Category Archives: Weekly Overview

In class: -OJA Finalist Presentation Disappearing Daughters (Mohammed) -From Interviewing Your Data to Making a Chart. Ask yourself the following questions: What are the 5 W’s of the data? What is the main take-away? What is the right chart or graph for … Continue reading →

Tuesday class: –General Swipe Story feedback revisited –Two new examples of Mobile Swipe Stories from NYTimes.com -Read my comments and peer review of first draft -Mobile Swipe Story Check-in Round 2: What is your reporting plan for your final draft? … Continue reading →

In class:-OJA Presentation: 1619: searching for answers (Cierra)-Pitching your Mobile Swipe Story to the class… “I’m doing a story about X, and what’s interesting is Y.”-Planning out possible swipe story reporting workflow (Using this Google doc and looking at first three … Continue reading →

-My office hours Tues/Thurs 12:30-2:00pm – Email me to set up time. Use Zoom link in Canvas shell to meet. –Journalism Equipment check out update –Online Journalism Awards and your Presentations start next week -My demo presentation of See How … Continue reading →

Check email and Canvas shell for Zoom Meeting ID and password for class on Tues/Thurs 11:00am -Introductions – Preferred name, major, year and one thing about yourself –Basic Zoom controls-Remote Tech and Etiquette-Download a full pdf version of Digital Journalism … Continue reading →

In Class: –Schedule for rest of semester – Note workdays and deadlines –Explanatory Feature assignment review –Explanatory Journalism examples –Explanatory Feature – Equipment, Tutorials and Software Recommendations –Immersive Journalism overview –Examples of immersive photos and videos from Facebook 360 -Read The Progress of … Continue reading →

In Class: –Topics for Explanatory Feature assignment -Yet another explainer example: Your Streaming Guide, in 6 Easy Questions –Schedule for rest of semester – Note workdays and deadlines –Intro to Immersive journalism –Brainstorming locations/people for Immersive assignment -Working on your Explanatory … Continue reading →

Here is the schedule for the rest of the semester. Assignment due dates are in bold. Week 14 -Tues., Dec. 3 – Rowan 360 assignment overview -Thurs., Dec. 5 – Pitch your location idea for Rowan 360 project. Story Spheres … Continue reading →

In Class: -Explore the Explanatory Reporting category of the Online Journalism Awards -Reviewing past student explanatory feature assignments -Pick topics for Explanatory Feature assignment –Recommended tools, tutorials and software for Explanatory Feature Assignments: -Get started on Explanatory Feature assignment: Detailed outline … Continue reading →