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Pefining Convergence<br/>Vincent F. Filak, Associate Professor,<br/>University of Wisconsin Oshkosh<br/>Introduction<br/>Convergence Defined<br/>Convergence in Education<br/>Why Convergence Matters<br/>Ever-increasing media usage<br/>Audience demands<br/>Time is of the essence<br/>Self-interest<br/>How to "Do" Convergence<br/>The consumer comes first<br/>Right tool, right job<br/>Tell stories<br/>Final Thoughts<br/>^riting Across Platforms<br/>Glenn Hubbard, Assistant Professor,<br/>East Carolina University<br/>Introduction<br/>What Are You Trying To Say? Well, Write That<br/>Write for Someone Other Than Yourself<br/>But There Are Some Differences . . . Sort Of<br/>Writing Guidelines<br/>Final Four<br/>Finding Stories<br/>Sentences, words and phrasing<br/>Verb tense<br/>Style<br/>Stylebooks<br/>Attribution<br/>Punctuation<br/>Numbers<br/>Quotes/soundbites<br/>Story form and length<br/>Vincent F. Filak, Associate Professor,<br/>University of Wisconsin Oshkosh<br/>Introduction<br/>The Audience Principle<br/>Beat Reporting<br/>Follow the beat<br/>Talk to other people<br/>Look at the competition and outdo<br/>them<br/>Localize the news<br/>People on people<br/>Beyond the Beats<br/>Final Four<br/>Read everything<br/>Sourcing yourself<br/>Stop tuning out<br/>View things with wonder<br/>Be nosy<br/>('porting Beyond the Basics<br/>Scott Reinardy, Associate Professor,<br/>University of Kansas<br/>Introduction<br/>Reporting vs. Writing<br/>Information Hunters and Gatherers<br/>The Internet<br/>Organizations<br/>€<br/>Social media<br/>"Real People" vs. "Public Officials"<br/>The Value of Information<br/>Online Reporting<br/>Access to Information<br/>Breaking news scenes<br/>Other access issues<br/>Final Four<br/>Structure and Storytelling<br/>I<br/>Vincent F. Filak, Associate Professor,<br/>University of Wisconsin Oshkosh<br/>Introduction<br/>Basic Rules of Storytelling<br/>If you wouldn't read it, don't write it<br/>Right tool, right job<br/>Show, don't tell<br/>Structuring Your Stories<br/>Final Four<br/>Beginning: Make me care<br/>Middle: Make it matter<br/>End: Find closure<br/>Timothy R. Gleason, Professor,<br/>University of Wisconsin Oshkosh<br/>Introduction<br/>Cameras and How They Work<br/>Inside the Lens<br/>Apertures<br/>F-stop numbers<br/>Inside the Camera Body<br/>Shutter vibration and sound<br/>Choosing the Right Tool for the Job<br/>The cell/mobile phone camera<br/>Compact camera<br/>Mirrorless and DSLR systems<br/>The Photographer's Vision<br/>Design basics<br/>Faces<br/>Patterns<br/>Color and Grayscale<br/>Light as color<br/>Framing<br/>Old-school pop<br/>Playing by the Rule of Thirds<br/>Perspectives<br/>Putting the Image Together<br/>How to Construct a Picture Series<br/>Multimedia Photojournalism<br/>Final Four<br/>Information Graphics<br/>i I i f<br/>Jennifer George-Palilonis, Professor,<br/>Ball State University<br/>Introduction<br/>The Power of Words and Visuals<br/>The Role of the Graphics Reporter<br/>Graphics Typology<br/>Simple charts<br/>Maps<br/>Diagrams<br/>Interactivity and Graphics<br/>Instructives<br/>Narratives<br/>Simulatives<br/>Data visualization<br/>Working Across Platforms<br/>Collaborating with Graphics Reporters<br/>Final Four<br/>Aydio and Video Journalism<br/>Erika Engstrom, Professor and<br/>Introduction<br/>Gary Larson, Associate Professor-in-Residence,<br/>University of Nevada, Las Vegas<br/>Writing for the Ear<br/>show and Tell: How It Helps the Audience<br/>Word and Picture Overlap<br/>Audio<br/>Video<br/>The reader<br/>The wrap<iround<br/>The package<br/>Video News Story Formats<br/>The on-cam reader<br/>TheVO<br/>The VOSOT<br/>The package<br/>Video in a Converged Environment<br/>When Not to Use Video<br/>Video Quality<br/>Sound issues<br/>Lighting problems<br/>Visual interest<br/>Video on the Web<br/>Final Four<br/>Data-driven Journalism<br/>Bob Britten, Assistant Professor,<br/>West Virginia University<br/>Introduction<br/>Thinking with Data<br/>Types of data<br/>Data Journalism<br/>Getting Data<br/>Working with Roper Data<br/>Digital Data<br/>Searching<br/>Scraping<br/>How to write a simple scraper<br/>The legal implications of scraping<br/>FOIA requests<br/>Working with Data<br/>Normalization<br/>Formatting<br/>What the pros are doing<br/>How to Get Going<br/>Puffing skills fa the test<br/>How to Get Ahead<br/>Final Four<br/>It's not all about the fools<br/>Build your brand, establish your credentials<br/> Convergent Journalism<br/>Daxton R. "Chip" Stewart, Associate Professor<br/>and Associate Dean, Texas Christian University<br/>Introduction<br/>The First Amendment<br/>Defamation<br/>Defenses<br/>Publication<br/>Falsity<br/>Defamatory<br/>Statement of fact<br/>firm<br/>Awareness<br/>Anti-SLAPP protection<br/>Privacy<br/>Embarrassing private facts<br/>Trespassing<br/>Intrusion<br/>Confidential sources<br/>Copyright<br/>What does copyright not protect?<br/>Final Four<br/>Infringement<br/>Fair use<br/>Ethnic in the Digital Age<br/>' Tracy Ever Bach, Associate Professor,<br/>University of North Texas<br/>Introduction<br/>Ethical Codes<br/>Seeking the truth and reporting it<br/>Minimizing barn<br/>The right to privacy and the right to know<br/>Independence<br/>Accountability<br/>Voice to the Voiceless<br/>Final Four |