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Entries from March 8th, 2012

End of an era

March 8th, 2012 · No Comments · Uncategorized

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Briggs Chapter 10 & 11: Building Your Audience and Search Engine Optimization

March 8th, 2012 · No Comments · Briggs, Comm 361, Pat Carroll

The tenth and eleventh chapters of Journalism Next specifically mention the importance of creating a sense of community with your readers/audience along with increasing your readership through Search Engine Optimization. Here are some ways that journalists can grow their readership and interact with their audience: Comments Conversational writing Mailbag Allowing users to comment gives your […]

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Workshop #2: Photoshop Part I

March 8th, 2012 · No Comments · Comm 361, Pat Carroll

Before taking the Photoshop workshop, I was somewhat familiar with the software but then again everything I knew I had learned by tinkering around with the interface. However, after the session, I had a much better grasp of the photography program. In the two hour session, I learned a variety of helpful skills including: Cropping […]

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Workshop #1: Microsoft Word 2010 Part I

March 8th, 2012 · No Comments · Comm 361, Pat Carroll

When we think about Microsoft Word as a writing tool, we consider it a simple and boring platform that we have used ever since we were in elementary school. But when I took the expert workshop on Microsoft Word 2010, I learned that there are many intricacies about the software that I was unaware of […]

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Skillset #5: Google Maps

March 8th, 2012 · No Comments · Comm 361, Pat Carroll

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