Ever heard of InDesign? It’s a program from Adobe that is great for making layouts for magazines, books, leaflets or even a business card. Top companies use InDesign and the rest of Adobe’s creative suite to make the polished product we see. So I decided to take a class to understand how it all works. […]

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Technology seems to rule the world in 2012. Computers, cell phones, tablets, televisions, ipods and for some even the kitchen fridge can give a link to the internet. The internet which can provide access to anything. Instantly. If all our eyes are online who is there to look at the print newspaper, the so called […]

Now that you know what is out there you want to be able to make it yourself. It’s time to get a blog. A blog is a website of frequently updated posts or entries generally on a central topic. To start your own blog head to Blogger.com or WordPress.com. Briggs suggests these for those wanting […]

RSS? CSS? This chapter is about knowing what you’re working with. The first step is seeing what else is out there and Briggs says RSS – Real Simple Syndication – is the best way to do this. Using readers such as Google Reader or FeedDemon you can subscribe to get all the latest updates from […]

“you can do this” “the future is now” Mark Briggs starts off his book “Journalism Next” with the above two messages. Everyone is screaming that newspapers are dying. Briggs wants to let new journalists know that journalism isn’t dying, it’s just evolving. If print journalism disappears it will likely mean that online journalism is truly thriving. […]

This is my media pyramid. Designed to show you what i consume daily from the media. The base of my diet is email and Facebook. I turn to these first because they are most relevant to me, as they involve the circle of people that I choose and care most about. Next I turn to […]