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Business of Journalism Assignment
Name three trends that have significantly changed economic models for news organizations in the digital age. (no more than 500 words total) While the economic changes for new organizations have been profound in the “digital era,” three trends that have greatly impacted the business of news are the eroding relationship between audience size and revenue;…
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Law Assignment
What are the elements of a defamation claim, whether it is libel (written) or slander (oral)? Defamation is defined as a false statement of fact (not opinion) about a specific person or entity – this could include a company, NGO or individual – published to someone, other that the subject of the statement, which can…
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Responses to Tips for Social Media
Name some effective ways for journalists to use social media? First, Twitter provides a constantly updating trove of interesting people and personalities. Whether connecting (following) people in media organizations you respect or aspire to work for, building a brand within the platform’s extensive journalist/writers communities, or ensuring exposure to a vast swath of material to…
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Audio: Learning my ABCs
On Sunday night, our second audio assignment in Columbia University’s J-School bootcamp, offered me the opportunity to profile one of the most musically rich events in NYC. 16 of the best beatboxers in the nation had descended upon Le Poisson Rouge in New York’s Greenwich Village to battle for the nation’s top prize at the…
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The Art of the Audio Profile
Consider this frosh week at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. We gather together in small groups, get to try out the new equipment, walk around the buildings which we’ll call home for the next 10 months, and maybe, just maybe, we’ll do an assignment or two. For Ojito’s RW1 course, we are on audio…
Adam McCauley 