JOURNALIST’S ONLINE SOURCE DIRECTORYNSS Course Assigment, Lusaka, May 2013

JOSD

The Net

Network connecting computers Platform for communication Platform for publishing INFORMATION RESOURCE AVAILABLE TO

ANYONE – INCLUDING JOURNALISTS

Problem: How to find information when you need it?

Answer: Journalist’s Online Source Directory

Assigment Instructions: JOSD End result: An online dierctory of sources

that any journalist in your newsroom can use

Categories and sub-categories that are relevant in everyday news work

Intention is to help journalists to find useful information from the Net quickly

…instructions

Phase 1(mixed ”newsroom” groups) Identify areas where you need online

sources Arrange them in logical categories and sub-

categories No need to try and cover everything, list

most relevant subject areas Outline an directory where categories and

sub-categories are shown Reporting PP slides on Monday morning

Groups 1. Newspaper newsroom X

Chistabel, Juho, Kamufisa, Laimi 2. Radio newsroom X

Laura, Leila, Linda, Martha 3. Television newsroom X

Matitu, Meyase, Nathalie, Pamela, Valentine

…instructions

Phase 2 (African country groups w. Finns) Modify a directory from the three presented

in Phase 1 Fill in the categories as many links with titles

as possible Politics

President’s office: http://www.president.fin

Social media! Reporting on Google Docs/Drive (online) at

Monday noon

Elsewhere

Southern Africa journalism links http://computerassistedreporting.com/SOUTHE

RN%20AFRICA%20links.html

Online Journalism Blog http://onlinejournalismblog.com/tag/computer-a

ided-reporting/

Web Resources for Journalists http://www.eopubco.org/shoptalk/resources.htm

l

Data journalism

Guardian, UK http

://www.guardian.co.uk/news/series/facts-are-sacred

Data Driven Journalism http://datadrivenjournalism.net/resources

Southern Africa journalism links Aviation & transport Business, trade &

finance Copyright Currency & calculators Environment Food Freedom of

Information Genealogy Government - Europe Government - general

Health & medical History & heritage Journalism - education Journalism - key

sources Journalism - organizations, etc Maps

Media (articles, etc) Miscellaneous Missing persons News online

Online Journalism Blog

Web Resources for Journalist

Data Driven Journalism

Guardian Data Journalism