Wednesday, June 24, 2009

June 5 Conference: Keep the conversation going

Students in the Online Journalism Seminar (Ohio University JSchool) this past quarter spent ten weeks examining a wide variety of issues at the center of our rapidly changing field. Their efforts culminated in a June 5 conference, at which they presented their main findings. The video clip below provides a brief overview of the conference.



If you weren't able to attend, in the right-hand column of this blog you can find links to the podcasts from each panel discussion, as well as online presentations by each student and the research paper they wrote. Feel free to comment on the blog posts. Keep the conversation going.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Monday, June 8, 2009

FINAL! My Video...

What It Means To Be A Blogger






Credits and For More Information, Visit:


Beeson, P. (2005). The Ethical Dilemma of Blogging In The Media. Quill, 93(3), 18-19.

Blood, R. (2002). "Weblog Ethics. Weblog Handbook: Practical Advice on Creating and Maintaining Your Blog, Retrieved March 19, 2009, from http://www.rebeccablood.net/handbook/excerpts/weblog_ethics.html

Catone, J. (2007, August 3). Blogging Ethics: When and What Should Bloggers Disclose?. Retrieved June 5, 2009, from Read Write Web Web site: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/blogging_ethics_disclosure.php

Dube, J. (2003). A Blogger's Code of Ethics. CyberJournalist.net, Retrieved June 1, 2009, from http://www.cyberjournalist.net/news/000215.php

Facchetti, A. (2008, November 3). Blog Protection 101: The Communication Decency Act and Your Blog. Retrieved June 5, 2009, from Blog for Profit Web site: http://www.blogforprofit.com/ask-the-readers/blog-protection-101-the communication-decency-act-and-your-blog/

Foust, J. C. (2009). Online Journalism: Principles and Practices of News for the Web. Scottsdale, Arizona: Holocomb Hathaway, Publishers.

Hansen, E. (2005, February 8). Google Blogger Has Left The Building. CNET News, Retrieved June 3, 2009, from http://news.cnet.com/Google-blogger-has-left-the building/2100-1038_3-5567863.html

Holtz, S., Ted Demopoulos (2006). Blogging for Bussiness: Everything You Need To Know And Why You Should Care. Chicago, IL: Kaplan Publishing.

Katz, J. (2007, September 28). Obscenity: Miller test v. Canadian list.. Retrieved June 4, 2009, from John Katz, PC: Criminal Defense Lawyer Website:
http://katzjustice.com/underdog/archives/774-Obscenity-Miller-test-v.-Canadian-list..html

Kuhn, M. (2007). Interactivity and Prioritizing the Human: A Code of Blogging Ethics. Philadelphia, PA: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Krivicich, Kelly. Personal Interview. June 3, 2009.

Schenk, Michael. Personal interview. June 6, 2009.

Smith, Allison. Personal Interview. June 4, 2009.

Sullivan, A. (November 2008). Why I Blog. The Atlantic, Retrieved March 17, 2009, from http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200811/andrew-sullivan-why-i-blog

Yusuf, H. (2008, July 20). Lawsuits Against Bloggers Seen Rising. abcNEWS, Retrieved June 3, 2009, from http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=5406538&page=1

Webb, C. L. The Great Blogging Ethics Debate. (2003, April 9). The Washington Post.

(2008). Technorati. Retrieved January 24, 2009, from Technorati: State of the Blogosphere Web site: http://technorati.com/blogging/state-of-the-blogosphere/

(2009). Communications Decency Act (CDA). Retrieved June 3, 2009, from Center For Democracy and Technology Web site: http://www.cdt.org/speech/cda/

The balanced moderation of UGC on news Web sites



Here is the online extension of my presentation. 

Sports Journalism in The Eyes of New Media



In this video E.W Scripps School of Journalism, Director Tom Hodson gives his thought on new media and the state of sports journalis. Some snippets from my interview with Jerome Tillman are also in the video.

Carlyn Lynch: "Social Media"



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SLfcQr9dcc

Thursday, June 4, 2009

By the numbers...

Hey guys,

I thought I would take a break from prepping for my presentation and post some interesting numbers I've found in my research...


-Of the $600 million Obama raised, $500 million was
from online donors; the average online donation was $80.
-On Obama's site, 2 million people created profiles. (See MyBarackObama.com) In addition, there were 200,000 offline events planned, around 400,000 blog posts written, and more than
35,000 volunteer groups created.
-5 million people used other social networking sites to keep track of the campaign.
-the Obama campaign had profiles on more than 15 social networking sites.


I also found some comparisons between Obama and McCain:


"Facebook
Obama: 2,379,102 supporters

McCain: 620,359 supporters

Obama has 380% more supporters than McCain


MySpace
Obama: Friends: 833,161
McCain: Friends: 217,811

Obama has 380% more supporters than McCain


YouTube


Obama: 1792 videos uploaded since Nov 2006, Subscribers: 114,559 (uploads about 4 a day), Channel Views: 18,413,110

McCain: 329 videos uploaded since Feb 2007 (uploads about 2 a day), Subscribers: 28,419, Channel Views: 2,032,993

Obama has 403% more subscribers than McCain
Obama has 905% more viewers than McCain"




Hope this was a nice study break for everyone. Good luck tomorrow!

-Caitlyn

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Presentation jitters and video difficulties

Status report: Almost complete

The fact that I am already in possession of my cap and gown was immediately a catalyst to get some serious work done; however, it also made me want to go fetal. An acquaintance asked me today what I'm doing after graduation. I told him about my internship in D.C. and how at least I have an apartment all set up.
He asked, "When are you heading out?"
"Oh, the day after graduation."
"You mean in two weeks."

Yes, apparently I did mean in two weeks. The video is going to be a bit of a thorn in my side and hopefully the conference goes well. Both are great experiences though.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

The Digital Divide:Local Solutions to a Global Problem

Don Jason
dj320306@ohio.edu

This video has interviews with Bill Reader, Professor in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Susan Urano, Director of the Athens Foundation and James Hill, the Assistant Director of the Nellsonville Library. They define the digital divide in Southeastern Ohio and some give solutions that their organization is implementing.


Monday, June 1, 2009

The Final Few Days

I am finally done with my paper and video. I am going to upload it tomorrow to YouTube(which is very scary). I spent a good part of today preparing for my presentation, and I can’t wait until Friday. I’m nervous because I have trouble talking in front of large crowds and keeping what I plan to say in my head. Hopefully, with enough practice, all will go well.

My concern at this point is that I will present, and I will have missed a major point in my research. There seems to be new developments about my topic daily. I would hate to present the main points of my paper and learn from the audience that I did not cover a recent development. I hope that no one asks me how many followers I have, as I am not exactly popular on the Web site yet (I only have 6 or 7 followers).

Despite all my research, I still can’t say that I am a fan. Still, I do respect it more. Twitter is something that can be used is so many ways by so many different people. If this project was continuing into next quarter, I would have looked at the safety concerns revolving around the site. There is a television series set in the works, which would focus on people who follow celebrities. Ashton Kutcher, who is huge on the Twitter site, is against this because it could lead to stalking. Another interesting direction that this project could have gone in is how law enforcement is using Twitter to find criminals. How seriously should people be taking tweets? And does this infringe on a person’s right to speak freely? Those are just some things that I would go in to more if this project were continuing next quarter.