Month: December 2007

Trying to ‘survive and thrive’ in journalism

A crash course EVERYONE in journalism needs…

Last night I started reading a little, 128-page book that was sent to me in the mail early in the fall semester. “Journalism 2.0: How to Survive and Thrive” by Mark Briggs (assistant managing editor for interactive news at The News Tribune in Tacoma, Wa.) covers a range of topics that are pertinent to the modern reporter.

Some of the material has just been a review, but I have also gleaned many interesting facts and bits of advice that have spurred a number of ideas for The Miami Hurricane.

Here’s a list of topics I’ve leafed through thus far: RSS feeds, Web 2.0, tools and toys, new reporting methods, how to blog, how to report news for the Web and digital audio and podcasting.

Online only: GOP forum coverage

News outlets descended upon the BankUnited Center at the University of Miami Sunday night to cover the Univision GOP forum. The Miami Hurricane was in the thick of it as well, with reporters watching the event from the media room and later roaming around with video cameras.

Read News Editor Karyn Meshbane liveblog the event from the press area.

Read the news story, watch the slideshow and related video here.

A taste of video

Since I’ve been talking about Web site-related topics today, I figured I might as well throw video into the mix.

Here is a video shot primarily by me, with a couple clips from Matt Bunch. Matt also did the editing and voiceover work. The package documents the full-day’s experience for the final Miami Hurricanes home game at the Orange Bowl on Nov. 10. Enjoy!

Check out more videos from The Miami Hurricane on YouTube.