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7 - Multimedia journalism and writing news for the web

from Part 3 - NEWS-WRITING ACROSS THE GENRES

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 October 2012

Bruce Grundy ,
Martin Hirst ,
Janine Little ,
Mark Hayes  and
Greg Treadwell
Bruce Grundy
Affiliation:
University of Queensland
Martin Hirst
Affiliation:
Deakin University, Victoria
Janine Little
Affiliation:
Deakin University, Victoria
Mark Hayes
Affiliation:
University of Queensland
Greg Treadwell
Affiliation:
Auckland University of Technology
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Summary

Chapter objectives

After reading this chapter, you should have a greater understanding of the following issues:

  • The similarities and differences between various news styles and formats

  • The relationships between text and multimedia elements in unplugged journalism

  • How technologies and the way we use them also shape writing and thinking about news

  • How writing news for the web and for online/mobile applications differs from print and broadcast writing

  • Why multimedia is important for online and mobile news applications

  • The continuing importance of the fundamentals of good and ethical reporting in online news

This chapter is about taking everything you know about journalism and news-writing and applying it to online media. It’s a racing certainty that you are familiar with the online world: the explosion of online, multimedia and mobile journalism in recent years has meant that this area of knowledge has expanded rapidly, and continues to do so. The best way to keep up is by following online debates and social media forums where these issues are being talked about. This chapter aims to introduce a newsy perspective to your online interaction.

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So You Want To Be A Journalist?
Unplugged
 , pp. 161 - 173
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2012

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