This Is Not J School

Starting a journalism nonprofit? Read this guide first

adamjmartin — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:32:52 -0400

Starting a journalism nonprofit? Read this guide first:

The Digital Media Law Project’s new IRS guide provides an SAT-prep style walk through of the 501(c)(3) process for news nonprofits.

A new kind of summer job: open source coding with Google Summer of Code

adamjmartin — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:53:39 -0400

A new kind of summer job: open source coding with Google Summer of Code:

“It’s only Spring Break for most college students, but summer vacation will be here before you know it. Instead of getting stuck babysitting your little sister or mowing your neighbor’s lawn, apply for Google Summer of Code and spend the summer of 2012 earning money writing code for open source projects.”

Learn How To Build News Apps With ProPublica’s New Fellowship (And It Pays!) - 10,000 Words

adamjmartin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:02:00 -0500

Learn How To Build News Apps With ProPublica’s New Fellowship (And It Pays!) - 10,000 Words:

Can a good reporter with smarts and some technical savvy become a news app developer? ProPublica, the online news organization that has blazed a path in creating innovative news apps, is offering a paid fellowship to find out.

Teaching liveblogging

adamjmartin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:33:20 -0500

Teaching liveblogging:

One of the biggest problems in teaching liveblogging – and of much of online journalism in fact – is getting students to ‘unlearn’ assumptions about journalism production learned in an analogue context. You can talk about the need to operate across a network, to multitask and to look for where the need lies – but there’s nothing like experience to drill that home.

Final Cut Pro X Tutorial, Web-Based and Totally Free!

adamjmartin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:32:00 -0500

Final Cut Pro X Tutorial, Web-Based and Totally Free!:

Getting Started
Overview of the Interface
Keywords and Ratings
Different Kinds of Edits
Overwrite Editing
Using Markers
Clip Appearance
Tools
The Precision Editor
Transitions
Transition Details
Titles
Transforming
Built-In Video Effects
Clip Effects
Generators
Compound Clips
Storylines
Auditions
Retiming Clips for slow motion and fast motion
Clip analysis for stabilization and color balance
Color Correction, Video Scopes, Color Boards, and Color Match
Importing from a Video Camera
Sharing and exporting your video project
Managing Your Media and Projects
Conclusion

4 Ways to Build Sustainable Journalism Startups - 10,000 Words

adamjmartin — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:31:06 -0500

4 Ways to Build Sustainable Journalism Startups - 10,000 Words:

a new study by the Renaissance Journalism Center seeks to surveyed 32 media startups to see what challenges they are facing in terms of preserving and obtaining funds.

Report: Journalism Schools Must Fill Void for Local Communities

adamjmartin — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:13:35 -0400

Report: Journalism Schools Must Fill Void for Local Communities:

The New America Foundation has released a new report calling for journalism schools to help local communities engage and access information. Endorses leveraging a ‘teaching hospital model’ in journalism education

Teaching Entrepreneurial Journalism

adamjmartin — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:49:21 -0400

Teaching Entrepreneurial Journalism:

Invest in your career

We are optimists about the future of news. We believe the future of journalism will be shaped by entrepreneurs who develop new business models and innovative projects – either working on their own or within traditional media companies.

http://www.journalism.cuny.edu/academics/entrepreneurial-journalism/

10 common video storytelling mistakes (and how to avoid them) « Adam Westbrook :: online video & entrepreneurial journalism

adamjmartin — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:55:52 -0400

10 common video storytelling mistakes (and how to avoid them) « Adam Westbrook :: online video & entrepreneurial journalism:

—> .01 you don’t prioritize sound

Audiences seem quite happy to tolerate poor quality pictures – they don’t mind mobile phone footage for example; but they will not tolerate crappy sound. End of. Invest in a good quality clip microphone for interviews and a Rodemic or similar for on board sound.

Five Google tools journalists don't use but should | IJNet

adamjmartin — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:57:00 -0400

Five Google tools journalists don't use but should | IJNet:

You may think you know Google, but here are lesser-known tools that can help journalists with everything from reporting on natural disasters to hunting for new sources.

IJNet found these five tools that can simplify reporting and give stories a dynamic approach:

Jad Abumrad, Radiolab’s ‘genius’ storyteller, on what public radio needs now: ‘more joy, more chaos’ » Nieman Journalism Lab

adamjmartin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:08:30 -0400

Jad Abumrad, Radiolab’s ‘genius’ storyteller, on what public radio needs now: ‘more joy, more chaos’ » Nieman Journalism Lab:

Abumrad, a musician by training, calls himself Radiolab’s “art director.” He thinks the craft of storytelling and the content are, or should be, inextricable

The newsonomics of 1, 2, 3, 4 » Nieman Journalism Lab

adamjmartin — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:09:00 -0400

The newsonomics of 1, 2, 3, 4 » Nieman Journalism Lab:

1 Brand 2 Revenue Streams 3 Products 4G* (*nation-wide broadband speed access for all devices)

BBC Internet Blog: BBC Journalism Portal White Paper

adamjmartin — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:12:48 -0400

BBC Internet Blog: BBC Journalism Portal White Paper:

“the development of the BBC Journalism Portal explores how the BBC, along with other news broadcasters and technology suppliers is looking to exploit current technology solutions. It complements and builds on a number of the themes set out in the BBC Technology Strategy paper thereby, we hope, stimulating and focussing debate in a very practical way around a specific topic - the development and shape of newsroom production tools in the future.”

(via reporterscenter’s Channel - YouTube)

adamjmartin — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:00:12 -0400

(via reporterscenter’s Channel - YouTube)

Web Video Chefs | Serving Fresh Weekly Video Tutorials

adamjmartin — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:48:00 -0400

Web Video Chefs | Serving Fresh Weekly Video Tutorials:

@webvideochefs @AmaniChannel @chipdizard.

"Using Reporting and Multimedia to Understand News"

adamjmartin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:09:00 -0400

“Using Reporting and Multimedia to Understand News”

- The Events in Libya: Using Reporting and Multimedia to Understand News - NYTimes.com