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Ever wondered why they call it “sound bite”?
There are various reasons people get annoyed by me, but the one I am most proud of: I ask too many questions.
I can’t help it, I’m curious. I want to know how things work, why people do what they do the way they do it. Or sometimes just: what they do!
Do you know how radio news production works? Read more
Last Monday, I started a reporter internship at SWR Landesschau Rheinland-Pfalz, a local (statewide) newsy TV show with a human touch at public broadcaster Südwestrundfunk (I’ve been working with them for two years now).
It’S been incredibly hard for me as – what other people would call a “digital native” to actually do online stuff within that week, but that’s another story.
For now, here are some of the best tips I gathered during the last week among authors, editors and camera people that I wanted to record: Read more
Data! Come out come out wherever you are! © pcbritz
Today, on March 12th, is “World Day against Cyber Censorship“, a day to fight for online freedom of expression and the free exchange of information.
While the Cyber Censorship day was launched by Reporters without Borders in 2008 in order to fight censorship and allow free information and data worldwide, I present you with two “How-tos” today that will help you to take the next step:
Make the most of the data that has become available!
The printed web: Books on investigative journalism, online journalism & digital life
You would think that with a growing online culture, actual printed books become less and less important. Well, at le
ast I thought so when I started the research for my thesis at the library this week… Read more
Update: I got the thesis approved by my mentor on Nov. 30th! Work on the topic can now start! See for example the resource collection “Readings in Digital Journalism“
Update: I got my thesis on the reinvention of reporting approved by my mentor on Nov. 30th! Work on the topic can now start! See for example the resource collection “Readings in Digital Journalism“
I went in with a vague idea, I came out with an abundance of vague ideas. Great!
Last week’s visit to my MA advisor didn’t quite go the way I had hoped, although it was highly interesting. But it did help me to get along a bit. One week later, I’ve brought some order into the chaos of my thesis-occupied mind.
Below, you find a list of possible paths I’m considering for my thesis in the world of journalism. Next step will be to pick one of these and get down a thesis proposal.
the topics condensed into to main themes/subjects on which I will continue to work in order to get a thesis proposal going… 
For resources in the field, see my collection of Readings in Digital Journalism (aka New Journalism or Journalism 2.0)
Filtering has become one of the core elements of any research online. This includes Email.
I gather all my mail in my Gmail account, so strong filters are quite essential to do effective work. It allows you to consider the level of importance a message might have.
i Google u bing?
Gmail and Google Labs, unfortunately do not (yet) offer an integrated feature that allows to filter Emails by groups (for example co-workers, friends, business contacts). However, there’s a work around…
I am Paul-Christian Britz aka @pcbritz, an aspiring German journalist with a degree in American Studies, Political Science and Film Studies. I am currently traveling the world and am looking for a journalistic traineeship in 2013.
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