Today’s timeline• In the news - 10 minutes
• Final project pitches - 20 minutes
• Setting up your online brand - 90 minutes
• Next week: VR Journalism
• Prepping for the final: What to bring
• Review Extra Credit - 10 minutes
http://offthefreeway.com/2015/templates/
• 800 words minimum
• Two-minute audio slideshow
• Two-minute Webby element
• Hand-coded on a template
Now is the time to brainstorm and ask about your story idea, audio slideshow
and webby element
Questions about your final project?
Last minute brainstorming
Setting up youronline brand
Domain, server, CMS and design
Associate Professor of Professional Practice Robert Hernandez
email: [email protected] 213.280.5187c | 323.761.9054
Office: 310H
own it
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-01/map-universe-internet-infographic
You are here...
Map of the Internet
• You control your narrative> Who you are, your passions, your goals
• No one can take away your email> Students’ university email is limited
• SEO: Get yourself found> If a tree falls... skip that, bypass the question
• All digital paths lead back to HQ> About, Flavors, LinkedIn, Twitter points to site
BRAND
• Show your work> But only the best
• Sandbox: Pay to play> Play in and out... and afterthe classroom
> Cost of a textbook for a long-term investment
• What you [typically] need> Domain name: The address to find your “stuff”
> Web host: The place that holds your “stuff”
> Content Management system: The tool that organizes your “stuff”
> Design/Theme: The branding/look/feel of your “stuff”
• But first... alternatives
A custom profile & personal analytics dashboard> https://about.me/directory/
Allows anyone to make a branded web presence in minutes, using aggregated content from around the web. > http://flavors.me/directory
Hosted, easily managed feature-rich websites.> http://simonesoliver.com
• More alternatives
Fully hosted, managed environment for creating and maintaining a website, blog or portfolio. > http://www.squarespace.com
A social network for journalists and those in the media, including newsletters and a profile.> http://muckrack.com/webjournalist
A portfolio site for journalists and content creators> http://pressfolios.com/
The Pieces
Now the stepsWe’re going to BlueHost.com
• Web host: Bluehost.com
• Domain name: gandi.net
• CMS: Wordpress // .com and .org
• Design/Theme: Google Wordpress themes
Let’s do each step-by-step
Work on the alternatives
Bring all the content you have so you can start building your page.
Required: 1 Photo, a headline, and short
summary (Max 3o words). http://offthefreeway.com/2015/templates/article.html
We’re building our finalAssignment #1
Deadline: Tuesday, Dec 1 Noon [LAST DAY OF CLASS BEFORE FINAL!!!]
Jared ServantezFacilitated discussion
Ten-minute discussion
University of Missouri protests
Matt LemasFacilitated discussion
Ten-minute discussion
Paris bombings and the resulting backlash over the perceived lack
of coverage regarding other attacks, e.g. Beirut.
Jason Cheng and Taylor Villanueva
Next Week’s Facilitated discussion
Sarah Collins Noah Camarena
Associate Professor of Professional Practice Robert Hernandez
email: [email protected] twitter: @webjournalist
213.280.5187c | 323.761.9054 Office: 310H