The Digital Reporter's Notebook by Mark Blaine

The Digital Reporter's Notebook by Mark Blaine

Powerful storytelling engages the senses, and today, there are more accessible digital tools available for telling multimedia stories than ever before. The Digital Reporter’s Notebook teaches practical digital storytelling techniques that journalists can put into practice right away, using the technology they already have in their pockets. Mark Blaine demonstrates how to gather information and organize it into a successful multimedia story without losing sight of the essentials of good journalism. These forty brief chapters provide a versatile toolkit for multimedia journalists, including activities and exercises to build a strong foundation in digital storytelling. Readers will also want to try the interactive app, which includes videos and animations that bring the concepts and ideas in the book to life. Topics include: Lighting & Framing Collecting Sound Scene Setting & Relevant Detail Interview Techniques Story Structure File Management The Digital Reporter’s Notebook is ideal for online journalism courses and introductory reporting courses using a convergence approach.

"Mark Blaine's got the goodsThis concise and insightful book contains golden nuggets that will improve the storytelling game for any journalist—from students just learning how to get out into the field to the citizen blogger wanting to pick up professional skills; even seasoned journalists may find this a refresher course on better storytelling techniques." —Kurt Lancaster, Northern Arizona University, author of Video Journalism for the Web and DSLR Cinema

Mark Blaine teaches multimedia storytelling techniques in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon. He has been an investigative reporter, speaker, author, and editor for magazines and newspapers.

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ISBN 13	9780415898614
ISBN 10	0415898617
Title	The Digital Reporter's Notebook
Author	Mark Blaine
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2013-11-01
Number of pages	136
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.