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Dr. Kristen LandrevilleAugust 22, 2011
Dr. Kristen Landreville◦ BS and MA, University of Florida
BS: Journalism MA: Mass Communication
◦ PhD, The Ohio State University, Communication Primary research areas
◦ Effects of political communication (news, entertainment, and discussion) on people
◦ New media (social networking, UGC) Teaching and professional experience
◦ Online Journalism, Visual Communication◦ Gainesville Sun
Complete questionnaire
Class introductions
Chat with your neighbors for 5 minutes◦ Get contact info. in case you miss class and need
notes or updates
Our class blog: http://www.uwyojournalism.com
Thirst in the Mojave, Las Vegas Sun
Reviving Ground Zero, The New York Times
What is Multimedia Journalism to you? Where do you go for Multimedia Journalism?
What medium is best to relay the story? Can I report the story best with text, photos, audio, or video?
Can I add new information (e.g., snippets of sound, video, photos, graphics) with different media? Or am I duplicating information?
Do I have permission to gather information in more than one way? Ask your sources!
Can I efficiently and effectively collect information in more than one way? Ask for help if needed!
If I collect more information than my editor needs, can I post some to my blog or on the Web site?
Take a look at past students’ blogs to get ideas about this class
Dyann Diercks
Brooke Eades
This is where you’ll submit most of your assignments.
Sign up with a web hosting partner that offers easy-install WordPress◦ Have to buy your own space and domain name◦ Uwyo offers free hosting at http://students.uwyo.edu/ ◦ You can use a WordPress recommended host as well
OR, use free WordPress hosting (recommended for folks who aren’t long-term interested in new media)◦ If you use the free WordPress hosting, it gets expensive
when you add any upgrades and limits your posting ability.
Choose a professional domain name◦ E.g., you can use your name or initials
Choose a clean template◦ Don’t want a lot of clutter because you’ll be
posting a lot of photos and some video
Familiarize yourself with the “dashboard”◦ Examine the options◦ Look at the widgets
Use the “visual” view in the posting area
Scroll over the icons to see what they do
You can:◦ Bold◦ Italicize◦ Create a list◦ Insert links◦ Insert images◦ Make an image a link
Now that you have a blog, you have to use it. See full instructions on course blog at
◦ http://uwyojournalism.com/?page_id=30 Focus your “about” page on
◦ The purpose of your blog ◦ Your career goals and how your blog can help
Focus your blog post on◦ Your news diet
Due: Mon. Aug. 23 by 11:59 p.m.
Consume news 15-20 minutes each day
Critically think about the storytelling
Proofreading tips◦ Allow time for proofing and editing◦ Proofread and edit several times with different
objectives For flow of information (are ideas clear?) For grammar and spelling For accuracy of facts and information
◦ If someone tells you something isn’t clear, they are always correct.
I want to help you earn an internship!
Create your resume and/or cover letter for a job and email it to me
I will give you comments
Read Briggs: Introduction, Ch. 1, Ch. 2, Ch. 3
Topics: Review of Attributes of Objective Journalism Basics of Online Journalism Tools & Terminology Web 2.0