Here’s the fifth  in a series of chapter drafts of the Mediactive book. (Here’s everything I’ve posted so far.) Remember, this is a draft, not the final version, though my editor and I believe we’re fairly close. Feel free to chime in with ideas about what I’ve missed and especially what I have gotten wrong, or send email. The chapter begins after the jump. (Note: Some of the HTML is weird, and the footnote links aren’t working right.) Continue reading Draft of Chapter 5

Here’s the fourth in a series of chapter drafts of the Mediactive book. (Here’s everything I’ve posted so far.) Remember, this is a draft, not the final version, though my editor and I believe we’re fairly close. Feel free to chime in with ideas about what I’ve missed and especially what I have gotten wrong, or send email. The chapter begins after the jump.  Continue reading Draft of Chapter 4

Here’s the second in a series of chapter drafts of the Mediactive book. (Here’s everything I’ve posted so far.) Remember, this is a draft, not the final version, though my editor and I believe we’re fairly close. Feel free to chime in with ideas about what I’ve missed and especially what I have gotten wrong, or send email. The chapter begins after the jump. (Note: Some of the HTML is weird, and the footnote links aren’t working right.)

Continue reading Draft of Chapter 2

Mark Briggs summarizes what we’re doing here in a blog post. Mark is author of the excellent book Journalism 2.0, and is on the verge of publishing a new and very updated version.

As I work on the chapters for the book, I’m incorporating some of what I’ve been writing on these topics in recent years. Each of the following posts seems relevant to the chapter topic, “Why Traditional News Organizations Should Make Media Education a Priority”. (Special thanks to Josh Sprague, who put these pages together.)

Continue reading Why Traditional News Organizations Should Make Media Education a Priority: Prior Writings

As I work on the chapters for the book, I’m incorporating some of what I’ve been writing on these topics in recent years. Each of the following posts seems relevant to the chapter topic, “Why Parents and Teachers Should Care”. (Special thanks to Josh Sprague, who put these pages together.)

Continue reading Why Parents and Teachers Should Care: Prior Writings

As I work on the chapters for the book, I’m incorporating some of what I’ve been writing on these topics in recent years. Each of the following posts seems relevant to the chapter topic, “Law”. (Special thanks to Josh Sprague, who put these pages together.)

Continue reading Law: Prior Writings

As I work on the chapters for the book, I’m incorporating some of what I’ve been writing on these topics in recent years. Each of the following posts seems relevant to the chapter topic, “Why Journalism is Still Important”. (Special thanks to Josh Sprague, who put these pages together.)

Continue reading Why Journalism Is Still Important: Prior Writings

As I work on the chapters for the book, I’m incorporating some of what I’ve been writing on these topics in recent years. Each of the following posts seems relevant to the chapter topic, “Online Identity”. (Special thanks to Josh Sprague, who put these pages together.)

Continue reading Online Identity: Prior Writings

As I work on the chapters for the book, I’m incorporating some of what I’ve been writing on these topics in recent years. Each of the following posts seems relevant to the chapter topic, “Tools and Techniques of Creation”. (Special thanks to Josh Sprague, who put these pages together.)

Continue reading Tools and Techniques of Creation: Prior Writings