sciences-po J-School frederic filloux december 2012 tips for journalism

your address book : begin now, update, add tags, keywords, categories, import your LinkedIn network, create sub- directories manage your notes : Saving stuff: EvernoteSaving stuff: Evernote your social presence : mandatory, multiplatform precise, transparent, incremental, connected to your address book use the cloud : you can store dozens of gigabytes for free, list of resources herelist of resources here Get Organized

Sourcing

source vs reference ?

SOURCE = personal, nurtured, hardwork, long term investment (sometimes), not shared w/ anyone  tied to the address book Sources require persistence and finess REFERENCE = open, freely accessible, 99% online, updated,  to be qualified through expertise and experience (including mistakes) You have no excuses to build for yourself a good reference system. Begin now!

Google Search: Using Google Google Search, By Time Search: Using Google News Google: File Types Google: Searching by Domain Search: Google Alerts Search: Custom Search Engine RSS: The Basics

LinkedIn LinkedIn: Finding Sources LinkedIn page for Journalists LinkedIn: Researching Stories Other tools Use Klout to measure influenceKlout or Sulia, a subject-based social networkSulia

using wikipedia Wikipedia is not a source per se It's mostly useless on controversial issues But It's a great tool for the basics And it's an entry point to other references (not sources)  [Examples]

Become fluent in social media Identify sources, by their authority, influence, etc.

About narrative writing (and great reporting), the Brian Burrough exampleBrian Burrough For the rest of your online production : Be concise, brief, short... Take in account the reading conditions Sequence your construction Add visual: still pix, video (be OK with it) Writing

Bullet points and lists are another effective way of breaking up a long story to facilitate reading and attract attention, as they make absorbing the information easier. They can be used in the body of a story or at the beginning to highlight the most important points in a report. CNN.com does this routinely.

Subheads every few paragraphs can help to direct the eyes to "entry points" where users can start reading. They should be concise and to the point – preferably three to seven words - giving readers a clear indication of what comes next. They also help to break blocks of text into manageable chunks.

LivebloggingLiveblogging: A collection of 12 tips covering issues such as selecting a platform, structuring a liveblog and feeding in content, based on pointers from experienced livebloggers.

Learn to report in the field and on the fly: for instance: live tweeting, using AudioBoo to get short clip interviews with the police, using Bambuser to live stream some video. AudioBoo Bambuser

Aim high : GREAT STORIES IN GREAT MAGAZINES GREAT STORIES IN GREAT MAGAZINES

Production Tools

Mobile Journalism Reporting Tools Guide Filming : 5 Tips for Using a FlipCam

The best apps, communities & tools for writers and journalists Richard Bach Richard Bach once said, “A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit.” From CNN anchors to TNW contributors, those bound by the written word can always benefit from a leg up in the digital age. Here, we give you some of the best apps, tools, and communities for writers and journalists. Whether you’re suffering from writer’s block or en route to becoming the next BBC reporter, we promise: there’s an app for that.

Learn to code: get a basic understanding of the principles of how programming works; it can really help you use computers and technology tools to cut out some of the mundane bits of production.

Experiment: So many projects you can try are cost-free and low risk. People think journalism is only now experiencing change, but it always has been, it's just faster and talked about more now. Just go and get started – don't look for an excuse not to do something but for a reason to try.

Call yourself a journalist: Not a student journalist, and then act like it – don't wait for permission to get started, just start writing, blogging, interviewing, taking photos and so on.