I am finding more and more people tell me there is no future for journalism. My philosophy is that although newspapers may be on the downfall, the need for good, news reporting journalists, isn't. As I continue my journey of learning all there is about journalism and technology, I will post here.

2.05.2010

Some vocab terms

Here is a list of vocab terms that every journalism student should know. I had no idea what some of them were, so I am also helping my clueless self by typing these definitions:

RSS: (really simple syndication) web feed that is constantly updated in one standardized format. It benefits blog readers, people who get their news online, as well as audio and video online because the media is updated instantly

SMS: (short message service) in other words, this is text messaging. People can now get news updates sent to their phone via text message

e-paper: also called "electronic paper." This is a display of technology that mimics paper. The paper reflects light and displays images indefinitely

Widgets: displays an information arrangement changeable by the viewer such as a window or text box. This allows viewers to directly interact with the website

vlogs: video blogging. what I am writing now but in video form

Twitter: free micro blogging service that allows users to update "tweets," 140 word phrases. Most newspapers have a twitter account to update readers in short, consistent statuses

HTML: the language used to layout web pages. I know, there is a language to write web pages? yes, it is very very complicated

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