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Guidehttp://writeeditblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Andy Bull)Blogger285125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227096938545481335.post-4475162726192925400Fri, 04 May 2012 15:45:00 +00002012-05-04T08:45:43.577-07:00reporting religionreligion journalismFollow @andybull 49b Here’s one good reason: religion throws up many great stories And here's another: religion affects a great many people, even if they have no faith of their own According to Judith Mitchell Buddenbaum, author of Reporting News About Religion: An Introduction for Journalists, reporting on religion is second only to education in the public's ranking of importance. Yet it http://writeeditblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/three-reasons-why-should-you-want-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Bull)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227096938545481335.post-3561425396192766640Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:33:00 +00002012-04-20T04:33:05.953-07:00Follow @andybull The education beat is a central one. Education is such a crucial part of the lives of every individual, and of every society’s attempts to ensure it has a bright future, that it’s a very lively and important specialism. What I’ve discovered as I’ve researched this topic is that education journalism is taken much more seriously, and given far greater importance, inhttp://writeeditblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/how-to-become-education-journalist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Bull)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227096938545481335.post-6900076553816081970Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:02:00 +00002012-04-12T03:04:32.997-07:00rock journalismmasterclassmmjmusicandy bullMMJ Masterclassesmusic journalism First some words of warning Becoming a music journalist is the goal of many. Alongside film. Reviewing gigs and new releases. and interviewing stars sounds great. And it can be. But if you want to approach music journalism as a career, and develop your skills as a specialist, there’s a lot you need to do, and to know, if you are to make it. I mean, you wouldn’t think you could http://writeeditblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/how-to-become-music-journalist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Bull)0London, UK51.5081289 -0.12800551.350006900000004 -0.443862 51.6662509 0.187852tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227096938545481335.post-288161148267200178Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:40:00 +00002012-04-05T02:40:07.611-07:00 The next 12 MMJ masterclasses are in-depth looks at some of the most popular journalistic specialisms.  Here's a preview of a general introduction to the subject of switching from general reporting to a defined beat. For most newly-qualified journalists, general reporting is their starting point – unless they choose the subbing and production route If you want to remain a reporter long-term http://writeeditblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/introducing-mmj-journalism-careers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Bull)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227096938545481335.post-2400815870448163178Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:06:00 +00002012-03-16T03:09:12.312-07:00wordpress.comWordpressmultimedia journalismwordpress.orgmmjandy bulljournalism tuitionI'd like to introduce you to the second in a three-level programme of tuition on using Wordpress as a publishing platform for journalism, to which you have free access until 26-03-2012. The three levels correspond to the levels common across the whole Multimedia Journalism: A Practical Guide learning programme We covered level one, Getting Started with Wordpress, here. The focus there was on http://writeeditblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/building-proficiency-with-wordpressorg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Bull)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227096938545481335.post-6694679669998985253Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:20:00 +00002012-03-02T03:22:15.795-08:00Port Talbot MagNetmultimedia journalism a practical guidemultimedia journalismMake My Newspapermmjandy bullThe West Londoner At MMJ we’re confident that print has a future. But, sadly, more and more towns and villages are being denied a print newspaper, as local papers run by the big publishers put up the shutters. Certainly there are many excellent hyperlocals stepping into their shoes, but they can rarely stretch to a physical product; relying on websites, blogs, and social media to distribute their news. Sohttp://writeeditblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/port-talbot-magnet-and-west-londoner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Bull)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227096938545481335.post-3316730928881895066Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:20:00 +00002012-02-17T07:20:03.002-08:00Wordpressmultimedia journalism a practical guideeducators'resourcebank.MMJ.multimedia journalismandy bullandy bull multimediaFollow @andybull 44A Before we start – you need to know there are two versions of Wordpress - Wordpress.com and Wordpress.org There are important differences between the two, and you need to decide which is most appropriate for you. Wordpress.com is the simple version that you can get to work on without any preliminaries. Wordpress.org is more sophisticated, and involves downloading and http://writeeditblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/getting-started-in-wordpress-previewing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Bull)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227096938545481335.post-3584033672598535521Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:11:00 +00002012-02-17T02:11:37.552-08:00makemynewspapermultimedia journalism a practical guidemultimedia journalismmmjandy bullnewspaperprintandy bull multimedia Makemynewspaper.co.uk and Multimedia-Journalism.co.uk are offering two lucky winners a free, 150-copy print run for their 16-page tabloid newspaper The competition is open only to UK-based journalism course tutors or students, hyperlocals or start-ups, and is offered by makemynewspaper.co.uk NOT .com, which operates in the USA. The idea is that if you are itching to publish your own tabloid http://writeeditblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/win-print-run-for-your-journalism.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Bull)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227096938545481335.post-7802898440626615023Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:33:00 +00002012-02-10T13:33:00.841-08:00makemynewspapermultimedia journalismMake My Newspapermasterclassmmjandy bullprint Later in this module we'll demonstrate software that lets you create your own newspaper And we'll offer prizes of two free, 150-copy print runs of your own  tabloid newspaper But first...what is the future for print? It’s not hard to spot the decline in print as a medium for distributing news And commentators proclaiming the death of print are legion. Follow @andybull So there’s http://writeeditblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-to-make-your-own-newspaper-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Bull)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227096938545481335.post-6135268608845514045Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:37:00 +00002012-02-03T15:37:00.181-08:00FotoflexerPicnikPhotoshop ExpressFree online Photo editormultimedia journalismPixenatemasterclassmmjandy bullGoogle Creative KitPixlr ExpressFollow @andybull 41A With so much research done online, you need a way to organise the things you clip As you research a story you’ll probably find things on websites, blogs, in PDFs, on Twitter, Facebook and other social platform There may be YouTube videos, images, and audio. And you’d like to group those elements, which will make up the background and reference points to what you http://writeeditblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/previewing-masterclass-41-at-multimedia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Bull)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227096938545481335.post-5478806394014342771Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:45:00 +00002012-01-27T02:49:18.198-08:00WordpressPicnikmakemynewspaperZoteroMake My NewspaperCuttings MeBrand JournalismEvernoteGoogle Creative KitFlashEvernote Web Clipper Masterclass 41: Top 3 essential web-clipping apps for journalists We take a look at three incredibly useful clipping apps - each of which is the best in its field for one key function. There's Evernote, a great research-gathering tool for news reporters; Zotero, perfect for more academic research and article composition; and Cuttings Me, an elegant way to put your best material together in a http://writeeditblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/up-coming-tuition-at-mmj-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Bull)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227096938545481335.post-716770613928000922Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:28:00 +00002012-01-06T03:28:58.635-08:00 A Happy New Year to all users of Multimedia Journalism: A Practical Guide We're sorting out content up to Easter, so here's a run-down of planned topics. As ever, feel free to get in touch if there are things you'd like included in any of them, or other areas you'd like to see covered.  A number of things in the list below were suggested by MMJ registered users, so thanks to them for takinghttp://writeeditblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/this-terms-masterclasses-from-mmj.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Bull)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227096938545481335.post-2615862324776128378Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:49:00 +00002011-12-08T08:17:29.061-08:00Here's something that worries me. I try to help journalism students to acquire the skills they need to get jobs. That's what the Multimedia Journalism project is all about. But what worries me is that the number of jobs in what you might call traditional journalism is shrinking fast. Pretty much every day there are reports of cutbacks and lay-offs by the traditional employers of journalists: http://writeeditblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/introducing-brand-journalism-practical.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Bull)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227096938545481335.post-5202949524107592307Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:07:00 +00002011-11-25T10:08:13.094-08:00Follow @andybull 40D Instagram is a great iPhone social platform for photojournalists It's like a visual version of Twitter Like Twitter it does one thing really well. It lets you enhance and publish your stills to a community. You follow people, hopefully they follow you, and you – and they – can comment on each others photos, and click to like them. We looked at Instagram as one of the http://writeeditblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/instagram-its-twitter-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Bull)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227096938545481335.post-12523769039243763Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:29:00 +00002011-11-11T04:41:41.714-08:00Follow @andybull 39E This post is a preview of Masterclass 39: Building proficiency with Google+ You can find the full masterclass here The Google+ page feature is fresh out of the box It’s only been possible for a few days to create a professional presence on Google+ Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg immediately charactarised it as a Facebook-inspired mini-me. There’s some truth in what he sayshttp://writeeditblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-to-build-google-page-for-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Bull)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227096938545481335.post-3926824466520595715Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:51:00 +00002011-11-04T12:58:53.403-07:00 The jury’s still out on Google+ Will it become the essential third social platform for journalism, alongside Twitter and Facebook? Or will it fade, as previous, much-trumpeted Google features such as Buzz and Wave have done? My hunch is it’s going to end up lagging third in the rank of usefulness to journalists for at least a year. But I could be wrong.  It may tank.  When I http://writeeditblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/is-google-deader-than-digital-dodo-or.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Bull)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227096938545481335.post-7551039625197824834Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:58:00 +00002011-10-28T03:01:56.151-07:00timeline profilesharesubscribefacebookandy bullFollow @andybull 38A Building proficiency with Facebook: MMJ Masterclass 38 (mp3) Ever been driving down a new road and suddenly found you’ve caught up with the construction team? That’s the sensation I’ve been getting using Facebook in the past couple of weeks The Facebook construction team is laying down the social media equivalent of hot tarmac as fast as they http://writeeditblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/using-new-facebook-features-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Bull)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227096938545481335.post-1419045778133152952Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:30:00 +00002011-10-19T05:30:54.458-07:00Follow @andybull 37-9 We're going to be running a series of MMJ masterclasses for journalists on building proficiency in social media over the next few weeks They follow on from our masterclasses on Getting Started in Social Media Here's a quick preview of our programme of learning: These linked masterclasses form the second of three co-ordinated learning programmes and are parthttp://writeeditblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-to-take-your-use-of-social-media-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Bull)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227096938545481335.post-3296563986157520223Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:49:00 +00002011-10-12T09:49:08.671-07:00 When you register for Multimedia Journalism: A Practical Guide you get three things: Full access to the website that complements the print / ebook textbook. Unrestricted access to fortnightly masterclasses on the latest developments in social, mobile and multimedia journalism Membership of the MMJ community – a supportive group of journalism students, journalists, http://writeeditblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/why-you-should-register-with-mmj.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Bull)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227096938545481335.post-2729591204957509932Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:32:00 +00002011-10-08T06:02:50.494-07:00 new TWTR.Widget({ version: 2, type: 'list', rpp: 5, interval: 30000, title: 'Multimedia Journalism recommends...', subject: 'Essential follows', width: 'auto', height: 300, theme: { shell: { background: '#ffd311', color: '#ffffff' }, tweets: { background: '#ffffff', color: '#444444', links: '#ffd311' } }, features: { http://writeeditblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/twister-widget-embed-example.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Bull)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227096938545481335.post-6384442006399076173Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:19:00 +00002011-09-30T10:19:00.063-07:00iMapFlickrFoursquareVuvoxDipityandy bullIntersectGowallaMeporter It’s now very easy for us to bring really engaging visual storytelling techniques to our reporting A number of great apps and tools let us use the full range of media MMJ Masterclass 36: Seven essential visual storytelling tools (mp3) They let us geotag what we are creating – which means we can put it on a map And some of them let us broadcast these great visual stories http://writeeditblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/seven-essential-tools-for-visual.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Bull)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227096938545481335.post-5381661799461486863Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:07:00 +00002011-09-08T08:07:18.074-07:00RSSmmjandy bullGetting started with RSS   This masterclass is again set at the Getting Started level of MMJ's three-level learning programme. Below is what the intro screen for students will say. There's a link at the bottom into the tuition. A journalist is only as good as their sources And building those sources is a vital part of becoming an effective and professional journalist Some sources are individual, face to http://writeeditblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/previewing-masterclass-35-getting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Bull)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227096938545481335.post-679667873955272971Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:43:00 +00002011-09-02T02:43:59.037-07:00 Aims of this masterclass This is the first of three co-ordinated learning programmes designed to form a comprehensive guide to the use of social media for journalism. It fits into the first level of tution at MMJ, the one called Getting Started. As such it sits alongside the other subjects that you'll find at the Getting Started level in the textbook and on this companion website. It is http://writeeditblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/getting-started-in-social-media.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Bull)0