What have you learned from Tri Media - how can thi sbe brought most effectively into your journalism?

The use of Tri media within the journalism is, in the current age, a necessity. With continuous developments in technology and the growing expectations of new generations “The basic strategies by which online journalism will become financially viable in the long run are now clear.” (B Mcnair, 2009, pg 146) journalism has spread from its traditional written word format into other branches.

Within Tri media a range of skills are taught and learnt, skills that will encourage and aid in order to create magazines, websites and short video clips. All of the programs used – Finalcut pro, Photoshop and Dreamweaver have prepared me with a sufficient knowledge of how to create something quickly and easily. In terms of the magazine pages for Vibe and the online webzine the skills learnt mean I will be able to offer these skills to future employers, who will be looking for something more than ability to write well within the journalism industry today.

As well as this, the type and style of writing needed when writing for an online medium differs to that used for a print publication. Through creating webzines within Tri media and adding news backgrounders and features to the pages it becomes apparent that with the layout of an online publication only a small amount of text is used and each point has to earn its place on the site.

Similarly through research within Tri media it was discovered that the type of consumer differs from print publication to online, meaning the focus and attention of an web browser needs to be captured almost straight away “For today’ students and journalists, knowing how to build a web site is not enough – knowing how to craft a news story for maximum impact via the web is a must.” (D.A.Craig, 2010, pgs 192) as found within Tri media the content within an online publication is less than other journalism mediums it became necessary to write pieces that would fit to the style and layout of the webzine as well as being interesting and captivating.

Bibliography:

NME.com

Rollingstone.com

B. McNair, news and journalism in the UK, Taylor and Francis, 2009, pg 146

D. A. Craig, Excellence in online journalism: exploring current practises in an evolving environment, SAGE, 2010, pgs 192