WARNING: The following post has nothing to do with fashion. It is an assignment for my reporting class this term. Bear with me peeps.
The great power and vast accessibility of the internet has changed the communications and journalism field drastically. Without it, idiots like me wouldn’t be able to spew our mental vomit all over the world.
Last Thursday night Matt Neznanski gave a presentation to a reporting class at Oregon State regarding the effect the internet has on global media.
Neznanski is the Director of Communications at Brass Media, a “socially driven media and technology company dedicated to helping young adults understand money.” Neznanski also worked as a reporter for the Corvallis Gazette-Times for about three years.
“Anyone can commit acts of journalism,” said Neznanski. “Wireless technology broke down a lot of territory.”
The widespread use of internet-enabled cell phones have made the average person capable of breaking news stories as they happen. Twitter and Storify are new media advances that Neznanski suggested for up and coming web journalists.
Neznanski discussed how reader input and comments on new media reporting makes writers more accountable for what they write. He also suggested that as reporters the students should look into reader comments and input for leads to other stories.
Included on Neznanski’s guidelines for good reporting:
§ Don’t plagiarize,
§ Always disclose the source of information,
§ Don’t accept gifts for coverage,
§ Go to the action, and
§ Tell the truth.
The take-away message from Neznanski’s presentation was that online journalism is not different than any other form of journalism.
Neznanski’s only warning: “Moderating blog comments is the most depressing job ever.”
This presentation got me thinking about my favorite fashion blog/website, whowhatwear.com. When my blog grows up it totally wants to be like whowhatwear.com. If you made it this far, thanks for reading!
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