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Journalism Next: Intro We Are All Web Workers Now Cindy Royal, Ph.D Assistant Professor Texas State University School of Journalism and Mass Communication [email protected] www.cindyroyal.com www.onthatnote.com tech.cindyroyal.net twitter.com/cindyroyal facebook.com/cindyroyal Why study journalism? • Changing field; technology has caused massive disruption • We are all consumers of journalism • Central to democracy and First Amendment • Journalism Next lays out tools and techniques for all fields Newspapers are dying? • The field of journalism has always experienced change • Shifting to more news organizations; smaller, rather than a few, large ones • New job titles, roles, responsibilities • Reinvention is key • Gingras – “The culture of innovation is not a luxury. It can’t be intermittent. It must be part of an organization’s DNA.” • Schmidt – news business doesn’t have enough engineers for innovation. A good time to go into journalism • Journalism has a bright future • This future is in your hands • Journalism will be better than it was before • Jobs that don’t exist yet • A chance to influence change We Are All Web Workers Now • The days of turning over digital duties to a team of super geeks are gone • Need an understanding of tech terms and processes • Requires a commitment to continuous learning; we are in a state of constant change • Innovation is key! Tech terms and concepts • • • • • • • Bits and Bytes Difference between Internet and Web Web server URL Domain name Browsers RSS/API’s – note: Google Reader is no longer • FTP Why Learn to Code • • • • • • • • • • It’s Fun Helps you think logically Improve tech skills Communicate with programmers Understand potential of applications Organize and present info Build apps and games Access info on the Web Add interactivity and other features to sites It’s Fun! Burt Herman’s Advice • Learn HTML/CSS • Learn how to read API documentation • Learn how to customize a Wordpress CMS installation • Embrace new tools • Start to see digital opportunities Assignment: Do you use Chrome or Firefox? If not, download them to your computer. Web Design Basics HTML <html> <head><title>My 1st Web Site</title></head> <body> <h1>Welcome to my site</h1> <p>This is my first Web site</p> </body> <html> Web Design Basics CSS – Cascading Stylesheets • Adds design to HTML structure • Separates design and structure h1 { color: #69887d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 36px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; }