08

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.

Comment from eric at 3:46 am on 2/17/08

This is a fantastic resource. Can’t wait to use it. Thanks for the info.

Comment from Videos at 6:57 pm on 2/19/08

This is a very interesting ebook.

Comment from Action Military at 8:51 pm on 2/19/08

thanks for that book… but is it legal to download it?

Comment from news man at 12:19 pm on 2/20/08

I’ve been following your site for a quite while. This is a great e-book. Thanks alot!

Comment from Tack Kort at 12:21 pm on 2/20/08

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.

Comment from Craig Stone at 12:28 pm on 2/20/08

Very interesting.

Comment from Dosya Sepeti at 3:34 pm on 2/23/08

Very nice! Thanks for the book!

Comment from The Butcher of Prague at 6:37 am on 3/01/08

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.

Comment from Craig Stone at 2:53 pm on 3/21/08

Thanks for providing the link to the pdf

Comment from Edual at 6:14 pm on 4/28/08

I am surprised that you are giving this away for free. This will definitely help freelancing journalists, especially those based online.

Comment from Atlanta houses at 5:50 am on 5/01/08

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.:)

Comment from Jake at 11:00 am on 5/26/08

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 :)

Comment from Joel at 12:08 pm on 5/26/08

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.

Comment from Student at 6:14 am on 6/18/08

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.

Comment from Social Bookmarking Demon at 4:35 am on 6/26/08

Wow, this is cool. Thanks a lot for the pdf…

Comment from Web Designer at 12:49 pm on 6/26/08

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.

Comment from toplist at 10:56 am on 7/15/08

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!

Comment from digger_22 at 8:26 am on 7/17/08

Thanks for this great download! This Book is a great resource and overview!

Comment from Tobi Kfz at 6:16 pm on 7/17/08

Thanks for this great download! A great resource thanks a lot!!!

Comment from Webdesign Düsseldorf at 7:01 am on 7/26/08

Excellent

Comment from jibril at 10:16 pm on 8/13/08

Can’t wait to use it. This book is packed with useful information. Thanks for such a wonderful reference manual.

Comment from Social Media News at 7:16 am on 8/16/08

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.

Comment from Electical Cord Covers Guy at 2:31 pm on 9/01/08

amazing book, only useful information, strongly recommend.

thank you

Comment from optimizare site seo at 4:05 pm on 9/06/08

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.

Comment from San Francisco Lawyer at 6:00 pm on 9/13/08

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.

Comment from Bilete de avion at 7:29 am on 9/16/08

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.

Comment from Romeo at 6:18 pm on 9/16/08

Fabulous! I will use this definitley thank you for sharing it here!

Comment from Tom Ford at 9:41 am on 9/26/08

sohbet, we have PDF versions of the full book available for free download here: http://www.kcnn.org/resources/journalism_20_pdfs/

Comment from Craig Stone at 10:05 am on 10/14/08

The PDF is very useful thanks particularly the Chapter on How to Blog.  Many thanks for allowing readers to share it.

Comment from marker at 9:34 pm on 11/13/08

Great Article, great resource! Thanks!

Comment from Urlaub Dänemark at 8:53 am on 11/14/08

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.

Comment from Daniel Scott Poynter at 7:17 pm on 11/24/08

Especially the chapter about WEB 2.0 and social bookmarking is excellent. I would love to see the work also in german.

Comment from Webdesign München at 3:21 pm on 12/09/08

Can it be translated to Slovak also?

Comment from Mike at 2:48 am on 12/17/08

Great book and plenty of valuable information, especially the blogging advice, thanks!

Comment from Joe Travis at 8:54 am on 3/09/09

It’s time for Journalism 3.0 I suppose.

Comment from Mark at 5:56 am on 4/26/09

Would really love an update of this.

Comment from Dan Puric at 2:23 am on 4/27/09

maybe on day in German! :)

Comment from Securmedi at 10:50 am on 5/01/09

super site. I need the spanish version of Journalism 2.0: How to Survive and Thrive. ¿Is it possible?

thansks.

Comment from blog at 2:53 pm on 5/14/09

Just wanted to say thank you. I forwarded this ebook to a friend who will use it in his class: “journalism online”.

Comment from Skihelm at 8:51 am on 10/11/09

So practical and easy to read! Thank you!

Comment from Mary Mekelburg at 5:29 pm on 1/07/10

Great resource, I can use this for my paper. Now I can finally finish it. Thanks again!

Comment from Schiphol at 6:21 am on 5/19/10

I just read the book and it was very good. Thanks for this article and writing this book.

Comment from Parkeren Schiphol at 8:28 am on 6/17/10