Producing for Web 2.0: A student guide (Media Skills) [Paperback]

Jason Whittaker (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0415272521 | ISBN-13: 978-0415272520 | Publication Date: August 4, 2002 | Edition: 2

Web Production for Writers and Journalists is a clear and practical guide to planning, setting up and managing a website. Supported by a regularly updated and comprehensive website at www.producing.routledge.com, the book includes:
*illustrated examples of good page design and site content
*online support tutorials and information at www.producing.routledge.com
*advice on content, maintenance, and how to use sites effectively
*an extensive list of resources and Internet terminology.
Now written specifically for journalists and writers, the second edition includes:
*a comprehensive section on how ethics and regulation affect web producers
*tutorials for the main applications used by web producers today
*information on incorporating Flash and video into a website
*guides to good practice for students of journalism, broadcasting and media studies.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...the Routledge Media Skills series.... offering solid how-to-do-it advice for those embarking on a career in journalism or television...and together they are beginning to form a comprehensive textbook published in installments.
–Bruce Hamlin, City University, London, in Journalism

...the growing and important Media Skills stable from Routledge.
–John Herbert, Staffordshire University, in Journalism Studies

About the Author

Jason Whittaker is Lecturer in Journalism, Media and English at Falmouth College of Arts, where he specializes in web design and on-line journalism. He is author of Internet: The Basics, published by Routledge (2002). He is former editor of PC Advisor.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 2 edition (August 4, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415272521
• ISBN-13: 978-0415272520
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,251,662 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jason Whittaker is Professor of Blake Studies at University College Falmouth, Cornwall, and acting Head of the Department of Writing. He was previously editor of the computer magazine PC Advisor, was a technical journalist for fifteen years and has written extensively about online media as well as Blake.