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Entries from March 8th, 2012

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

View Where I’ve Been in a larger map

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Briggs Chapter 6: The Picture Effect

March 1st, 2012 · No Comments · Briggs, Comm 361, Pat Carroll

  We all know the saying that a picture is worth a hundred words, but how you take the picture and what is happening makes the picture memorable. Smartphones allow anyone to shoot, capture and publish photography with ease, which makes them an almost must-have tool in order to stay ahead of the curve in […]

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