Digital Journalism, Multimedia Journalism, Online Journalism: A journalism instructor's observation and thoughts http://www.mulinblog.com With free onling digital skills courses and the first & only database of digital journalism degree programs in U.S. Follow me on Twitter @mututemple Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:37:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 How to maintain an interactive data chart with infogr.am http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/06/05/how-to-maintain-an-interactive-data-chart-with-infogr-am/ http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/06/05/how-to-maintain-an-interactive-data-chart-with-infogr-am/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:18:04 +0000 mulinblog http://www.mulinblog.com/?p=9000 If you need to create an interactive data chart for your site and periodically update the chart, a simple solution is to create the chart with infogr.am and embed it on your site; when it’s time for updates, go edit … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/06/05/how-to-maintain-an-interactive-data-chart-with-infogr-am/feed/ 0 “Digital journalism” should be the name of choice for new journalism programs and courses http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/05/27/digital-journalism-should-be-the-name-of-choice-for-new-journalism-programs-and-courses/ http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/05/27/digital-journalism-should-be-the-name-of-choice-for-new-journalism-programs-and-courses/#comments Mon, 27 May 2013 20:20:29 +0000 mulinblog http://www.mulinblog.com/?p=8863 Journalism schools are creating new programs and courses that incorporate digital skills; such programs/courses come with a large variety of names. “Digital journalism” is the best name based on a three-part evaluation: popular, self-explanatory and precise. As I wrote in … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/05/27/digital-journalism-should-be-the-name-of-choice-for-new-journalism-programs-and-courses/feed/ 1 A 3-step content marketing strategy for nonprofits, in partnership with J-schools http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/05/17/non-profits-and-j-schools-can-partner-to-practice-content-marketing/ http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/05/17/non-profits-and-j-schools-can-partner-to-practice-content-marketing/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:12:13 +0000 mulinblog http://www.mulinblog.com/?p=8744 In a win-win arrangement, a nonprofit organization can work with a journalism program to develop a content strategy, and have j-students help execute the strategy in the form of internships. A content strategy may consist of three ingredients: topic research, … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/05/17/non-profits-and-j-schools-can-partner-to-practice-content-marketing/feed/ 0 A massive online master’s degree in digital journalism? http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/05/15/a-massive-online-masters-degree-in-digital-journalism/ http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/05/15/a-massive-online-masters-degree-in-digital-journalism/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 14:32:19 +0000 mulinblog http://www.mulinblog.com/?p=8715 The Georgia Institute of Technology announced yesterday a plan to offer a $7,000 online master’s degree in computer science to 10,000 new students over the next three years. Being the first online degree that can be earned completely through the … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/05/15/a-massive-online-masters-degree-in-digital-journalism/feed/ 0 Colleges and universities may use “brand journalism” for marketing and j-schools can help http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/05/12/colleges-and-universities-may-use-brand-journalism-for-marketing-and-j-schools-can-help/ http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/05/12/colleges-and-universities-may-use-brand-journalism-for-marketing-and-j-schools-can-help/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 04:18:37 +0000 mulinblog http://www.mulinblog.com/?p=7169 Like any other product and service, higher education is a product that needs marketing and promotion. The explosive growth of digital and social media brings with it a new marketing opportunity that has not been fully explored by colleges and … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/05/12/colleges-and-universities-may-use-brand-journalism-for-marketing-and-j-schools-can-help/feed/ 1 New model of online teaching: A learning community for digital content training http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/05/09/new-model-of-online-teaching-a-learning-community-for-digital-content-training/ http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/05/09/new-model-of-online-teaching-a-learning-community-for-digital-content-training/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 03:59:35 +0000 mulinblog http://www.mulinblog.com/?p=8459 As a summer project, I have started working on an “online learning community” for people seeking free training in digital storytelling skills. This project may prove to be a new way of online learning that is different from, or maybe … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/05/09/new-model-of-online-teaching-a-learning-community-for-digital-content-training/feed/ 1 New York Times’ video initiative calls for changes in broadcast journalism education http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/05/08/new-york-times-video-initiative-calls-for-changes-in-broadcast-journalism-education/ http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/05/08/new-york-times-video-initiative-calls-for-changes-in-broadcast-journalism-education/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 18:22:30 +0000 mulinblog http://www.mulinblog.com/?p=8368 To be hired as a video producer at New York Times, one needs to “have a little more of a specialized perspective of the content and make it excellent,” and that content is not just news section subjects such as … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/05/08/new-york-times-video-initiative-calls-for-changes-in-broadcast-journalism-education/feed/ 0 Online training in digital journalism: The dichotomy between academia and industry approaches http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/05/07/online-digital-journalism-training-the-dichotomy-between-academia-and-industry-approaches/ http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/05/07/online-digital-journalism-training-the-dichotomy-between-academia-and-industry-approaches/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 17:58:52 +0000 mulinblog http://www.mulinblog.com/?p=8348 For people seeking web-based training in digital storytelling skills, they will find that online journalism courses offered by colleges are long and may have “unwanted stuffs,” and online training offered by for-profit training organizations are short, focused and more up-to-date. … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/05/07/online-digital-journalism-training-the-dichotomy-between-academia-and-industry-approaches/feed/ 0 A journalism graduate’s reflection on digital skills and j-school education http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/05/06/a-journalism-graduates-reflections-on-digital-skills-and-j-school-education/ http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/05/06/a-journalism-graduates-reflections-on-digital-skills-and-j-school-education/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 15:40:36 +0000 mulinblog http://www.mulinblog.com/?p=8351 Let’s hear from people on the ground about skills and education needed for a journalism job today – Andrea Gillhoolley, a 2005 Penn State University graduate majoring in journalism, now a reporter for Lebanon Daily News in Lebanon, Pa., shares … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/05/06/a-journalism-graduates-reflections-on-digital-skills-and-j-school-education/feed/ 0 Journalism schools are best poised to be leaders in web-based content training http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/05/04/journalism-schools-are-best-poised-to-be-leaders-in-web-based-content-training/ http://www.mulinblog.com/2013/05/04/journalism-schools-are-best-poised-to-be-leaders-in-web-based-content-training/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 16:32:19 +0000 mulinblog http://www.mulinblog.com/?p=8253 There will be growing demands for content trainings from institutions that want to engage target audiences, and journalism schools should seize this opportunity; that’s my argument in a previous post. To continue on that topic – j-schools are poised to … Continue reading →

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