Mobile and Social Media Journalism

And here is how we will wrap up the semester:

Tom Grasty (@TomGrasty), co-founder of the video-editing platform Stroome and winner of a Knight Newschallenge Grant, skyped into our class Tuesday to discuss an iPadJournos tool kit of the best photo, video and audio apps. Students gave feedback on the apps and online platforms they experimented with and Grasty gave further suggestions.

Here are some of the tasks you need to complete during our third week. For class on Tuesday, please complete the following: Prepare your story pitch for CBS 6. Scott Wise, director for interactive media, will come to class to listen to your ideas. Prepare a brief pitch that includes a summary of your idea, [...]

It was great meeting everyone last week. It seems like we are off to a great start! Here are some tasks you should complete, so we are all on the same page by the beginning of our second week.

Click on this link to view the introductory lecture on social media. To view the presentation on your iPad, make sure that you have downloaded the Prezi app. Then download the presentation with your app.

Welcome to the course website for MASC 491 – Mobile and Social Media Journalism in the spring semester 2013 at Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Mass Communication. This site includes the syllabus, the class schedule, assignment descriptions as well as the reading list and other curricular materials. We’ll all be working together in learning about, [...]

Do you want to learn mobile reporting techniques to break news via social media? Use an iPad, your mobile phone and hand-held HD cameras to break news for the website of CBS 6, Facebook and Twitter? Then this is your class. Learn below how to become an iPadJourno in the Spring 2013.