New Media and Online Journalism: Handbook for Media Studies PDF

Preview

Summary

Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1: Introduction to Information Technologies • What is Information Technology? • Analogue vs. Digital Technology • Internet and WWW • History and growth of the Internet Chapter 2: Understanding New Media • New Media and the changing face of journalism • Difference of...

Description

Table of Contents

Preface Chapter 1: Introduction to Information Technologies •

What is Information Technology?

•

Analogue vs. Digital Technology

•

Internet and WWW

•

History and growth of the Internet

Chapter 2: Understanding New Media •

New Media and the changing face of journalism

•

Difference of elements between web and traditional journalism

•

Characteristics of an online journalist

•

Emerging roles of journalists in the Internet era

•

Trends in online journalism

Chapter 3: Writing, Editing and Researching for the Web •

Webpage writing techniques

•

Linear vs. non-linear form

•

Webpage style, editing web text

•

Storytelling structures that work on the web

•

Conducting online searches, research and interviews

•

Online searching techniques

•

Plagiarism and citing Internet sources

Chapter 4: Website Planning and Design •

Webpage elements

•

Visual Design

•

Content planning and structure

•

Basic HTML for writers

•

Audience analysis and SEO

Chapter 5: Impact of Social Media •

Online activism and the use of social media to engage public

•

Citizen Journalism

•

The making of a viral

•

Social Bookmarking

•

Impact of social media on youth

Chapter 6: Legal and Ethical Issues •

Journalism ethics and restraint in new media

•

Data Security in a digital era

•

Democratization of media

•

Digital divide

Glossary Further Reading...