Managing News as a Conversation

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Have you ever read an online news article that includes giving viewers the chance to comment on that article? Have you ever engaged in conversation in the comments section? Well if so, you are engaging in news as conversation. In Briggs’ Chapter 10 of journalism NEXT, managing news as a conversation is discussed. In today’s times, many news outlets have panels to talk about news stories. Rather than giving actual facts, many opinions are given. If you want to be a journalist of today, you need to learn how to engage in a collaborate audience.

One popular way to engage in a collaborate audience is to converse with viewers on social media. For example, many new outlets allow viewers to share photos as well as make comments on their stories. Some of the comments shared are negative, but viewers want to be able to share their whether good or bad. Managing news as a conversation is important to journalists of today because the changes of technologies change your audience. Therefore your audience will want different ways to have their news delivered to them. Such ways including being able to voice their opinion on Facebook or Twitter.

Check out more ways to manage news as a conversation as well as how to purchase Briggs’ book.

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College advice: Don’t ever take 6 classes!!

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So it’s my last year in college. Last semester, I planned to take 6 classes for my last year in college. Two are online and four and at GSU. The first few weeks of the semester we great, but these last few weeks have been hell! I mean I literally have 3 exams due in the same week. That doesn’t include the fact that I work around 30 hours a week. My advice to anyone who decides to take 6 classes, be prepared to not have time for your friends, family, or even yourself!!!

Election season, is it smart to vote?

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This season of elections have almost come to an end this year.I have not yet voted, but is it actually smart to vote? Now I do understand that my ancestors have fought long and hard for the right to vote but for some reason, I just don’t feel up to it. Deep down, I just feel that my vote will not count and that I am wasting my time. You may disagree with me, but your vote doesn’t count! Feel the opposite way? Then sound off!

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GSU’s school spirit?

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Ok everyone, I am a senior at GSU graduating May 2015. With this being my second year at GSU, I have noticed something, There is no school spirit! I understand that this is a commuter school but I honestly don’t know anyone who goes to the football games. I may only go to the homecoming game because this is my last year. Is it just me or is there any sense of school spirit left at GSU?

“Blogging Between the Lines”

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After reading Dana Hull’s “Blogging Between the Lines” (2006), I must ask myself, why did I wait so late to create my blog? This article gave me some insight on how to create blogs of my own interest. With newspapers dying, it is essential that a future journalist such as myself market myself by simply posting things on my own interest. This was a very informative article and I learned how to keep traffic on my blog and how to keep people coming back to it.

Can’t wait to get started!

-Brandon

Hull, D. (2006). Blogging between the lines. American Journalism Review, 28(6), 62-67

Is it still ok to “spank” your kids?

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Growing up as a black kid in New Orleans, I tried my hardest to not get a “whippn”. It was however, nearly impossible for me to not do so. Every time I did something outrageous, the slaps just keep on coming. I must say that I am now glad that my mother gave me those whippings because I learned from it, My question is though in 2014, should people still whip their children?