Thus, blogs are intended to be an avenue of expression and
commitment to portraying a certain message or opinion that one wants to share
with the world. They can be in reflection form, suit in-depth analysis and also
include lists of impersonal links, as I have done frequently. Blogs are able to
be used in conjunction with images, audio, video or text. It can be in dot point, essay or report writing form. Factual story-telling is another strong form means and way of communication through blogging and text to an audience.
I find it very helpful and educational to be able to express what we have known and learnt and enjoyed throughout the week, and tutorials and lectures.
We met further students, heard from a guest Skye Doherty lecturer about her blogging experience which was met with much fun and hilarity, and enjoyed brief discussion and intuition on newspaper writing and reporting. We looked at some very interesti8ng examples in articles. I found all this information extremely interesting and enlightening as it opened my eyes to further way of communicating text in a journalistic way and how text is represented through journalism and the eyes of a journalist.
I was enthralled yet horrified at some of the images Bruce used in the lecture throught his powerpoint presentation, yet found it fascinating to hear and read as we caught on to the way text and language is used thorughout newspaper articles . The inverted pyramid was also introiduced and how to use the inverted pyramid when gathering and reporting informnation for a story. Plz see link for your own viewing of these pictures and very interesting presentation of text and writing, and communication in jour1111! We learnt key points about what text is.
https://blackboard.elearning.uq.edu.au/bbcswebdav/pid-2171650-dt-content-rid-225324_1/courses/JOUR1111S_6220STx/JOUR1111Week3_text.pdf
The inverted pyramid 5 w's and h was very helpful for story-reporting writing. The inverted pyramid helps to order importance of facts and information in constructive writing and expression. It's method of arranging information, interest and relevance for readers and for the purpose of captivating an audience, makes for attention grabbing reading, helping to take charge of a captive audience. I thought this was really cool but had not previously made good use of it as a tool for better writing and reporting.
It's use has become almost second nature however, now when writing, interviewing and getting a story and hope fully it will prove to be useful in other subjects and areas. The inverted pyramid is effective when ordering information from least important to most important for readers.
It was interesting also, to note facts and historical information about the inverted pyramid, in the Horst-Pottker (2003) article. Information about this was covered in lecture 2. I found historical information about the inverted pyramid interesting. For example, the fact that the first examples of the inverted pyramid only occurred in the 1870's and 1880's (cf. Schudson, 1978, pp. 61-87) was a very interesting point. As he states "Although some authors the murder of President Lincoln on 14 April 1865 as the decisive moment when the rise of the inverted pyramid began (cf. Emery and Emery, 1996, p. 143f.). It is more likely, and he argues instead, that the first examples of the pyramid only occurred in the 1870s and 1880s
“The inverted pyramid form
was not common until the 1880s and not standard
until the turn of the century” (Mindich,
1998, p. 68).
Further interesting points to note in the article and quotes which stood out, included this observation in Horst Pottker. (2003)
Very important
Least important
Information is arranged from least important to to most important for the reader. This diagram is helpful in orgnaising and delegating information from one end and from one portion of the pyramid to the other.
Horst Po¨ttker (2003): News and its communicative quality: the inverted
Horst Po¨ttker (2003): News and its communicative quality: the inverted
pyramid—when and why did it appear?, Journalism Studies, 4:4, 501-511
This link gives more information and clarity. It will link to the very article whcih is most comprehensive for providing information about the inverted pyramid.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1461670032000136596
To relate back to the topic of text, Skye Doherty was our guest lecturer. She was bright and humorous. The information she gave us was sharp and informative. I grasped with clarity the ways and means of use of text in Journalism and communication.
Text, expression and pictures have given us a strong, broad background in ways and means and types of communication. We have seen how media, new and old, text, pictures, photography and different modes of stroy-telling, inclduing the importance and relevance of content come together to create a broad sense of understanding of journalsim and communication in Jour 1111.
If we cannot grasp the broad spectrum and different modes and types of communication in journalism, then we have not fully understood the powerful channels of influence available to us throiugh the media today in all different ways-t.V, newspaper, radio, magazines, stretching to New Media, which incorporates everything online, and must include Web iterations.
Web 3.0, the Semantic Web, 2.0 Social Networking, including sites such as Facebook and Twitter which have great and overflowing pulling potential and influence for young and old alike. Then there is Web1.0, which includes sites such as Google and search engines.
As these different types and modes of media and communication are understood, we become more effective journalists and communicators, which is what Jour1111 is all about. If we can grasp the keys, means and methods to effective journalism and communication and enagage in them in our writing and journalism, our writing and reporting skills will be better.-
It is one of a sphere of influence- to, as was stated in one of the first lectures, become as close as possible to the heart of the people.-to report on what is true.
Carmel has noted many times, and greatly stressed the essence of importance she feels should be placed on acquirinbg and reporting the facts and only the facts for a story- reporting truthfully, making the necessary phone calls to ensure that you give your readers a factual account of the events, maintaining ethics and integrity, not compromising one's beliefs or ability for the sake of an audience, if this means crossing moral and/or ethical boundaries which have underpinned a standard previously or which have already been established. Compromise on an editorial or factual story or report is never ok if it requires you to go so far as to present false or mis-leading information.
Ethics underpins everything. Carmel stated that truth and honesty are both major keys to good reporting, as is having and maintaining strong ethics and an observant practice. I found this information to be particularly good and helpful, let alone true and totally able to be agreed with as the basis alone for excellent morals, good stories and outstanding research.
For the most, it gave us ideas and good advice and wisdom, about what to do and ways to maintain upholding good ethics when writing stories and pieces of journalistic communication. These are the requirements I deeply wish to satisfy, and goes to show that possessing strong and good moral character will go a long way toward success in a career in journalism and praise-worthy writing in general, let alone as a basis for a career. Honesty combined with talent are key.
I want to always uphold the best ethics in my practice and also in my life, to always be considered a worthy, trustworthy journalist, who respects and trusts the laws and codes of ethics. and how to construct It is thew right thing to do to make a phone call if you are unsure about some ethical matters for an
Text is …
Fast
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Flexible
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Complete control
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Portable
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Searchable• Dominates online
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"Did the inverted pyramid really succeed in
making its way into American newspapers between
1850 and 1870, possibly with a push
between 1861 and 1865 during the Civil War?
Even if this could be empirically proven, it
would not resolve the question why it did not
disappear after the electric telegraph had become
fully reliable if one sees in the unreliability
of that technology not only the primary
cause but also the reason for the subsequent
development of the pyramid form of newswriting.
If, however, use of the inverted pyramid in
newspaper reporting between 1850 and 1870
did not significantly increase, the technological
thesis would at least require serious re-evaluation
if it were not dismissed altogether."
Dominant headlines and their impact was also discussed. Also bloggers interaction with social media and there were also examples of web iterations, search engines, and some crazy stories about what can happen in the world of online media. Metadata, excerpts and Tags were all terms that I was not overly sure of or familiar with but found very interesting none-the-less, and embraced the knowledge and freedom brought about by new and extended vocabulary, especially IT terms useful to to jour1111! It was exciting to listen and broaden my knowledge through the lecture, while remaining interested, engaged and entertained at the same time, much to my delight!
i anticipate more readings and media use interest, diaries and articles as we continue to blog, read and write our way through the semester.
https://blackboard.elearning.uq.edu.au/bbcswebdav/pid-2171650-dt-content-rid-225324_1/courses/JOUR1111S_6220STx/JOUR1111Week3_text.pdf
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