I am sorry Pam but I found this article and I had to write about it. It is on 10,000 words and it is called "10 Ways to Improve Online Sports Journalism". Again, I am sorry Pam but I had to do it.
I love sports. Everything I think about, dream about, and I even eat is sports. So it is fitting to choose this article. If the whole "playing golf for a living" thing does not work out, I want to go into journalism either by writing, talking on the radio, or being on TV.
The first of the ten tips is to make it interactive, or to add visual aspects to your piece. This allows the reader to have the imagery wanted by the writer. Next is to map it. In the article it says that some MLB, NBA, and NFL stadiums are mapped on google. I do not know how much this actually helps the reader but it is a nice addition. Maybe if somebody is doing a golf blog, they can tell the reader where the golf is and map out the holes? Just an idea.
The third tip is to blog it. This is pretty self explanatory. Blogging is the new updating tool and everyone is doing it in New Media, so it is a must. The other tips include making a database, making it social, using Twitter (which can be very addicting), making it mobile, making it into a Podcast, "Widgetizing It" (putting little gadgets on the screen for up-to-date scores, for example), and letting the fans decide. I believe these tips are more for the person who wants to be great at sports journalism so I should incorporate all of these suggestions if I really want to do this.
There will not be professors with us our whole lives. At some point, we will all have to graduate and find our own way, including writing a good blog and creating creative ideas. Posts like this one, and other New Media posts around the internet, help everyone with their writing and their New Media understanding. So thanks to blogs and posts like this for helping us.
http://www.10000words.net/2009/06/10-new-media-approaches-to-sports.html
Monday, October 26, 2009
The Reader's Response on New Media Articles
The two articles I have picked out are from bloggingtips.com and newmediamusings.com. The one from Blogging Tips is called "7 Reader Friendly Methods of Improving your Blogger Blog" and the blog from New Media Musings is called "Social Media Giving Big Media a Headache".
"7 Reader Friendly Methods of Improving your Blogger Blog" is obviously about improving your personal blog by making it better for the reader. All of the tips are not necessarily about your writing however. For example, one of the tips is to make your blog interesting and unique. This allows for the reader to easily recognize your blog from the other 77 million blogs posted around the web.
I like this post because it made me change a few things about my personal blog. I added a few more photos and like I already said, it makes my blog a little more unique and different. I tried to incorporate as many tips as possible, and I am still trying to figure out a couple, but a couple of the tips were already in my blog so that was nice to know.
The post called "Social Media Giving Big Media a Headache" is an extremely short piece. One of the four sentences is a quote from Adario Strange. He asks, "What will happen when they stop linking to old media and start creating their own media?" I believe this to be very true. It says in the post that "Digg and Wikipedia need sites like the New York Times for reference material." This is true now, but like Strange said, there will be a time where Wikipedia branches off into many other areas in New Media and will not need the likes of the New York Times to help them.
I know this upsets a lot of people, but I think that this is just the fact of New Media. Everything changes all the time. The professors in New Media Communcations at Oregon State University always say that you are going into a major where you have no clue where you are going to end up. This is so because the places where the New Media students are going to work are not necessarily existing yet.
Lastly, the last time the New Media Musings blog was updated was November 18th, 2007, which is a bummer because this post in particular was spot on. It just needed more detail and explanations.
http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/05/05/7-reader-friendly-methods-of-improving-your-blogger-blog/
http://www.newmediamusings.com/
"7 Reader Friendly Methods of Improving your Blogger Blog" is obviously about improving your personal blog by making it better for the reader. All of the tips are not necessarily about your writing however. For example, one of the tips is to make your blog interesting and unique. This allows for the reader to easily recognize your blog from the other 77 million blogs posted around the web.
I like this post because it made me change a few things about my personal blog. I added a few more photos and like I already said, it makes my blog a little more unique and different. I tried to incorporate as many tips as possible, and I am still trying to figure out a couple, but a couple of the tips were already in my blog so that was nice to know.
The post called "Social Media Giving Big Media a Headache" is an extremely short piece. One of the four sentences is a quote from Adario Strange. He asks, "What will happen when they stop linking to old media and start creating their own media?" I believe this to be very true. It says in the post that "Digg and Wikipedia need sites like the New York Times for reference material." This is true now, but like Strange said, there will be a time where Wikipedia branches off into many other areas in New Media and will not need the likes of the New York Times to help them.
I know this upsets a lot of people, but I think that this is just the fact of New Media. Everything changes all the time. The professors in New Media Communcations at Oregon State University always say that you are going into a major where you have no clue where you are going to end up. This is so because the places where the New Media students are going to work are not necessarily existing yet.
Lastly, the last time the New Media Musings blog was updated was November 18th, 2007, which is a bummer because this post in particular was spot on. It just needed more detail and explanations.
http://www.bloggingtips.com/2008/05/05/7-reader-friendly-methods-of-improving-your-blogger-blog/
http://www.newmediamusings.com/
My Thoughts and Fears of this Project
I am really excited and a little bit scared to do this huge project we have for NMC 301, Writing for the Media Professional. There a few reasons for both of my feelings but Pam's idea for this type of project is a good one and I'll give her props for that.
I am excited for numerous reasons but one is because our project idea is really good, I think. John Carney, who is my partner in this project, thought of a fantastic idea. The idea is to connect older people, who maybe did not have the technology we have now, to their grandchildren and maybe somebody over in war overseas. I took advantage of this idea and asked if I could be in his group with him. He accepted and I am very excited to be working with him.
I am also excited because this project could do wonders for us in the future. I hope that it is so good that we can use it for future references and other events we need it for. This is a great opportunity for that.
Now, for the fears. I am afraid of not doing enough. I am afraid of not getting a good grade. I am afraid that it is not going to be good enough. So, to be honest with you, I am a little afraid. This project is so big and means so much for the grade and the future that it better be good or else. So, with all this being said, I am fearing the result of this project.
This should be good though, maybe even great. And if we work hard and succeed with this idea, it should be a awesome one.
I am excited for numerous reasons but one is because our project idea is really good, I think. John Carney, who is my partner in this project, thought of a fantastic idea. The idea is to connect older people, who maybe did not have the technology we have now, to their grandchildren and maybe somebody over in war overseas. I took advantage of this idea and asked if I could be in his group with him. He accepted and I am very excited to be working with him.
I am also excited because this project could do wonders for us in the future. I hope that it is so good that we can use it for future references and other events we need it for. This is a great opportunity for that.
Now, for the fears. I am afraid of not doing enough. I am afraid of not getting a good grade. I am afraid that it is not going to be good enough. So, to be honest with you, I am a little afraid. This project is so big and means so much for the grade and the future that it better be good or else. So, with all this being said, I am fearing the result of this project.
This should be good though, maybe even great. And if we work hard and succeed with this idea, it should be a awesome one.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
My Ideas for the Final Project in NMC 301
Hey Class,
Well these are my preliminary ideas for our project. I've tried to put a lot of thought into it but I have not really thought of anything fantastic yet, I hope.
1. I want to do something that has to do with sports, obviously. One thing I wanted to do is do a promo for an athlete at OSU. I know a few guys and girls around campus and I am sure a few of them would be happy to do this.
2. A documentary on an athlete. His or her background, life story. We could make it into a biography in both video and writing.
http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindbeaversbeat/2009/05/as_oregon_state_returns_to_the.html
http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindbeaversbeat/2009/05/warden_wash_out_on.html
This is the kind of thing I'd like to do.
Well, tell me what you think and I'll see you guys Wednesday!
Well these are my preliminary ideas for our project. I've tried to put a lot of thought into it but I have not really thought of anything fantastic yet, I hope.
1. I want to do something that has to do with sports, obviously. One thing I wanted to do is do a promo for an athlete at OSU. I know a few guys and girls around campus and I am sure a few of them would be happy to do this.
2. A documentary on an athlete. His or her background, life story. We could make it into a biography in both video and writing.
http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindbeaversbeat/2009/05/as_oregon_state_returns_to_the.html
http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindbeaversbeat/2009/05/warden_wash_out_on.html
This is the kind of thing I'd like to do.
Well, tell me what you think and I'll see you guys Wednesday!
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