Online Journalism: Principles and Practices of News for the Web [Paperback]

James C. Foust (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1890871885 | ISBN-13: 978-1890871888 | Publication Date: June 18, 2008 | Edition: Second

The second edition of Online Journalism helps you apply your developing journalistic skills to the Internet. It reviews the basic principles (such as objectivity, fairness and accuracy) while showing you how to put these principles into practice online. Key features of the book include practical activities at the end of each chapter, screenshots illustrating key concepts, a Glossary and a companion Web site. The book's major themes and topics include: actual practices of online journalism, such as designing Web pages, writing and editing stories online and using links; hands-on guidance in text formatting with CSS; coverage of user-generated content, including citizen or participatory journalism and expanded information on blogging; discussion of the role of podcasts, syndication and RSS feeds, and social networking sites in journalism; a chapter on gathering and editing images, audio and video for use online; exploration of opportunities and challenges, including legal and ethical issues. The book's accompanying Web site is designed to enhance your learning experience. It provides useful links to additional original content and reference sources, examples, online tutorials and much more. The site will allow you to explore topics in greater detail, using links that are interesting and, in many cases, fun. The book's marginal QuickLinks identify linked resources. Online Journalism and its companion Web site will introduce you to the Internet's capability to take journalism in new, exciting directions directions that are more inclusive and more participatory. The book's combination of basic technological information, practical application and examples make it a perfect reference guide as you help this medium reach its full potential.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Holcomb Hathaway Publishers; Second edition (June 18, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1890871885
• ISBN-13: 978-1890871888
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #650,269 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars better than the 1st edition, February 12, 2009

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Chris Houchens "Marketing Speaker" (Kentucky) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Online Journalism: Principles and Practices of News for the Web (Paperback)

I used the first edition in teaching an online journalism class -- and had to use supplementary material. I have switched to this second edition this semester and find it a much better book (not that the 1st one was bad). It has more about multimedia, rss, social media, etc

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good book, December 12, 2007

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Yanuar Luqman (Semarang, Indonesia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Online Journalism: Principles And Practices Of News For The Web (Paperback)

This book good to learn journalism in digital era.
I'm proffesor of Journalism in Diponegoro University, Indonesia.
I use this book to teach my student to understand online journalism in based.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Bought it for a class..., February 14, 2010

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This review is from: Online Journalism: Principles and Practices of News for the Web (Paperback)

Didn't read too much of it, but it seemed okay. Inside, all the pages are black-and-white, which made the fancy graphics kind of worthless. The writing style was good, but the content was pretty basic. The class didn't use it that much either.