Transcript StopPresses09

STI 3912
Stop the Presses:
Digital Journalism in the Classroom
Course Requirements
Attend class sessions
Complete class activities
Participate on class wikispace & blog
Present final project
Course Objectives
Check your facts
Write like a journalist
Present multimedia stories
Research and report online
What is the meaning
of
“Stop the Presses”?
Rare and Exclusive and Never Before Seen
Private Video... until now!
Today, when the printing Presses are Stopped
Many are NOT being Restarted...
Newspapers are cutting staff and shifting to
online-only editions.
... and with circulation down
nationwide,
many more newspapers are in danger
of closing.
Stopping the Presses for Good
Reported by
Jeff Greenfield
CBS Sunday Morning
Gabe Pressman
The Field Reporter is a dying breed.
Getting the Story Right
versus
Getting the Story Out
Maurice Jarre,
Composer
"One could say my life itself has been
one long soundtrack. Music was my life,
music brought me to life, and music is
how I will be remembered long after I
leave this life. When I die there will be a
final waltz playing in my head, that only I
can hear."
STI 3912
Stop the Presses:
Digital Journalism in the Classroom