Comments on: Journalism job, curriculum advice: Build online portfolio http://www.hanskmeyer.com/archives/336 A research blog that examines the role of the Internet in journalism and our lives Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:01:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Kevin Schlag http://www.hanskmeyer.com/archives/336/comment-page-1#comment-220 Kevin Schlag Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:16:31 +0000 http://www.hanskmeyer.com/?p=336#comment-220 I often get comments from people that I'm able to explain tech stuff to non-techies in a rare way. I'm convinced my background in journalism is the cause, and gives me a competitive advantage. I often get comments from people that I’m able to explain tech stuff to non-techies in a rare way. I’m convinced my background in journalism is the cause, and gives me a competitive advantage.

]]> By: Jeremy Littau http://www.hanskmeyer.com/archives/336/comment-page-1#comment-219 Jeremy Littau Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:32:05 +0000 http://www.hanskmeyer.com/?p=336#comment-219 Agreed across the board. One thing I'm becoming convinced of as I teach Multimedia Reporting is that we need to put them in classes that immerse them in the Web. They need to learn how to do some of this stuff, but more importantly there's a Web culture and architecture they have to figure out, and the only way to do that is to have them try it. I just went through Shirky's "Here Comes Everybody" again for an indie study I'm doing with a grad student. It's interesting to read this as a Webhead who understands a lot of his ideas, but I wonder how his stuff will be taken by someone who's never thought about any of this before. Not sure where I was going with that ... Agreed across the board. One thing I’m becoming convinced of as I teach Multimedia Reporting is that we need to put them in classes that immerse them in the Web. They need to learn how to do some of this stuff, but more importantly there’s a Web culture and architecture they have to figure out, and the only way to do that is to have them try it.

I just went through Shirky’s “Here Comes Everybody” again for an indie study I’m doing with a grad student. It’s interesting to read this as a Webhead who understands a lot of his ideas, but I wonder how his stuff will be taken by someone who’s never thought about any of this before.

Not sure where I was going with that …

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