Principles of convergent journalism / Jeffrey S. Wilkinson, August E. Grant, Douglas J. Fisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents

Preface iv
Introduction to Convergent Journalism 1 (14)
Basic Skills and Roles in Convergent 15 (20)
Newsrooms
From Print to Internet: Repurposing Content 35 (18)
From Print to Internet: New Types of Content 53 (22)
From Broadcast to Internet: Repurposing 75 (16)
Content
From Broadcast to Internet: New Types of 91 (18)
Content
Basics of Broadcasting 109(18)
Basics of Print 127(18)
Internet News 145(20)
Adding (Multi) Media to the Web 165(22)
Converging with Other Emerging Media 187(16)
Your Future in Convergent Journalism 203(16)
Glossary 219(10)
Index 229

This skills-oriented text is a core book for courses in convergent journalism, an emerging course that looks at the way demands to produce content across media platforms impacts journalism practice. Sections include a brief primer on basic reporting and interviewing skills needed for all media, repurposing broadcast and print news for the Internet, basic principles of broadcast writing and reporting for print reporters, basic principles of print writing and reporting for broadcast reporters, and finally, incorporating convergent journalism techniques into other emerging media. The text is written to work as a supplementary text for programs with a single news writing and reporting course, as well as a foundational text for larger programs with a convergent journalism curriculum.