SPJ - Telling the Story Online

Telling the Story Online: New Media

An Online Editing Discussion

What can we do in a changing media environment?

Adapt.

Reshaping the Way We Edit

Topics of our discussion:

BloggingSocial Media (Microblogging)MultimediaCitizen Journalism

Content can appear online in seconds, but should it be held to the same editing standards as used in older

forms of media?

Yes.

Blogging

Edgy, opinionated and easier to digest

Personalized pieces of information

Bloggers lack editors

EXAMPLE

Social Media/Micro-blogging

The Reader’s Digest version

What can really be said in 140 characters?

Little to no proofreading

EXAMPLE

Multimedia

Backpack journalists carry too much

Much broader editing platform

EXAMPLE

Citizen Journalism

Joe the Plumber becomes Joe the Reporter

Easy, instant uploads

Misinformation

EXAMPLE

Editing Questions

This is the part where you can and should ask me things.